Steel News

Yamato Steel Taps SMS group to Modernize Section Mill

17 February 2026 - SMS group announced it has been selected to modernize Yamato Steel Co. Ltd.’s section mill, replacing two mill stands with new compact cartridge mill stands (CCS®), in Himeji, Japan.

Primetals Technologies, BGH Complete First Melting Tests of Active Power Feeder

17 February 2026 - Primetals Technologies announced it has completed the first melting tests of the active power feeder alongside BGH Edelstahl at its electric arc furnace (EAF) in Siegen, Germany.

Danieli-Supplied MIDA QLP Line Achieves Longest Uninterrupted Sequence at Jairaj Group’s Kurnool Plant

16 February 2026 - Danieli announced the MIDA QLP line it supplied to Jairaj Group’s Kurnool Plant in India has broken records by successfully completing the longest uninterrupted sequence.

Baosteel Receives World’s Thickest Ultrathick Slab Caster From Primetals Technologies

12 February 2026 - Primetals Technologies announced it has delivered a new two-stand record-breaking ultrathick slab caster, Caster No. 5, to Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron and Steel’s Zhanjiang plant in Guangdong Province, China.

Roofing Rolling Mills Celebrates Start-Up of New Cold Mill Complex

11 February 2026 - Roofings Rolling Mills Ltd. has successfully started up its new cold mill complex with Danieli technology in Uganda.

Kalyani Ispat Taps SMS group for a High-Speed Bar and Wire Rod Mill

11 February 2026 - Indian steel manufacturer Kalyani Ispat Ltd., subsidiary of Rungta Sons Ltd., has tapped SMS group to deliver a high-speed bar and wire rod mill for its Rajnandgaon plant in Chhattisgarh, India.

Primetals Technologies Upgrades Aperam’s Stainless Steel Meltshop

10 February 2026 - Primetals Technologies upgraded Aperam’s stainless steel meltshop in Genk, Belgium with a revamp of its existing argon oxygen decarburization (AOD) converter No. 1 and installation a new AOD converter No. 2.

Danieli to Supply Water Treatment Plant to JSW Steel

10 February 2026 - JSW Steel has turned to Danieli for the design and supply of a water treatment plant (WTP) to serve the Phase-3 expansion of its hot strip mill at the Dolvi Works in Maharashtra, India.

The Systems Group Launches Systems Refractory Solutions

09 February 2026 - The Systems Group announced it has launched its new business unit specializing in providing refractory maintenance services to the steel industry, Systems Refractory Solutions.

Tenova Selected to Supply World’s Largest EAF to Nippon Steel

05 February 2026 - Tenova and GE Vernova have partnered to supply the world’s largest Consteel® electric arc furnace (EAF) to Nippon Steel Corp.’s Yawata area at Kyushu Works.

Primetals Technologies Chosen to Supply New Casting Technology for HKM

05 February 2026 - Primetals Technologies announced it has been chosen by German steel producer Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM) to supply new mold expert fiber systems for its Duisburg plant.

SMS group to Deliver Europe’s First Continuous Mill Technology to UMB Steel

04 February 2026 - SMS group announced it will deliver Europe’s first continuous mill technology (CMT® 700) to steel manufacturer UMB Steel s.r.l.’s site in Oțelu Roșu, Romania.

KOCKS Delivers Reducing and Sizing Block to Fushun Special Steel

04 February 2026 - KOCKS announced it has received the final acceptance certificate from Fushun Special Steel Co. Ltd., a part of Shagang Group, for the delivery of its reducing and sizing block RSB® 370++/4 in 5.0 design to its rolling mill in Fushun City, China.

Primetals Technologies to Provide Digitalization Solution to Shanxi Jingang

03 February 2026 - Primetals Technologies announced it has agreed to provide an advanced digitalization solution to Shanxi Jingang New Materials Technology’s new Arvedi ESP line for its facility in Jincheng, China.

Danieli Upgrades 3-Strand Billet Caster for JSW Salem

02 February 2026 - Danieli announced it has modernized a 3-strand billet caster for JSW Salem, part of JSW Steel Group, at Salem works, India.

JISCO Carbon Steel Celebrates Start-Up of World’s First CSP HSM Integrated Line

02 February 2026 - SMS group announced that JISCO Carbon Steel has begun production on the world’s first integrated line with hot strip mill (HSM) and compact strip production (CSP®) modes, utilizing SMS group’s full automation scope, in Jiayuguan, China.

ABB Introduces Automation Extended Program

02 February 2026 - ABB announced it has launched its Automation Extended program, enabling industries to introduce new technologies progressively without any operational interruptions.

Danieli Presents EAF Performance Award to Jindal Steel Sohar

30 January 2026 - Danieli announced the 220-metric-ton electric arc furnace (EAF) it supplied to Jindal Steel Sohar’s steelmaking facility in Oman has been awarded for record performance.

New World Record: TOSYALI Algerie Achieves Highest DRI Production on Single Module

28 January 2026 - MIDREX announced the plant it supplied to TOSYALI Algerie A.Ş. with consortium partner Paul Wurth, part of SMS group, Module 2, has set a new world record for most direct reduced iron (DRI) production by a single direct reduction module in a year.

Tata Steel Successfully Integrates KOCKS RSB

27 January 2026 - KOCKS announced Tata Steel has successfully integrated its reducing and sizing block RSB® 370++/4(5) in 5.0 design at its new special bar quality and wire rod mill in Jamshedpur, India.