Steel News

Steel Dynamics Rolls its First Aluminum Coils

17 June 2025 - Steel Dynamics Inc.’s new aluminum business reached a milestone over the weekend, rolling its first hot coils on Sunday.

Narendran: India Will See Significant, But Constrained, Growth

17 June 2025 - India’s steel production will likely reach 200 million to 250 million metric tons by the end of this decade, according to Tata Steel chief executive officer T V Narendran.

Ternium CEO Urges Greater U.S.-Mexico Cooperation

17 June 2025 - The U.S. and Mexico have a shared desire to promote manufacturing within their borders, a goal that could be realized through greater cooperation on trade policy, Ternium’s chief executive said on Tuesday.

AISI Names New Directors to the Board

03 June 2025 - The American Iron and Steel Institute’s (AISI) board of directors announced they have named four new members during their general meeting in Washington, D.C.

AIST: Key Staff Transitions

02 June 2025 - AIST executive director Ron Ashburn has announced the retirement of Mark Didiano from his role as general manager of administration as well as other structural changes to the association’s staff roster..

AIST’s Steelmaker of the Year Urges Cooperation Among USMCA Partners

06 May 2025 - To fend off unfairly traded, overseas imports, the U.S., Canada and Mexico must strengthen their relationship and create a more robust regional trade agreement, Ternium chief executive officer Máximo Vedoya said on Tuesday.

Want a Sustainable Society? Get the Materials Scientists to Work, Professor Says

05 May 2025 - In the years ahead, the work of materials scientists will take on even greater societal significance as the world contends with metals scarcity and climate change, a respected materials science researcher and scholar said Monday.

AISI Welcomes Three New Member Companies

13 February 2025 - Three North American companies have joined the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) as members, the company announced today.

EUROFER President: EU Must Strengthen Safeguard Measures

12 February 2025 - U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25% blanket tariff on steel and aluminum is a “radical escalation” of the trade war launched under his first administration, and the EU needs to take immediate steps to strengthen its safeguard tariff-rate quota system, the president of the European Steel Association (EUROFER) has said.

SMA Sets 2025–2027 Executive Committee

06 February 2025 - The Steel Manufacturers Association has elected officers to serve on its 2025–2027 executive committee, the trade group has said.

USW President Seeks Dismissal of U. S. Steel Lawsuit

05 February 2025 - The president of the United Steelworkers union has asked a judge to toss out a lawsuit against him, calling it frivolous, reports the Reuters news service.

AISI Outlines Key Steel Industry Priorities

23 January 2025 - Enhancing existing trade measures and favorable tax policy top the U.S. steel industry’s list of policy priorities, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).

Nucor Climate Goals Receive Global Steel Climate Council Certification

16 January 2025 - The Global Steel Climate Council (GSCC) has certified Nucor Corp.’s science-based emissions targets, the company announced Thursday.

AIST Mourns Passing of Former AISE Managing Director Lawrence G. Maloney

12 December 2024 - Lawrence “Larry” G. Maloney, an engineer who led one of the two organizations that gave rise to the Association for Iron & Steel Technology, died 16 November at the age of 94.

World Steel Association Forecast Points to a Down Year for Steel Demand

17 October 2024 - The World Steel Association has revised down its 2024 demand outlook, saying it now expects the world to require 1.75 billion tons this year.

SDI Announces Science-Based CO2 Intensity Targets

10 October 2024 - Steel Dynamics Inc. will look to reduce the CO2 intensity of its hot-rolled steel by 15% over the next six years under new science-based goals it has set as part of its participation in the Global Steel Climate Council.

China Lodges Complaint Over Canadian Steel Tariffs

02 October 2024 - China has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization over Canada’s new 25% tariff on Chinese steel, aluminum and electric vehicles.

Arbitration Panel Rules For U. S. Steel in Merger Dispute

25 September 2024 - Arbitrators have sided with United States Steel Corporation in a union dispute over the execution of its planned merger with Nippon Steel Corp.

U.S. Energy Department Announces Effort to Measure Carbon Intensity of Industrial Products

25 September 2024 - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is initiating a pilot project that will attempt to measure the greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity of certain industrial products, it said on Wednesday.

Steel Groups to Senate: Pass Leveling the Playing Field Act

11 September 2024 - The Steel Manufacturers Association, the American Iron and Steel Institute, the United Steelworkers union and other manufacturing groups are urging the U.S. Senate to pass a bill that would give the government additional tools to stop unfair trade practices by China.