Steel News

Citing Demand, U. S. Steel to Reactivate Illinois Blast Furnace

04 December 2025 - United States Steel Corporation is preparing to restart an idled blast furnace at its Granite City Works in Illinois, the steelmaker announced Thursday.

Nippon to Make Decision on U.S. Greenfield Mill in 2027

03 December 2025 - Nippon Steel plans to narrow the list of possible locations for a proposed greenfield mill to two or three states by the end of the summer of 2026, reports the Bloomberg news service.

Trump Appoints Two Commerce Officials to Oversee U. S. Steel Golden Share Agreement

24 November 2025 - U.S. President Donald Trump has appointed two Department of Commerce officials to monitor United States Steel Corporation’s compliance with the golden share agreement the U.S. government made with Nippon Steel, according to a letter filed in the U.S. Federal Register.

U. S. Steel to Build DRI Plant on Big River Steel Works Campus

13 November 2025 - United States Steel Corporation confirmed it will build its direct reduced iron plant on the Big River Steel Works campus in Osceola, Ark., USA, reported Talk Business & Politics.

U. S. Steel Outlines US$11 Billion Capital Investment Program

05 November 2025 - United States Steel Corporation is planning to build a new hot strip mill at its Edgar Thomson plant, reline the No. 14 Gary Works blast furnace and construct a direct reduction plant as part of parent Nippon Steel’s promised US$11 billion investment in the business.

U. S. Steel to Add Threading Line to Fairfield Mill

03 November 2025 - United States Steel Corporation will invest US$75 million in a new premium threading line at its Fairfield, Ala., pipe and tube mill.

U. S. Steel Restarts Battery Involved in Clairton Coke Plant Accident

24 October 2025 - United States Steel Corporation announced battery #14, the battery involved in the Clairton Coke Plant accident in August, is back on-line.

U. S. Steel Clairton Coke Plant Accident: Engineering Design & Testing Corp. Releases Preliminary Findings

17 October 2025 - Forensic consulting firm Engineering Design & Testing Corp. (EDT), retained by United States Steel Corporation, has released its preliminary findings regarding its ongoing investigation into the Clairton Coke Plant accident which took place in August.