Steel News

Fives Delivers Walking Hearth Reheating Furnace to Spanish Steelmaker

05 December 2025 - Fives has successfully commissioned a new walking hearth reheating furnace for Spanish steelmaker Rugui Squares & Special Profiles’ plant in Azkoitia, Spain.

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.

ArcelorMittal France to Launch New Electrical Steel Production Line

04 December 2025 - ArcelorMittal France announced the first three lines of its new electrical steel production line at the industrial site in Mardyck, France, will come on-line by the end of 2025.

Danieli Corus Acquires NewFer

04 December 2025 - Danieli Corus B.V. and NewFer GmbH have signed an agreement in which NewFer will become a full Danieli Corus subsidiary, renamed Danieli NewFer GmbH, effective 1 December 2025.

Nucor Announces Change in Leadership

04 December 2025 - Nucor Corp. announced Stephen D. Laxton has been promoted to serve as president and chief operating officer (COO), succeeding David A. Sumoski, effective 1 January 2026.

Primetals Technologies Partners With SAIL Bokaro to Advance Green Steelmaking

04 December 2025 - Primetals Technologies and the Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) Bokaro Steel Plant have partnered to engineer a hydrogen gas injection system for a blast furnace at the facility in Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand.

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.

Citing Tariffs, Ontario Steel Producer to Reduce Workforce

03 December 2025 - A Canadian steelmaker is laying off roughly one-third of its workforce as it grapples with U.S. steel tariffs and accelerates its transition to electric arc furnace steelmaking.

Steel Distributor Lays Bet on Steel-Framed Houses

03 December 2025 - Flat-rolled steel processor and distributor Majestic Steel USA has made a strategic investment in a recently reorganized manufacturer of steel-framed modular homes.

Partner Companies Create a Way to Recover Iridium from Electrogalvanizing Electrodes

03 December 2025 - Salzgitter and specialty metals producer and recycler have unveiled a newly developed process that allows iridium to be recovered from anodes used in the continuous electro-galvanizing process.

Nippon Steel Enters Joint Venture Agreement With Nakayama Steel Works

01 December 2025 - Nippon Steel Corp. announced it has entered into a joint venture agreement with Nakayama Steel Works Ltd. to form a joint venture company to finance and build an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel mill in Japan.

Primetals Technologies Delivers Scrap Cutting Machine to Konepeikko

01 December 2025 - Finnish recycling services provider Konepeikko Oy has turned to Primetals Technologies to deliver a torch-cutting machine to its facility in Imatra, Finland.

EMSTEEL Signs 20-Year Gas Supply Agreement With ADNOC Gas

26 November 2025 - EMSTEEL announced it has signed a 20-year natural gas supply agreement worth between US$3.5 billion and US$4.2 billion with ADNOC Gas, effective 1 January 2027.

Calderys Celebrates Successful Commissioning of New Basic Monolithics Line

25 November 2025 - Calderys announced it has successfully commissioned and started commercial production of its new basic monolithics line at its CAPES plant in Odisha.

SSAB Selects Fives to Upgrade Its Furnace Control

25 November 2025 - SSAB has selected Fives to modernize the control system of the reheating furnaces at its Raahe site in Finland.

Primetals Technologies to Deliver Hot-Dip Galvanizing Line for JFE Steel

25 November 2025 - Japanese steel producer JFE Steel Corp. has ordered a new continuous galvanizing line from Primetals Technologies for its West Japan Works in the Fukuyama district.

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.