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Nucor Contracts Design, Construction for $2-Billion Project
Daniel Corus would build Louisiana blast furnace plant

The New Iron Age
The sustained growth in global steel demand has fueled an inevitable resurgence of investments in ironmaking process technologies. DRI or HBI, Corex or blast furnace, the choice doesn’t seem to matter any longer as much as the ability to deliver high volumes of iron efficiently.

USS, Sunoco Agree on Heat-Recovery Coke Plant
15-year supply agreement for Granite City Works

Largest Corex Ironmaking Plant Started for Baosteel
Baosteel Pudong Iron & Steel Co. started up a Corex C-3000 plant with a nominal production capacity of 1.5 million tons annually of hot...

U.S. Steel Serbia’s Starts Up With Hydrallic Gun and Drill
U.S. Steel Serbia started its No. 2 blast furnace in December, following a extensive rebuild that incorporated a fully hydraulic gun and drill,...

Six Months of Success for First Finex Plant
During its first six months of operation more than 650,000 tons of hot metal were tapped from the world’s first commercial Finex...

USS Serbia Receives BF Gun, Drill
U.S. Steel Serbia has received a hydraulic gun and drill from Woodings Industrial Corp. (www.woodings.com), which makes it possible for the ...

Contract News
o Pittsburgh-based Siemens VAI, a unit of Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services, will design and install a wide temper mill for Nucor Steel...

The Present and Future of Ironmaking Technology
As alternatives to blast furnace ironmaking, three recent projects demonstrate how much progress has been achieved in commercial technologies, while an ore-reduction process on the horizon may yet prove to be beneficial beyond the laboratory.

A New Approach to Iron Carbide
Can gaseous reduction and carbonization of iron ore fines be developed as a productive route to high-quality EAF metallics?

Coke and MetCoal in the Spotlight
In Dsseldorf, analysts and researchers offered a series of intriguing and insightful outlooks on coming developments for one of steel’s indispensable raw materials.

Ironmaking, by another route
Interest in new ironmaking capabilities is widespread, and typical of the trend is Mesabi Nugget …

Direct Reduced Iron is Back in the Picture
With money to spend and furnaces to feed, steelmakers once again are studying the numerous options for securing, sourcing, and producing the iron they need.

Another Record-Setting Year for DRI
In three of the last four years, output of direct-reduced iron has increased by 10% or more. Now, the high cost of steel scrap that’s driving this increase is fueling plans to revive DRI and HBI operations.

Success Stories: Better damper-drive control
Maximizes profit potential for Rouge Steel’s BF gas

Granulated Iron Process Fits Right In at Saldanha Steel
Saldanha Steel was drawing attention even before it was making steel. The mini-mill project was invested with some of the most innovative...

A Bright Spot for HBI
Comsigua has topped its own capacity ratings despite market adversity. And, the technology is available to improve the operation even further.