Steel 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.

ANDRITZ Selected to Supply New U.S. Electrical Steel Facility

20 March 2025 - AM/NS Calvert LLC has chosen international technology group ANDRITZ to provide an annealing and coating line and a cold rolling mill for its new electrical steel plant in Calvert, Ala., USA.

Nippon Yakin Kogyo Produces First Coil on New HZ-Mill

20 March 2025 - Japanese stainless steel producer Nippon Yakin Kogyo has successfully produced the first coil on its new HZ-Mill at the Kawasaki plant, engineered and supplied by Primetals Technologies.

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.

Blastr Green Steel Enters Environmental Permitting Phase

19 March 2025 - Nordic start-up Blastr Green Steel’s planned iron and steel plant has taken a step closer to a final investment decision after receiving a reasoned conclusion on its environmental impact assessment.

Danieli Corus Modernizes China’s Largest Blast Furnace

18 March 2025 - The largest blast furnace in China, at 5,800 cubic meters, is back in operation at Jiangsu Shagang Group’s Zhangjiagang plant following its conversion to plate cooling.

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.

Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH to Deliver Green Steel

14 March 2025 - Lindab Steel, a subsidiary of Lindab AB, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH for CO2-reduced steel from the SALCOS® route, the companies announced.

Red Bud Industries Delivers Light-Gauge Slitting Line

14 March 2025 - Klauer Manufacturing Co., a supplier of building products, has installed a Red Bud Industries light-gauge slitting line at their facility in Dubuque, Iowa.

Danieli Technology to Power Pacific Steel Rebar Mill

13 March 2025 - Pacific Steel Group’s planned rebar micro-mill will be capable of converting liquid steel to finished bar in under 10 minutes, according to the mill’s technology provider.

Boston Metal Takes a Step Toward Commercializing Green Ironmaking Process

13 March 2025 - Boston Metal, a start-up that is developing an electrolysis-based process to produce green iron, has commissioned a critical piece of process equipment that validates the scalability of its process, the company has announced.

Trump Steel Tariffs Take Effect; Canada, EU Launch Swift Response

12 March 2025 - The Trump Administration’s blanket 25% tariff on imported aluminum and steel went into effect Wednesday morning, drawing applause from domestic steelmakers and retaliatory measures from international trading partners.

SMS Group Reports First Commercial Coil on Upgraded Strip Mill

12 March 2025 - SMS group has completed repairs and upgrades to the automation system serving PT Krakatau Steel’s No.1 hot strip mill, the company reports.

Primetals Technologies to Upgrade ArcelorMittal Strip Mill

12 March 2025 - ArcelorMittal has contracted Primetals Technologies for a comprehensive automation upgrade at its compact strip production plant in Sestao, Spain.

Ontario Halts Retaliatory 25% Tariff on Electricity

11 March 2025 - Ontario Premier Doug Ford backed off a 25% surcharge on electricity sent to the U.S. following U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to double down on tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum.

Danieli to Explore Nuclear Energy Options for Steel

11 March 2025 - Danieli and a Paris-based developer of nuclear reactors has signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the integration of newcleo’s Lead-Cooled Fast Reactors (LFR) with Danieli’s steelmaking technology.