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Salzgitter Group Invests in Walking Beam Furnace

05 May 2025 - Salzgitter Group and its subsidiary, Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH, announced they will invest in a new walking beam furnace and waste gas heat utilization system at their hot strip mill.

Sensing a Changing Wind, Gerdau Cancels Mexican SBQ Project 

04 May 2025 - Gerdau has dropped plans to build a 600,000-metric-ton special bar quality mill in Mexico, saying that the project is too risky because of anticipated shifts in the automotive supply market.  

SSAB Invests US$74 Million to Expand Production Capacity

04 May 2025 - SSAB announced its Axis, Ala., USA, facility will undergo a US$74 million expansion of its heat treat capacity.

Vice President JD Vance Tours Nucor Steel–Berkeley

04 May 2025 - Nucor Corp.'s Berkeley mill in South Carolina welcomed U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin on Thursday for a tour and to help mark the first 100 days of the Trump administration.

ArcelorMittal Begins Bringing Up Alabama EAF 

04 May 2025 - ArcelorMittal has begun commissioning the new electric arc furnace (EAF) and caster at its Calvert, Ala., USA, joint-venture sheet mill, the steelmaker has said. 

NSL Green Steel Recycling Turns to Danieli Centro Recycling for Shredding Technology

01 May 2025 - Danieli Centro Recycling announced it has been selected to deliver its technology for JSW Steel subsidiary NSL Green Steel Recycling’s heavy-duty shredder at its facility in Maharashtra, India.

SMS Concast Successfully Installs Continuous Caster

30 April 2025 - Reinforcing steel and profiles manufacturer, İzmir Demir Çelik Sanayi A.Ş (IDC), has expanded its steel works with SMS Concast's 7-strand continuous caster at its facility in Aliağa, İzmir, Türkiye.

Primetals Technologies Completes EAF Upgrade

30 April 2025 - Baku Steel Company CJSC group presented Primetals Technologies with the final acceptance certificate (FAC) for the upgrade of its 60-metric-ton electric arc furnace (EAF) in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Funding Round Yields US$186M for Startup Ironmaker

29 April 2025 - Green iron startup Electra has raised US$186 million in its Series B funding round, the company has announced.

Chinese Steel Output Jumped in March

28 April 2025 - Encouraged by exports and favorable margins, Chinese steel mills throttled up production in March, according to the Reuters news service.

Hydnum Steel Granted €60 Million by Spanish Government From the PERTE of Industrial Decarbonization

24 April 2025 - Hydnum Steel announced the Spanish Government has granted €60 million in funding through the strategic project for the recovery and economic transformation (PERTE) of industrial decarbonization to aid in the construction of the first green steel plant on the Iberian Peninsula, located in Puertollano.

Nucor Announces Human Resources and Talent Promotions

24 April 2025 - Nucor Corp. announced today the promotion of Thomas J. Batterbee to executive vice president of human resources and talent and Elizabeth Bledsoe to president of human resources and talent, effective 11 May 2025.

British Steel Ends Layoff Talks

24 April 2025 - British Steel has halted layoff negotiations with union workers and will keep its two blast furnaces in operation, the company has announced.

SMS group to Upgrade AM/NS Calvert Hot Strip Mill

23 April 2025 - SMS group announced today that it has been commissioned by AM/NS Calvert to upgrade the automation control system at its 7-stand hot strip mill in Calvert, Ala., USA.

GSCC Certified: Arkansas Steel Associates’ Science-Based Emissions Targets

23 April 2025 - The Global Steel Climate Council (GSCC) announced today the certification of Arkansas Steel Associates’ (ASA) corporate average steel emissions intensity (CASEI) base year emissions and science-based emissions target (SBET).

Clariant and Midrex Renew Green DRI Technology Collaboration

22 April 2025 - Sustainability-focused specialty chemical company Clariant announced it has renewed its collaboration with Midrex to increase focus on natural gas-based direct reduced iron (DRI) technology for green steel production.

Hyundai Motor Group and POSCO to Expand Partnership in Steel and Battery Markets

21 April 2025 - Hyundai Motor Group announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with POSCO Group to expand their cooperation in both the steel and battery sectors.

Tata Steel Tubes Division Hits 1-Million-Metric-Ton Milestone in FY25

21 April 2025 - Tata Steel’s Tubes Division announced it has achieved 1 million metric tons of production and sales in FY25.

U.K. Government Works to Keep British Steel’s Blast Furnaces Running, Looks to Scunthorpe’s Future

17 April 2025 - In an emergency session on Saturday, U.K. Parliament passed legislation to prevent Chinese-owned British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant from shutting down its blast furnaces and ending primary steel production in the U.K., The Guardian reported.

Oman, Tata Steel Nederland Look to Establish Green H2 Supply Chain

17 April 2025 - Tata Steel Nederland, along with three countries and several other entities, will establish what they say is the world’s first liquid hydrogen import corridor, an arrangement that will link green hydrogen production in Oman with deliveries in Germany and the Netherlands.