Steel News

Primetals Technologies Selected to Supply Two Green Production Lines for Xuân Thiện Group

18 December 2025 - Vietnamese industrial company Xuân Thiện Group has selected Primetals Technologies to supply a production line for heavy plate and one for endless hot-rolled coils (eHRC) in Ninh Bình, Vietnam.

POSCO to Invest US$582 Million in Hyundai Steel’s Louisiana Steel Mill

17 December 2025 - POSCO will invest US$582 million for a 20% stake in Hyundai Steel’s new electric arc furnace plant in Louisiana, according to GMK Center.

Toyo Kohan Taps Primetals Technologies for Pickling Line Upgrade

16 December 2025 - Japanese steel producer Toyo Kohan has tapped Primetals Technologies to modernize the pickling line at its Kudamatsu plant.

Automation Systems Updated by SMS group for thyssenkrupp Steel Europe

15 December 2025 - Coiler area automation systems at thyssenkrupp Steel Europe’s hot strip mill No. 1 in Duisburg, Germany, have been upgraded by SMS group, the equipment supplier announced.

Danieli Universal Rail Mill Inaugurated at Rocky Mountain Steel Mills

15 December 2025 - Rocky Mountain Steel Mills, owned by Orion Steel, has inaugurated its new Danieli universal rail mill in Pueblo, Colo., USA.

JSW Vijayanaga Metallics Commissions Ruhrstahl Heraeus Unit from SMS group

12 December 2025 - SMS group announced it has been commissioned to deliver a new Ruhrstahl Heraeus (RH) unit for JSW Steel Ltd. subsidiary JSW Vijayanagar Metallics Ltd.’s (JVML) Vijayanagar Works Steel Plant 4 in Toranagallu, India.

GMH Gruppe Commissions Reducing and Sizing Block from KOCKS

11 December 2025 - KOCKS announced it has received an order from the GMH Gruppe for a reducing and sizing block (RSB®) to be used at its site in Georgsmarienhütte, Germany.

Tata Steel Taps ANDRITZ to Supply Acid Regeneration Plant

09 December 2025 - ANDRITZ announced it has received an order to supply Tata Steel’s Port Talbot Works in Wales, U.K., with an acid regeneration plant.

Jingjiang Yongjin Presents FAC to Primetals Technologies for Reversing Cold Mill Electrical Project

09 December 2025 - Chinese stainless steel producer Jingjiang Yongjin Metal Technology has awarded the final acceptance certificate (FAC) to Primetals Technologies for the supply and installation of a level 1 and level 2 automation system at its 20-high reversing cold mill No. 3 in Jingjiang City, China.

Danieli Selected to Replace DC EAF With New Digimelter for JFE BS Corp.

09 December 2025 - Danieli will replace JFE subsidiary JFE Bars & Shapes Corp.’s (JFE BS) existing DC electric arc furnace (EAF) with a new 120-metric-ton Danieli Digimelter featuring a Q-One system at Mizushima Works in the JFE Kurashiki facility of West Japan Works.

Fives Delivers Walking Hearth Reheating Furnace to Spanish Steelmaker

05 December 2025 - Fives has successfully commissioned a new walking hearth reheating furnace for Spanish steelmaker Rugui Squares & Special Profiles’ plant in Azkoitia, Spain.

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.

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.

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.

GMH Gruppe Inaugurates New Rolling Mill From Kocks

21 November 2025 - German supplier of bar, rolled and crude steel GMH Gruppe announced it has opened a new state-of-the-art rolling mill developed jointly with Friedrich Kocks GmbH & Co. KG at its Georgsmarienhütte site.

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.

Danieli Completes PG Test for Rebar Mill at Jai Raj Ispat

19 November 2025 - Danieli announced it has successfully completed the performance guarantee (PG) test for the thermomechanically treated (TMT) rebars at Jai Raj Ispat Ltd. in the Orvakal Mega Industrial Hub in Kurnool, India.

Kuminex Steel Awards Metso With Compact-sized Pellet Plant Order

19 November 2025 - Metso announced it has signed a contract with Kuminex Steels Pvt. Ltd. to deliver a EUR11 million traveling grate pelletizing plant in Hospet, India.