Steel News

Blastr Green Steel Signs Land Use Agreement for Finnish Mill

14 May 2025 - Blastr Green Steel has signed a land use agreement with a Finnish municipality governing the construction of the startup’s steel mill and hydrogen production plant.

Nucor Reports Cybersecurity Incident

14 May 2025 - Nucor Corp. halted some of its operations following a cybersecurity incident affecting various locations, the company said Wednesday.

Steel Dynamics Announces Leadership Changes

12 May 2025 - Steel Dynamics Inc. announced Miguel Alvarez will take responsibility and oversight for its aluminum operations while Glenn Pushis will retire from his role but continue to provide consulting services, effective 1 October 2025.

thyssenkrupp Steel, Union Set Outline Agreement Over Restructuring

07 May 2025 - thyssenkrupp’s steel unit has reached an agreement in principal with union workers over a planned restructuring, allowing for negotiations over a collective-bargaining agreement, the company has announced.

Tata Steel Upgrades MES Software at Dutch Cold Mill

07 May 2025 - Tata Steel Nederland has gone live with a new manufacturing execution system (MES) serving its cold mill, according to the software vendor.

Kingspan and Hydnum Steel Team Up on Green Steel Initiative

07 May 2025 - Kingspan and Hydnum Steel announced they will collaborate on a green steel initiative to decarbonize the construction sector and promote sustainability in building materials.

To Survive the Trade War, Algoma Will Do What It Does Best — Make Plate

06 May 2025 - Against the backdrop of trade tensions with the U.S., Canadian sheet and plate producer Algoma will focus on increasing plate shipments from its recently modernized plate mill, reports Northern Ontario Business.

Nucor Upgrades Tubular Operations

06 May 2025 - International engineering group Fives is fulfilling an order for two cutoff machines from Nucor Tubular Products, which is expanding its product portfolio and capabilities.

AIST’s Steelmaker of the Year Urges Cooperation Among USMCA Partners

06 May 2025 - To fend off unfairly traded, overseas imports, the U.S., Canada and Mexico must strengthen their relationship and create a more robust regional trade agreement, Ternium chief executive officer Máximo Vedoya said on Tuesday.

JSW Steel Ordered to Unwind Bhushan Power and Steel Acquisition – Four Years After It Was Completed

05 May 2025 - India’s top court has nullified JSW Steel’s four-year-old acquisition of Bhushan Power and Steel and is ordering that the business be liquidated, according to reports.

Tata Steel Looks to Expand Mining Operation

05 May 2025 - Tata Steel will invest the equivalent of nearly US$1.2 billion in its Noamundi, Joda, and Katamati mines as it looks to boost their capacity by more than one-third, reports The (Jamshedpur, India) Avenue Mail newspaper.

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.

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.

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.