Steel News

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.

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.

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.

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.

Investors Said to be Discussing Republic Steel Mill Restart

21 November 2025 - Overseas steelmakers are eying an investment in the idled Republic Steel facility in Lorain, Ohio, USA, according to the city’s mayor.

SSAB Prevails in Challenge to Environmental Permit for Luleå Mill

21 November 2025 - An environmental appeals court has upheld SSAB’s permit to build an electric arc furnace in Luleå, Sweden, ending uncertainty around the already-underway project.

voestalpine Taps Danieli for Advanced Scrap Yard Cranes

19 November 2025 - Danieli announced it has received an order from voestalpine Stahl Donawitz GmbH for five automatic scrap yard cranes with the Danieli Scrap Yard Management System (Q3-DYMS) for its Donawitz site in Austria.

FERALPI STAHL Explores Participation in Wind Farm Project

17 November 2025 - FERALPI STAHL has signed a memorandum of understanding with a renewable energy developer to explore a partnership on a regional wind energy project in Germany.

SSAB Teams Up With EAB for Green Steel

17 November 2025 - SSAB and EAB have partnered to supply fossil-free steel, including SSAB Zero™, to use in EAB’s warehouse fittings, doors and steel buildings.

Tata Steel Nederland Implements PSImetals System at Its Steel Plant

17 November 2025 - The PSImetals production and quality execution system has been implemented at Tata Steel Nederlands BV’s steel plant in IJmuiden.

voestalpine Moves Forward With Cost-Cutting Plan

14 November 2025 - With no relief to challenging economic conditions in immediate sight, Austrian steelmaker voestalpine will press ahead with reorganization measures, reports the Reuters news service.

U. S. Steel to Build DRI Plant on Big River Steel Works Campus

13 November 2025 - United States Steel Corporation confirmed it will build its direct reduced iron plant on the Big River Steel Works campus in Osceola, Ark., USA, reported Talk Business & Politics.

BlueScope Steel Divests Stake in Indian Coatings Business

13 November 2025 - BlueScope Steel is exiting its Indian steel coating joint venture, agreeing to sell its 50% stake to partner Tata Steel.