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1. voda 31 januari 2023 07:06

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   BlueScope Consolidates Legacy Systems with Microsoft’s D 365
   
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   31 Jan, 2023, 4:35 am
   
   Digital solutions have become increasingly integral to Australian steel leader BlueScope’s strategy. However, in recent years, the company had realized that many of its existing enterprise resource planning and other legacy systems were falling short in supporting its business initiatives. Microsoft has reported that after realizing many of BlueScope’s existing ERP systems weren’t meeting business needs, the team searched for a cloud-based solution to consolidate multiple applications. BlueScope Australia’s Steel Product IT department’s Head of Strategy and Transformation Mr Jagdeep Singh said “Improving the experience of our customers and employees, and providing a single view across our supply chain, was either not possible or required increasing levels of complexity. For instance, in Australia we have over 300 applications supporting our Coated and Industrial Products business. Many of these systems are point-to-point connected, with black and white screens, making it very difficult for our employees to use and for our IT teams to maintain and untangle, let alone consider any enhancements. Our aging and custom-built IT systems are also becoming increasingly costly to maintain.”
   
   Most importantly, BlueScope’s ERP transformation project is the first step in improving its customer experience. Mr Singh said “Key business processes such as accurate pricing, easy quoting and timely, consistent information about orders and deliveries are not efficiently met by our legacy systems. We were looking for these capabilities to be part of the new solution.”
   
   After evaluating nine ERP solutions, BlueScope selected Microsoft Dynamics 365 with the Crowe Metals Accelerator. The company also teamed up with Microsoft partner DXC Technology to implement and customize the software for the BlueScope environment. In the first phase of the project, BlueScope has decommissioned 13 legacy systems and implemented a new self-service online portal, based on Microsoft Power Platform, to expand customers’ access to information.
   
   Mr Singh said “By deploying a new solution, we will see consolidation of our applications and simplification of our technology landscape by the decommissioning of multiple legacy systems. This would streamline business processes and provide a modern technology foundation for its Australian Coated and Industrial Products supply chain and customer-facing systems. This foundation would in turn support the business’s growth and ability to innovate.”
   
   BlueScope has on boarded around 300 users onto its ERP system to date, with plans to add another 250 in future phases of the project. The company also has a large number of customers using its new customer portal called SteelConnect.
   
   Once the entire supply chain for BlueScope’s Australian Coated and Industrial Products business is using D365 with CMA, the company will be positioned to integrate new and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, advanced and predictive analytics, and back-office robotics to automate manual processes currently performed by employees.
2. voda 31 januari 2023 07:07

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   US Steel Production Capacity Utilization Recovers Further in Week4
   
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   31 Jan, 2023, 4:36 am
   
   American Iron & Steel Institute reported that in the week ending on 28 January 2023, US’s domestic raw steel production was 1.635 million net tons while the capability utilization rate was 73.1%. Production was 1.735 million net tons in the week ending 28 January 2022 while the capability utilization then was 79.8%. The current week production represents a 5.8% decrease from the same period in the previous year. Production for the week ending 28 January 2023 is up 0.9% from the previous week ending 21 January 2023 when production was 1.620 million net tons and the rate of capability utilization was 72.5%
   
   Southern: 690,000 net ton
   
   Great Lakes: 544,000 net ton
   
   Midwest: 201,000 net ton
   
   North East: 130,000 net ton
   
   Western: 70,000 net ton
   
   Adjusted year-to-date production through 28 January 2023 was 6.452 million net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 72.1%. That is down 7.0% from the 6.941 million net tons during the same period last year, when the capability utilization rate was 79.8%.
3. voda 31 januari 2023 07:17

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   Hanna Steel to Expand Tuscaloosa Plant
   
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   31 Jan, 2023, 4:38 am
   
   The Patch reported that the Tuscaloosa County Economic Development Authority last week announced that Hanna Steel will invest USD 20 million and expects to create 14 new jobs in an expansion of its steel production lines in Tuscaloosa in Alabama in US. A tax abatement package from the Tuscaloosa County Industrial Development Authority was approved, which includes the abatement of the non-educational sales and use taxes for purchases of equipment and building materials during the construction phase of the project and an abatement of the non-educational ad valorem taxes on certain real and personal property for up to 10 years.
   
   Hanna Steel plans to add 9,000 square feet to its existing facility in the Tuscaloosa County Airport Industrial Park to support the expansion of its operations. The new equipment will also allow the company to expand production and improve productivity by increasing efficiencies in the company's manufacturing process and decreasing equipment downtime.
   
   Since beginning operations in Tuscaloosa County in 1991, the facility has more than quadrupled in size to over 600,000 square feet, with 220 employees. The plant specializes in manufacturing mechanical tubing and Hollow Structural Sections tubing.
4. voda 31 januari 2023 07:18

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   Shipbreaking Markets Start into Look Up
   
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   31 Jan, 2023, 4:39 am
   
   World’s leading buyer of old ships for recycling GMS said “Following a virtually inert 2022 and a slightly busier start to 2023 at the various recycling destinations, much of the Far East was off celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year holidays this week and it has expectedly been a quieter period, in terms of sales and activity. A larger number of container vessels have so far been sold for recycling at the start of the year, and we are beginning to see signs that older dry bulk vessels with surveys due may follow suit in the near future as well. Additionally, following a glut of tanker vessels concluded for recycling at the beginning of 2022, this is the one segment that is still flying and it wouldn’t be entirely unsurprising to see any meaningful recycling take place from this particular sector any time soon.”
   
   GMS said “Prices and demand have also started to bounce back across Indian sub-continent markets, except Pakistan, and Turkey, although whether Pakistan and Bangladesh can open LCs to import units remains an ongoing question of serious concern.”
   
   GMS added “Meanwhile, after a year of sustained instability and turmoil in 2022, currencies, except in Pakistan, have finally started to settle at their current lows and there is growing optimism, certainly in Bangladesh, that talks regarding an IMF loan may bring some much needed liquidity into the country so that end buyers can open LCs and import tonnage once again.”
   
   GMS also said “Finally, steel plate prices in India, Bangladesh and Turkey were on a slightly upward trajectory this week other than Pakistan, where plate prices and the Pakistani Rupee recorded one of the worst plummets in recent memory.”
   
   GMS demo rankings – India/Pakistan/Bangladesh – Week 04 unchanged WoW
   
   Dry Bulk – USD 525-540 per LDT
   
   Tankers – USD 535-550 per LDT
   
   Containers - USD 545-560 per LDT
5. voda 31 januari 2023 07:20

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   Pakistan’s Steel Industry on brink of Collapse due to LCs
   
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   31 Jan, 2023, 4:41 am
   
   The Nation reported that Pakistan’s steel industry is facing a critical situation as the State Bank of Pakistan continues to fail in opening letters of credit, leading to the closure of numerous steel businesses and widespread job losses. The lack of LCs has caused a severe shortage of raw materials, leading to production delays and financial losses for companies. The steel industry is calling on the government and the State Bank of Pakistan to take immediate and drastic action to resolve the crisis. They are demanding that the State Bank of Pakistan open LCs at a curtailed level declared through a policy or circular as soon as possible to ensure the timely import of raw materials and the continuation of production. They also urge the government to provide significant financial assistance to the industry to help mitigate the catastrophic losses caused by the crisis.
   
   According to Pakistan Association of Large Steel Producers Secretary General Mr Wajid Bukhari “It is estimated that a total of approximately 7.5 million jobs are at stake because if there is no steel we will witness the subsequent closure of cement and all construction allied industries within a few weeks. Even during COVID-19, steel industry was categorized as an essential industry.”
   
   State Bank of Pakistan’s inability to open LCs is reportedly due to a shortage of foreign currency reserves, leading to delays in the import of essential raw materials such as scrap steel and additives to manufacture steel indigenously. In addition, the shortage of raw materials has led to a significant increase in the prices of steel products, making them unaffordable for many consumers. Steel bar prices have surpassed PKR 275,000 per tonne (USD 1020) but if the shortage persists, experts believe that the prices can easily cross PKR 300,000 per tonne.
   
   According to industry estimates, the steel sector in Pakistan employs over 200,000 people directly and has an annual production capacity of over 5 million tonnes.
6. voda 31 januari 2023 07:20

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   US DOC Finds 96.33% CVD on PC Strands from Turkish Celik Halat
   
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   31 Jan, 2023, 4:42 am
   
   The US Department of Commerce has determined that Celik Halat, a producer & exporter of prestressed concrete steel wire strand from Turkey and sole respondent for this administrative review, received countervailable subsidies during the period of review of 21 September 2020 to 31 December 2021. Commerce has determined the 96.33% ad valorem net countervailable subsidy rate exists for Celik
   
   On 4 November 2022, Commerce published the Preliminary Results and invited interested parties to comment. No interested party submitted comments on the Preliminary Results. Accordingly, the final results remain unchanged from the Preliminary Results
   
   The merchandise covered by this Order is PC strand, produced from wire of non stainless, non-galvanized steel, which is suitable for use in prestressed concrete (both pretensioned and post-tensioned) applications.
7. voda 31 januari 2023 07:21

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   LISCO to Exports 136,000 Tonnes of HBI & Rebars in Coming Months
   
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   31 Jan, 2023, 4:53 am
   
   Liberty Herald reported that Misrata-based state Libyan Iron & Steel Company expects to export 136,000 tonnes of products in the next few months. It reported that from its port 10,000 tonnes of hot briquetted iron began to be exported, and that export operations will continue until they reach a total of 64,000 tonnes.
   
   LISCO General Manager of Marketing Mr Walid Bleblo said “An agreement has been reached between the company’s External Marketing Department and a number of foreign companies to export 72,000 tonnes of reinforcing steel to various countries of the world. The first shipment of this agreement, consisting of 12,000 tonnes, is expected to be exported at the end of January, with the remaining quantities to be exported successively the first week of February.
   
   Mr Bleblo said the endless activity witnessed by the company’s port confirms and consolidates the stability process that the company is experiencing in terms of exporting its products to various continents of the world in the current period.
   
   He added that the company’s products, thanks to their quality and competitive price, have reached 38 countries.
8. voda 31 januari 2023 07:21

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   Magnezit Group to Expand Fused Magnesia Output in Siberia
   
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   31 Jan, 2023, 4:53 am
   
   Interfax reported that Magnezit Group plans to invest RUB 1.9 billion in expanding capacity to produce fused magnesia, an intermediary product in production of refractories, at the Kirgiteiskoye and Talskoye deposits in Krasnoyarsk Territory in Siberia The project involves overhauling existing and building new facilities to mine magnesite at these deposits and modernizing production of refractory materials in order to cover the shortage of fused magnesia production. Magnezit Group said “Magnezit Group’s existing capacity and the quality of magnesite raw material used for fusing make it possible to produce about 40,000 tonnes of fused magnesia per year. This project is being implemented to increase the amount of magnesite melting to 50,000 tonnes per year.”
   
   Magnezit is currently covering the supply shortage with imports of fused magnesia powder from China. But in order to ensure stable development and maintain its resource security, as well as strengthen its position on the market for refractory products, the company needs to modernize its own production facilities.
   
   Set up in 1901, Chelyabinsk Region based Magnezit manufactures refractory materials, the raw material for which is fused magnesia. The Kirgiteiskoye and Talskoye deposits are located, respectively, in the Nizhny Priangarye and Motyginsky districts of Krasnoyarsk Territory and Magnezit has been developing them for years. Their development began as part of the creation of the Angara-Yenisei cluster in this Siberian region.
   
   Magnezit Group is an integrated company that operates a full production-distribution cycle for fireproof products. The group includes production facilities that make fused magnesia, powders and other products, and testing, analytical and trading units. The group closed 2021 with a net profit of RUB 1 billion on revenue of RUB 22.4 billion.
9. voda 31 januari 2023 07:23

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   Evraz Blames Unfair Steel Imports for Layoffs at Regina & Camrose
   
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   31 Jan, 2023, 4:53 am
   
   Global News has reported that USW has confirmed that around 100 steelworkers at the Evraz North America plant in Regina & Camrose are going to be laid off. Evraz North America spokesperson said “Unfairly traded imports continue to negatively impact its Canadian operations. High volumes of cheap imports are flooding the Canadian market, making it difficult to compete for business. A lot of those imports are being sold below our cost which is making it very difficult to compete in the domestic steel industry. Due to these imports, and starting next month, Evraz North America will make production adjustments that will regrettably result in layoffs at its Canadian facilities. We can expect in Regina we’re going to have over 100 people impacted by this and in Camrose likely over 30 people.”
   
   USW 5890 acting president Mr Ryan Mckenzie said “We had a meeting with the company Friday and they advised us there’s going to be a cutback on the pipe side of the plant laying off approximately 100 employees. Mr Mckenzie said the company has advised the union the layoffs come amid increased international competition. He said “Inventory levels for the customers they do have, rising interest rates, they’re worried about softening of steel prices, and a lot of foreign pipe in the market that’s undercutting what they’re doing.”
10. voda 31 januari 2023 07:23

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    SAIL Bids to set up Steel Wheel Plant on behalf of Indian Railways
    
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    31 Jan, 2023, 4:53 am
    
    According to media reports Steel Authority of India Limited, Bharat Forge and Ramkrishna Forgings in partnership with Titagarh Wagons have put their bids to set up steel forged wheel manufacturing units on behalf of national transporter Indian Railways for manufacturing 80,000 forged wheels annually for the Super-Fast Vande Bharat Express Trains
    
    The successful bidder will set up a production unit for forged wheels at an estimated cost of INR 1,000 crore. The Indian Railways has given assurance to buy a certain quantity of the wheels manufactured by the successful entity. The manufacturer will provide 40,000 wheels during the first year of supply, 60,000 wheels during the second year of supply, and 80,000 wheels per year during each of the subsequent years. The manufacturer will be allowed to export its production as well after catering the demand of Indian Railways.
    
    Indian Railways floated tenders in September 2022 for the first time to invite private players to build a wheel plant. The manufacturing and transport of wheels for the rakes were halted due to the Russia-Ukraine war and Indian Railway awarded Chinese maker TZ (Taizhong) Hong Kong International to supply 39,000 train wheels for INR 170 crores in May 2022 to be manufactured at Taiyuan Heavy Industry Railway Transit Equipment Company at Dianzi Steet in Taiyuan City of Shanxi in China.
11. voda 31 januari 2023 07:25

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    Liberty Galati to Implement Digitization & Automation Projects
    
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    31 Jan, 2023, 4:53 am
    
    Liberty Steel Group’s Romania’s largest steelmaker Liberty Galati has announced that it will implement new digitization and automation projects in 2023 to expand its product portfolio and to increase production flexibility and profitability.
    
    LIBERTY Galati’s Executive Director Mr Prasanta Mishra said “In order to expand our product portfolio and to increase production flexibility and profitability, in 2023 we will implement the new automated pipe coating line and start operating the new water-controlled cooling system at the Heavy Plate Mill No 2. We will also modernize the normalizing furnace at Heavy Plate Mill No 2 to improve and control the quality of strip. This year we will also implement several projects with the aim of reducing production time, such as upgrading the automation at the Ladle Furnace and the Casting Machine No 1 at the Steel Melting Shop. At the Hot Strip Mill we will upgrade the automatic end shears so that we can optimize the removal of non-conforming strip in a much shorter time.”
    
    To increase efficiency and improve product quality, this year the LIBERTY Gala?i automation teams will also continue to implement several strategically projects which started in 2022 including:
    
    1. The development of a rolled strip tracking application at the Roughing Mill in the Hot Strip Mill, which improves the working process and automatic tracking of laminated products, making the operators’ work easier.
    
    2. Implementing a modern, digital solution for printing on plate products at Heavy Plate Mill no 2 using a mobile printer that decodes the information and prints it on the product, so working time is reduced.
    
    3. Digitising and integrating into the process network technological scales, which will be able communicate in real time with other automation devices.
    
    The series of projects developed to improve production areas also include: automatic calculation of temperature and treatment times in Normalisation Furnace No 1; prioritising the introduction of slabs in the Propulsion Furnaces; automatic calculation of energy consumption in the Hot Strip Mill; as well as automatic tracking of rolls in the production flow, with an impact on improving metal extraction.
    
    The company’s IT specialists have also accelerated the technological development of LIBERTY Gala?i’s processes and operations, starting a number of major integration projects with the National Tax Administration Agency ANAF platform. These projects involve the digital generation of reports and invoices and their automatic transmission to the tax authorities. Currently, the IT team is implementing the RO E-transport project, a system that will transmit data to the ANAF platform on road transport of goods with high fiscal risk, and the SEAL solution, which will digitise the process of updating, validating, and distributing quality management documents.
12. voda 31 januari 2023 07:26

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    SSAB Reports Record Earnings for 2022
    
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    31 Jan, 2023, 4:53 am
    
    Sweden’s leading steelmaker SSAB has announced revenue of SEK 128.745 billion in 2022, up from 95.891 billion in 2021 while operating result was minus SEK 4.355 billion as compared to 18.837 billion in 2021. SSAB’s adjusted operating result for the full-year 2022 was SEK 29.3 billion in 2022 up from 18.8 billion in 2021, the highest in the company’s history.
    
    SSAB has also consolidated its position as leader in the green transition in the steel industry by making significant progress in the development of fossil-free steelmaking during 2022 and by delivering around 500 tonnes of fossil-free steel to strategic customers.
    
    During 2022, SSAB made further progress on the journey towards fossil-free steelmaking. Feasibility studies for cost-effective mini-mills in Luleå and Raahe are ongoing and the joint venture Hybrit continued to develop the technology for fossil-free iron making using hydrogen.
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    VAMA Implements PSImetals Solution to Scale up Production
    
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    31 Jan, 2023, 4:53 am
    
    Chinese steel manufacturer Valin ArcelorMittal Automotive Steel successfully went live with a PSImetals 5.20 software solution at its plant in December 2022 that optimizes and scales-up its production. It covers plant processes like surface treatment, cold rolling, as well as service center. The implemented software solution is based on multiple PSImetals modules
    
    1. Planning - Sales & Operations Planning, Order Scheduling and Line Scheduling
    
    2. Production
    
    3. Quality - Order Dressing and Quality Execution
    
    4. Logistics
    
    VAMA expanded its production lines to optimize and efficiently scale-up their production from 1.5 million tonnes to 2 million tonnes of steel per year. To ensure this, PSImetals is also used for the new Continuous Galvanizing Line and re-coiling and packaging lines as production management system.
    
    VAMA is a joint venture between Hunan Steel Group and ArcelorMittal. It supplies all grades of automotive steels with an annual production capacity of 2 million tonnes.
    
    Founded in 1969, the PSI Group develops its own software products for optimizing the flow of energy and materials for utilities (energy grids, energy trading, public transport) and industry (metals production, automotive, mechanical engineering, logistics). The industry-specific products, which are built from standard components, are sold both directly and via the cloud-based PSI App Store and can also be customized by customers and partners themselves.
14. voda 31 januari 2023 07:27

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    SSAB Restarts Raahe Blast Furnace after Maintenance
    
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    31 Jan, 2023, 4:53 am
    
    Sweden’s leading steelmaker SSAB has restarted the1.3 million tonne blast furnace at its Raahe plant, which was taken out of operation in November. SSAB’s CEO Mr Martin Lindqvist said “The European market remained weak during the fourth quarter and SSAB adjusted production and brought forward maintenance of one of the blast furnaces in Raahe. The assessment is that the market has stabilized, although there is continued uncertainty, and SSAB re-started the blast furnace at the start of this year.”
    
    Swedish steel maker SSAB while releasing quarterly results in October end had announced that “The market outlook is uncertain due, among other things, to rising inflation, component shortages and bottlenecks in logistics chains as well as to the fallout from the war in Ukraine. The European market has weakened and SSAB Europe has adjusted production by lower volumes of construction-related products. To reduce capacity in the fourth quarter, maintenance of one of the blast furnaces in Raahe will be brought forward and start in mid-November. The maintenance work is expected to last for 6-8 weeks. The outlook for the markets of SSAB Special Steels and SSAB Americas is considered to be more stable.”
    
    Raahe’s restart is in line with BF resumptions at US Steel Kosice and ArcelorMittal Gijón.
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    Hoa Phat Reports VND 8.4 Trillion Profit in 2022
    
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    31 Jan, 2023, 4:54 am
    
    Vietnam’s leading steelmaker Hoa Phat has recorded revenue of VND 142 trillion, a decline of 5% relative to 2021. During the entire year, profit after tax reached more than VND 8.4 trillion, up 24% over the previous year. Hoa Phat supplied the market with 7.2 million tonnes of steel, down 7% compared to 2021, including billet, construction steel, and hot rolled coil.
    
    The main contributors to sales volume are construction steel and HRC. Construction steel output reached 4.2 million tonnes, up 10% over the same period and contributing 59% to total steel production of all kinds. Exports contributed nearly 1.2 million tonnes. With nearly 35% market share, the domestic market continued to be consolidated in the lead position
    
    HRC products reached more than 2.6 million tonnes, a slight increase over the same period.
    
    The steel pipe products manufactured by Hoa Phat also witnessed a significant increase in output in 2022 by about 11% in comparison to 2021. Hoa Phat steel pipe has the largest market share in the country with 28.5%.
    
    In addition to the traditional steel product lines, Hoa Phat Group promotes research and development of high-quality steel lines, especially difficult technical steel lines such as steel grades for bead wire manufacturing, screws, and debar in coil. The container factory project is in the process of being completed and is expected to officially launch in the first quarter of 2023.
    
    There are notable achievements in other segments, such as home appliances, agriculture, and real estate. A home appliance factory in Ha Nam has been officially inaugurated by Hoa Phat, which launched products such as air coolers and water purifiers. In the agricultural segment, the Group is a leader in the supply of clean chicken eggs in Northern Vietnam. Hoa Phat's industrial zone real estate continues to attract investors to lease land and expand factories.
16. voda 31 januari 2023 07:28

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    Danieli to Design & Supply Flat Steel Mill Complex for Scaw Metals
    
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    31 Jan, 2023, 4:54 am
    
    South African steel producer Scaw Metals will expand its steel product portfolio and capacity by investing in a new, brownfield project in Johannesburg. Danieli will provide design, mechanical and automation equipment, a new slab caster, reheating furnace, hot-strip mill, and water-treatment plants, as well as a new FastArc EAF to provide liquid steel to the new line. The hot strip produced by the new, narrow and medium width hot strip mill will feed the downstream pipe mills of Scaw Metals controlling shareholder Barnes Group and other flat-product consuming companies, making the plant a center of excellence for flat products for the sub-Saharan Africa region. The startup of the complex is planned by March 2024.
    
    A vertical-curve, single-strand slab caster will produce up to 650,000 tonnes per year of prime quality slabs in various widths making use of a wide range of the advanced technological packages that ensure process stability and best internal and surface quality for defect-free cast products. (See Q-Level mould-level control, Q-Map breakout prediction system, Q-Width online mould-width adjustment and Q-Cool solidification model).
    
    The reheating furnace, which will bring to the right temperature warm slabs from the caster and cold slabs sourced from the market, will be equipped with Danieli Centro Combustion-patented and proven PHL firing logic, to ensure high furnace flexibility at all throughputs, maximize energy efficiency, as well as reduce emission and fuel consumption.
    
    The hot-strip mill will roll hot strip in various widths down to thicknesses ranging from 1.2 to 8.0 mm, and coiled by two down coilers. Edgers will be installed adjacent to the rougher and the first finishing stand. All finishing stands will feature HAGC, bending and shifting. A passive-panels system will manage the temperature to the correct profile at the entry and exit of the reversing roughing stand.
    
    The water-treatment plants will make use of patented DanFilters, high-speed sand filters and Q-Water technology to reduce water and energy consumption by following hot-strip mill production, dynamically. The Dan-KW process will allow in-series use of the water coming from the laminar cooling to cool down the main mill stands.
    
    Danieli Automation will provide L1 and L2 process control, medium-voltage Q-Drive for mill stands and descaling units, and Q3 intelligence that will allow smooth access to plant KPIs, reporting and dashboards. The whole line will be controlled from a single pulpit in front of the finishing mill.
    
    Finally, a new, modern EAF powered by the existing 100-MVA transformer will efficiently melt scrap and DRI. Among the packages to be installed, Q-Safe will improve safety by detecting potential water leaks.
    
    Founded in 1924, Durban based Scaw Metals Group is manufacturing a diverse range of steel products. The Scaw Metals Group manufactures & sells reinforcing bar, grinding media feedstock, sections, low-carbon wire rod, high-carbon wire rod, reinforcing coil, mining bar and rounds.
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    Klöckner & Co Offers Individualized Product Carbon Footprints
    
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    Germany’s leading steel processor & distributor Klöckner & Co, which regards the decarbonization of industry as a major opportunity for itself and its customers, following the introduction of CO2 categorizations for steel, aluminum and stainless steel products and the launch of sales for CO2-reduced products under the umbrella brand Nexigen, is now taking another significant step as a new service, in which customers can now have the individualized Product Carbon Footprint calculated and supplied for almost every one of the around 200,000 Klöckner products.
    
    Through the Nexigen PCF Algorithm, customers can now reliably and seamlessly incorporate the emissions data they receive into their calculations. This enables them to comply with regulatory requirements at an early stage, measure their own sustainability targets and also show the footprint of their products to their customers. At the same time, they contribute to the transformation of the supply chain.
    
    The numerous advantages of the PCF have also convinced Siemens Smart Infrastructure and ZF, two long-standing strategic partners of Klöckner & Co For this reason, both technology groups have already agreed with Klöckner & Co subsidiary Becker Stahl-Service to have PCFs calculated in the future, initially for flat steel products. At Siemens, this includes at first all deliveries to the Cham and Frankfurt sites in Germany.
    
    The PCF records all emissions of the product down to the kilogram, from raw material extraction to delivery to the customer's factory gate, cradle to customer entry gate. These are determined with the help of the independently certified Nexigen PCF Algorithm, which is specially developed by Klöckner & Co in cooperation with Boston Consulting Group. Thus, CO2 emissions become transparent and visible. The steel distributor is thus further expanding its pioneering role in the transformation of the steel industry and supporting its customers in building sustainable value chains.
    
    In the future, customers will be able to decide directly on the PCF when selecting their desired product. After delivery of the goods, they will receive the kilogram value of the greenhouse gas emissions incurred, including all important details such as batch or delivery number, by means of a digital Product Carbon Footprint Declaration. In this way, Klöckner & Co ensures that the emissions generated during transport from the Klöckner branch to the respective customer location are also taken into account.
    
    In determining the PCF, Klöckner & Co takes into account all process steps from raw material extraction and production to processing, storage and delivery of its products. The calculation method of the Nexigen PCF Algorithm has been certified by TÜV SÜD and complies with ISO standard 14067, 14040 and 14044, as well as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol.
18. voda 31 januari 2023 15:16

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    Mondiale staalproductie hard gedaald
    
    In december met bijna 11 procent
    
    (ABM FN-Dow Jones) De mondiale staalproductie is in december flink gedaald. Dit bleek dinsdag uit cijfers van brancheorganisatie World Steel Association.
    
    In totaal vervaardigden de 64 staalproducerende landen vorige maand 140,7 miljoen ton staal, een daling van 10,8 procent op jaarbasis. In november was er een afname van bijna 3 procent en in oktober was de productie nog stabiel.
    
    In China, wereldwijd met afstand de grootste fabrikant van staal, daalde de productie flink, met 9,8 procent tot 77,9 miljoen ton.
    
    In de VS daalde de productie in december met 8,3 procent, naar 6,5 miljoen ton.
    
    In Rusland daalde de productie naar schatting met meer dan 11 procent en in Japan met 13,1 procent.
    
    De EU kende in december een productiekrimp van zelfs 16,7 procent tot 9,2 miljoen ton. In Duitsland daalde de productie met 14,6 procent.
    
    Door: ABM Financial News.
    
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    SSAB’s General Counsel Mr Jonas Bergstrand to Join Volvo CE
    
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    SSAB’s General Counsel Mr Jonas Bergstrand has decided to leave SSAB to become General Counsel at Volvo Construction Equipment. Mr Jonas Bergstrand has been General Counsel and a member of SSAB's Group Executive Committee since 2006. In the meantime, he has also held several other important responsibilities at SSAB including strategy, purchasing and M&A.
    
    Mr Jonas Bergstrand is leaving SSAB this summer and a recruitment process to find his successor will begin immediately.
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    Wanzek & Palmer in Court over EVRAZ NA Project Delay
    
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    ENR has reported that EVRAZ North America’s builder Wanzek Construction & the contractor Palmer North America hired to expand Rocky Mountain Steel facility in Pueblo in Colorado to produce lengths of steel rail that were previously not available from US-based plants are accusing each other of breach of contract in a federal lawsuit. In a complaint filed in US District Court in Denver, Palmer North America accuses Wanzek Construction of creating delays immediately after executing the contract. The lawsuit alleges that Wanzek Construction failed to submit a work schedule by a deadline and the schedule it later provided had not been integrated with procurement and contained errors and after falling behind schedule, Wanzek Construction repeatedly refused to prepare a recovery schedule
    
    However, Wanzek Construction alleges in a counterclaim that Palmer North America was actually responsible for the delays, claiming the owner did not turn over the site by the date they had agreed on. It said “When Wanzek Construction finally got site access, it found the site preparation contractor had not completed work sufficiently. Wanzek Construction removed more than 70,000 cubic yard of earth from the site before it began construction. Palmer also failed to meet the deadline to turn over design and engineering for the project. As of this month, the design had gone through numerous revisions and is still incomplete, according to the counterclaim.”
    
    Palmer North America signed USD302 million contract in May 2021 with Fargo North Dakota based Wanzek Construction to build the long rail plant expansion of its EVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel facility in Pueblo. The project was originally scheduled to complete in February. As of December, Wanzek says work was about 48% complete. The contractor estimates that work would not finish until February 2024, and at a greater cost. The price of its contracts with submitted change orders now is USD 424 million, and Wanzek estimates the total cost will exceed USD 600 million.
    
    In a response to the counterclaim, Palmer reiterates its argument that Wanzek is to blame for the delays.