Steel News

Vinton Steel Selects Tenova for Walking Hearth Furnace

27 August 2025 - Vinton Steel, owned by Kyoei Steel Group, has chosen to sign a contract with Tenova for a state-of-the-art walking hearth reheating furnace at its facility in El Paso County, Texas, USA.

Hyundai Motor Group to Increase U.S. Investment to US$26 Billion

26 August 2025 - Hyundai Motor Group announced it is increasing its investment in the U.S. market by US$5 billion, to a total of US$26 billion, dedicated to advancing initiatives in automotive, steel and robotics.

Loftis Steel & Aluminum to Launch New Operation in North Alabama

26 August 2025 - Family-owned steel fabrication company Loftis Steel & Aluminum will invest US$6.5 million in building a high-tech operation in Decatur, Ala.

BlueScope Browsing for Potential U.S. Cold Rolling Opportunities

21 August 2025 - North Star BlueScope Steel’s corporate parent is thinking about buying, rather than building, new sheet processing capabilities, chief executive officer Mark Vassella told The Wall Street Journal during an interview.

Tyasa Turns to Danieli Centro Maskin for New Pinion/Rack Drawing Bench

21 August 2025 - Mexican steelmaker Tyasa has turned to Danieli Centro Maskin for a new patented pinion/rack drawing bench for its plant in Veracruz, Mexico.

Shandong Zhongxin Taps Primetals Technologies for Coupled Pickling Line, Tandem Cold Mill

21 August 2025 - Primetals Technologies has been tapped to deliver a coupled pickling line and tandem cold mill (PLTCM) for Chinese steel producer Shandong Zhongxin’s plant in Lin Yi, China.

Merrill Steel to Open US$32 Million Manufacturing Facility

20 August 2025 - Steel fabrication company Merrill Steel has chosen to build its more than US$32 million new manufacturing facility in Osceola, Ark., USA.

Leeco Steel Orders High-Powered 50 KW Fiber Laser From Cutlite

20 August 2025 - North American steel plate supplier Leeco Steel has purchased a high-powered 50 KW fiber laser cutting system from Cutlite to be installed at its Alvarado, Texas, facility.

Tsingshan to Invest US$800 Million in its Zimbabwe Steel Plant

19 August 2025 - Chinese nickel producer Tsingshan Holding Group, through its unit Dinson Iron and Steel Co., will invest US$800 million in its steel plant in central Zimbabwe, Reuters reported.

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.

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.

SAIL Turns to Primetals Technologies for Hot Blast Stove

05 August 2025 - Primetals Technologies will supply a fourth hot blast stove for blast furnace No. 5 at Steel Authority of India Ltd.’s (SAIL) Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) in India.

Nucor Brings New Melting Capacity On-Line

04 August 2025 - Nucor Corp. is ramping up production at its Lexington, N.C., USA, micro-mill after conducting the facility’s first continuous melt-cast-roll in early July, the steelmaker has said.

Danieli Supplies New Rolling Mill to Vietnam-Italy Steel

04 August 2025 - Danieli announced it has supplied Vietnam-Italy Steel, part of Kyoei Steel Group, with a new high-speed rolling mill in Hai Phong, Vietnam.

Calderys Advances New Indian Facility With Acidic Monolithics Line, Taphole Clay Line

31 July 2025 - Calderys announced it has successfully commissioned and begun sales on its next-generation acidic monolithics line and decided to add a new taphole clay production line to its Calderys plant in East and Sount India (CAPES) facility in Odisha, India.