Steel News

Z Modular Appoints New President

09 April 2025 - Zekelman Industries announced today that Nate Arnold will serve as the new president of Z Modular, its division focused on integrated real estate development.

Cleveland-Cliffs Throttles Back Michigan Steel Plant

27 March 2025 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. will temporarily idle parts of its Dearborn, Mich., plant and lay off 600 workers this summer, reports The Detroit News.

Citing a Challenging Market, British Steel Prepares to End Primary Steelmaking in U.K.

27 March 2025 - British Steel plans to shutters its two blast furnaces and steelmaking operations in England, citing tariffs, challenging market conditions and higher environmental costs.

Swanson Industries Names New CEO

21 March 2025 - West Virgina-based Swanson Industries has named David Brightbill as chief executive officer, the company has announced.

Cleveland-Cliffs to Temporarily Reduce Iron Range Workforce

21 March 2025 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is laying off more than 600 workers at iron ore operations in Minnesota, according to reports. According to the Minneapolis (Minn.) Star Tribune, the action affects workers at the steelmakers at Hibbing Taconite Co. and at its Minorca mine.

SSAB Reduces Group Executive Committee

19 March 2025 - SSAB announced its group executive committee will be reduced from 11 to 9 members, reducing three members’ roles while promoting another.

Zekelman Industries Announces Changes to Leadership Structure

17 March 2025 - Zekelman Industries announced its chief executive officer, Barry Zekelman, will be splitting responsibilities with newly promoted president, Mickey McNamara, amongst other leadership changes.

Primetals Technologies Appoints New CEO

14 March 2025 - Yoshiharu Ikeda will be promoted to chief executive officer of Primetals Technologies effective 1 April 2025, the company announced.

BlueScope to Advise Whyalla Steelworks Administrators

06 March 2025 - Whyalla Steelworks administrators have appointed BlueScope as a steelmaking advisor, the company announced.

Longtime Nucor Leader Retires as Two Earn Promotions

20 February 2025 - Gregory J. Murphy will step down from his role as executive vice president of business services and general counsel of Nucor Corp., effective 7 June 2025, after a 36-year-long career.

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.

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.

SMS group Changes Gears with New Leadership

19 December 2024 - SMS group’s ownership, the Familie Weiss Foundation, has changed up its leadership, naming a new chair and directors.

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.

SSAB's Chuck Schmitt Announces June Retirement

04 December 2024 - Chuck Schmitt, who has led SSAB’s Americas division for more than a decade, will retire in June 2025, the company has announced.

Decarbonization Helps the Planet — and Recruitment

05 November 2024 - The steel industry has long faced recruitment challenges arising from negative perceptions, but the industry’s work on decarbonization might finally be shifting opinions, according to two industry leaders.

Former thyssenkrupp Executive to Lead Salzgitter Flachstahl

17 October 2024 - Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH has named Heike Denecke-Arnold as management board chair, succeeding Ulrich Grethe, who is retiring.

thyssenkrupp Installs New Leadership Team at Steel Unit

26 September 2024 - thyssenkrupp has appointed a new leadership team for its European steel unit following last month’s departure of several executives.

New CEO Takes the Helm of Vollmer

05 September 2024 - Strip measurement specialist Friedrich Vollmer Feinmessgeräte GmbH has named Thorsten Wünsch as chief executive officer, the company has announced.

thyssenkrupp Steel Europe CEO Leaves Company Amid Dispute

29 August 2024 - Several thyssenkrupp Steel executives, including its chief executive officer, are parting ways with the company as a result of a dispute over the division's future, the Bloomberg news service reports.