Steel News

Gov. Stein: US Forged Rings Will Open Production Facility in North Carolina As Part of US$875 Million Investment

27 February 2026 - North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein announced specialty steel products manufacturer US Forged Rings Inc. has planned a three-phase project with a total investment of US$875 million, beginning with building a production facility in Hertford County, N.C., USA.

voestalpine Stahl GmbH’s Hot Strip Mill To Be Upgraded by Primetals Technologies

26 February 2026 - Primetals Technologies announced it will upgrade vostalpine Stahl GmbH’s laminar strip cooling line at its hot strip mill in Linz, Austria.

Primetals Technologies Receives FAC From Rizhao Steel for Anti-Bulging System on All Five Arvedi ESP Lines

24 February 2026 - Primetals Technologies announced that Rizhao Steel has presented them with a final acceptance certificate (FAC) for the installation of the LevCon Bender Anti-Bulging system on all five of its Arvedi ESP high-speed casters.

Orrcon Steel Increases Production Thanks to the Fully Automated OTO Tube Mill From Fives

24 February 2026 - Australian tube manufacturer and part of BlueScope, Orrcon Steel, has increased production of structural tubes for construction and infrastructure applications at its Unanderra facility with the fully automated OTO tube mill from Fives.

Pacific Steel Group Turns to Systems Spray-Cooled for EAF Project

24 February 2026 - Systems Spray-Cooled™ LLC announced Pacific Steel Group has selected their equipment for its new electric arc furnace (EAF) project in Mojave, Calif., USA.

Miami Valley Steel Service Turns to Red Bud Industries for Heavy-Gauge Cut-to-Length Line

19 February 2026 - Red Bud Industries announced it will deliver a 12.7 mm x 1,829 mm heavy-gauge cut-to-length line with a T2 10 m stretcher leveler to Miami Valley Steel Service in Piqua, Ohio, USA.

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.

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.

ArcelorMittal to Build €1.3 Billion EAF at Its Dunkirk Site

10 February 2026 - ArcelorMittal confirmed it will construct an electric arc furnace (EAF) at its steelmaking site in Dunkirk, France, representing a €1.3 billion investment.

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.

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.

FIMIGroup Supplies Leveling and Cut-to-Length Line to Nichelcrom

03 February 2026 - FIMIGroup announced it has supplied a new leveling and cut-to-length line to Italian stainless steel producer Nichelcrom.

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.