Steel News

Nucor Brings New Melting Capacity Online

04 August 2025 - Nucor Corp. is ramping up production at its Lexington, N.C., USA, micro-mill after conducting the facility’s first continuous melt-cast-roll in early July, the steelmaker has said.

Lincoln Electric Expands Maintenance and Repair Portfolio

04 August 2025 - Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. has acquired full ownership in Australian wear products manufacturer Alloy Steel Australia (Int) Pty. Ltd.

BlueScope Leads Consortium to Participate in Whyalla Steelworks Sale Process

04 August 2025 - BlueScope announced that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Nippon Steel Corp., JSW Steel Ltd. and POSCO to form a consortium to explore the possible options for the Whyalla Steelworks assets in Australia.

Danieli Supplies New Rolling Mill to Vietnam-Italy Steel

04 August 2025 - Danieli announced it has supplied Vietnam-Italy Steel, part of Kyoei Steel Group, with a new high-speed rolling mill in Hai Phong, Vietnam.

Dialight Unveils Battery Backup ProSite LED Streetlight

01 August 2025 - Hazardous and industrial LED lighting innovator Dialight launched its new battery backup ProSite LED streetlight for emergency illumination in the event of a power disruption.

EVRAZ North America Receives New Leadership, and a New Name

31 July 2025 - The new owner of EVRAZ North America has hired a former United States Steel Corporation executive to lead the business, which has been renamed the Orion Steel Companies.

Calderys Advances New Indian Facility With Acidic Monolithics Line, Taphole Clay Line

31 July 2025 - Calderys announced it has successfully commissioned and begun sales on its next-generation acidic monolithics line and decided to add a new taphole clay production line to its Calderys plant in East and Sount India (CAPES) facility in Odisha, India.

HBIS Wuyang and Primetals Technologies Start Up Continuous Caster

31 July 2025 - Wuyang Iron and Steel and Primetals Technologies celebrated production of the first slab on the new single-strand continuous caster at Wuyang’s plant in Wugang, China.

Metso to Deliver High-Pressure Grinding Roll

31 July 2025 - A gold operation in Western Australia has ordered a portable crushing and grinding circuit from Metso based on their high-pressure grinding roll (HPGR), the first of its kind to be deployed in Australia.

SAIL Taps Danieli for New Cooling System

30 July 2025 - Danieli will provide its new Exstream II accelerated cooling system to Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) to upgrade its plate mill in Bhilai, India.

Tenova to Supply Technology for Australian Green Steelmaking Project

30 July 2025 - Tenova announced today it has been selected as the preferred technology supplier for NeoSmelt and will lead the front-end engineering design of the initiative’s direct reduced iron (DRI) pilot plant in the Kwinana Industrial Area of Australia.

U. S. Steel Announces its Board of Directors

30 July 2025 - United States Steel Corporation, along with Nippon Steel Corp. and its subsidiary Nippon Steel North America Inc., announced the appointment of three independent U.S. directors to U. S. Steel’s board of directors.

Nucor Reports Earnings Increase Across Operating Segments

29 July 2025 - Nucor Corp. today announced the second quarter of 2025 saw an increase in earnings across all three operating segments and set another safety record.

EU, U.S. to Form Metals Alliance to Combat Chinese Overproduction

29 July 2025 - European trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič said the European Union and United States will form a metals alliance as part of their upcoming trade deal to counter the effect of Chinese overproduction on global markets.

Tata Steel Project Turns to ABB for Power Supply, Electromagnetic Stirring Technologies

29 July 2025 - ABB will provide electrical power supply management and distribution along with electromagnetic stirring at Tata Steel’s Port Talbot Steelworks in the U.K.

ARENA Awards Calix AU$44.9 Million Grant For Green Iron Demonstration Plant

28 July 2025 - Calix announced it has received an AU$44.9 million grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to build a zero-emissions steel technology (ZESTY) green iron demonstration plant.

Danieli Zerobucket Tornadoes Into Operation at Yuxin

28 July 2025 - Danieli announced the Zerobucket electric arc furnace (EAF) incorporated with a patented Tornado preheating system in operation at Zhejiang Yuxin, China, has received final acceptance.

ArcelorMittal Increases Low Emission Steel Standard Support

28 July 2025 - ArcelorMittal’s operations in Belgium, France, Luxembourg and Spain followed founding member ArcelorMittal Germany in joining the Low Emission Steel Standard (LESS). Chief executive officer of ArcelorMittal Belgium Frederick Van De Velde has also joined the LESS board of directors.

Salzgitter and Binding Solutions Partner to Develop Cold Agglomerated Granulate Technology

28 July 2025 - Binding Solutions Ltd (BSL) has partnered with the Salzgitter Group to conduct trials with its cold agglomerated pellets (CAPs) for blast furnace and direct reduction (DR) applications.

Steel Asia’s New High-Speed Bar Mill Uses Danieli Techology

25 July 2025 - Danieli announced its technology has achieved good efficiency and quality in rebar production at Steel Asia’s new high-speed bar mill in Compostela, Philippines.