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Zekelman Industries Announces Changes in Leadership
19 August 2025 - North American steel pipe and tube manufacturer Zekelman Industries announced it has made three leadership appointments to its executive team.
Steel Dynamics to Fully Acquire New Process Steel
19 August 2025 - After acquiring a minority stake in its largest flat-rolled customer more than three years ago, Steel Dynamics Inc. is buying the remaining equity interest in the business, the steelmaker said on Tuesday.
Danieli Acquires Portion of Novastilmec, Looks to Expand Business
18 August 2025 - Danilei announced it has reached a cooperation agreement to acquire 30% of Italian company Novastilmec in Garbagnate Monastero and expand the business.
POSCO Group, JSW Steel Partner to Assess Indian Integrated Steel Plant
18 August 2025 - POSCO Group and JSW Steel have signed a nonbinding heads of agreement (HoA) to look into setting up an integrated steel plant in India.
Trump to Announce Tariffs on Steel Imports in Coming Weeks
15 August 2025 - U.S. President Donald Trump said today that he will announce tariffs on imports of steel and semiconductor chips within the coming weeks, Reuters reported.
SME Selects Incoming Executive Director and CEO
14 August 2025 - The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) has selected Melissa Russell to become its next executive director and chief executive officer, succeeding Dave Kanagy.
Inductotherm Celebrates Successful Commissioning of Steel Melting System
14 August 2025 - Global induction heating and melting technology company Inductotherm Group announced it has successfully commissioned its 14 MW insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT)-based VIP-I® system at a leading steel mill.
Metso Completes Service Center Expansion
13 August 2025 - Metso Corp. announced today that it has completed the expansion of its service center in Antofagasta, Chile.
JSP Taps Primetals Technologies to Upgrade Plate Mill
13 August 2025 - Jindal Steel and Power (JSP) has tapped Primetals Technologies to supply and implement a level 1 and 2 automation system upgrade at its 5-m plate mill in Angul, India.
U. S. Steel Clairton Coke Plant Accident Investigation Underway
12 August 2025 - Local and state officials as well as United States Steel Corporation executives on Tuesday said the investigation of a fatal explosion at the company’s Clairton coke works will be both thorough and transparent.
EMSTEEL First Company in MENA to Receive ResponsibleSteel Certification
12 August 2025 - EMSTEEL’s steel business, Emirates Steel Industries, has become the first company in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to receive ResponsibleSteelTM Core Site Certification.
Spartan UK to Supply Steel Sheets for Nuclear Power Station Construction
12 August 2025 - Metinvest announced its British rolling mill Spartan UK will provide steel sheets for the construction of the new Sizewell C nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast in the U.K.
Tata Steel UK Appoints Its CEO as New Chair of UK Steel
12 August 2025 - Tata Steel UK announced it has appointed its chief executive officer, Rajesh Nair, as the new chair of the representative body for the U.K.’s steel industry, UK Steel.
Industry Consortium Launches CCUS Hub Study
11 August 2025 - ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India, JSW Steel, Hyundai Steel Co., BHP, Chevron and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. have formed a consortium to perform a prefeasibility study to assess the development of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) hubs across Asia.
thyssenkrupp AG Approves Marine Business Spin-Off
08 August 2025 - During thyssenkrupp AG’s extraordinary general meeting today, the shareholders approved a new, independent systems provider for the maritime defense market to be established, TKMS AG & Co. KHaA.
Opta Group Acquires the m-tec Group
07 August 2025 - Supplier of performance materials and solutions in the molten metal, infrastructure and specialty chemical industries Opta Group LP, portfolio company of Speyside Equity Advisors, has acquired the m-tec Group in Wesel, Germany.
ArcelorMittal Jinxi Taps Danieli for Tandem Mill Project
07 August 2025 - Joint venture between ArcelorMittal and China Oriental Group, ArcelorMittal Jinxi New Materials, has selected Danieli to install a 6-stand cold strip mill in Changzhou, China.
Tata Steel Successfully Rolls Out First Batch of Galvanized Coils
06 August 2025 - Tata Steel Kalinganagar celebrated rolling out its first batch of galvanized coils at its new state-of-the-art galvanizing line at the cold rolling mill complex in Odisha.
Lianxin Turns to KOCKS for Reducing and Sizing Block
06 August 2025 - Private steel producer Lianxin Iron & Steel has placed an order with KOCKS for a reducing and sizing block (RSB®) 370++/4 in the latest 5.0 design for its plant in Yancheng, China.
ABB to Invest Over CA$130 Million in Canadian R&D and Production
05 August 2025 - ABB will invest more than CA$130 million to expand the research and development (R&D) and production capacity of its power protection and grid resilience technologies in Canada.