2019 Member general news

EVRAZ North America, Xcel Energy and Lightsource BP announced today they have reached a long-term agreement to develop a new 240-megawatt solar facility in Pueblo. Read more

NLMK Group has invested over RUB 25 bn in several dozen large-scale energy efficiency projects since 2000. Read more

Iron is everywhere around us and within us. It is vital to organisms – it colours our blood as well as the earth. Read more

NLMK Lipetsk, NLMK Group’s flagship production site, has embarked on the development of project documentation and site preparation for the construction of a new recovery power plant running on by-product gases from steelmaking operations. Read more

United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) today took another step in the execution of its strategy to become the “best of both” in the steel industry with the announcement of its plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions intensity across its global footprint. Read more

On November 12, POSCO held the launch event of 'INNOVILT' with around 150 people in attendance at POSCO Center Read more

What is currently the world’s largest pilot plant for the CO2-neutral production of hydrogen has successfully commenced operation at the voestalpine site in Linz, simultaneously setting an international milestone in the advancement of new energy supply options. As part of the EU-funded H2FUTURE project, partners voestalpine, VERBUND, Siemens, Austrian Power Grid, K1-MET and TNO are […] Read more

POSCO (CEO Jeong-Woo Choi) is initiating a proactive promotion of eco-friendly siliceous fertilzer made from steel by-product, slag. Read more

The Board of Directors of NLMK Group (LSE: NLMK; MOEX: NLMK), a global steel company, has approved the Company’s Sustainable Development Policy (hereinafter referred to as the “Policy”). Read more

In recent days, the State Council State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission circulated commendations for 42 enterprises with excellent performances. Read more

Cherepovets Steel Mill, one of the largest steel plants in the world (part of the Russian Steel division of PAO Severstal), reduced its overall consumption of almost all energy sources per product ton in the first nine months of 2019. Read more

PAO Severstal, one of the world’s leading vertically integrated steel and mining companies, has launched a pilot project under the World Steel Association’s (“Worldsteel”) “Step up” programme, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the global steel industry through the introduction of a new methodology. Read more

The installation of more than 27,000 solar panels on the roof of ArcelorMittal in Ghent has been completed, resulting in the largest solar roof in Belgium. Read more

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has approved thyssenkrupp’s climate targets. At the same time the organization has confirmed that thyssenkrupp is acting in line with the goals of the 2015 Paris climate conference Read more

POSCO declared POSCO Charter of Corporate Citizenship to commemorate the first anniversary of its new management philosophy, “Corporate Citizenship: Building a Better Future Together” announced last year. Read more

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) recognised its best suppliers in Latin America during the company’s annual supplier conference held in June 2019 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Read more

We have new non-human team members in SSAB. Software robots named “Ssabine” are now being used to perform several administrative tasks across the company. Read more

In this public lecture, Jon Bolton, Liberty Steel Global Business Development, will propose that increased use of existing capital efficient technologies can help the UK reduce its major dependence on imported steel with concomitant economic benefits. The event is to be held on 11 July - London, UK. Read more

NLMK's carbon oxide (CO) emissions set to reduce by 3,000 tonnes per year, GHG (CO2) emissions set to reduce by 650,000 tonnes per year. Read more

Metinvest Group, the largest iron and steel maker in Ukraine, published a book The Steelmaker's Kitchen on steel making. The book was presented in May at the Art of Steel exhibition in Kyiv Read more

In a white paper published today, Tata Steel announced its revolutionary vision of the UK housing market, paving the way for a new breed of homes to populate our ‘Neighbourhoods of the Future’. The publication, produced in partnership with the Agile Ageing Alliance, recommends a fundamental shift in the way housing development is considered in […] Read more

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko took part in the inauguration of continuous casting machine no. 4 at Ilyich Steel, a unique project for Ukraine, in which Metinvest invested some US$150 million. Read more

thyssenkrupp System Engineering has been honored with the Daimler Supplier Award 2018 in the category “Partnership” (International Procurement Services). Read more

Sustainalytics, a leading independent global provider of ESG and corporate governance research and ratings to investors, has increased Severstal’s rating from 54 to 70 points (out of a possible 100) in 2018. Read more

Leading UK steel research and innovation centre, the Materials Processing Institute, has helped to secure nearly £1m (€1,066,123) worth of European funding for ground-breaking steel research projects. Read more

United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) today announced the restart of construction on a technologically advanced electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking facility at its Tubular Operations in Fairfield, Ala. Read more

POSCO became Korea’s first steel company to obtain the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) certification from the Ministry of Environment. Read more