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AIST's Steel News provides the steel community with technological and innovative news on the people, producers and suppliers in the North American and international steel communities.

Calderys Celebrates Successful Commissioning of New Basic Monolithics Line

25 November 2025 - Calderys announced it has successfully commissioned and started commercial production of its new basic monolithics line at its CAPES plant in Odisha.

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.

U.S. to EU: Balance Digital Rules in Exchange for Reduced Steel, Aluminum Tariffs

24 November 2025 - U.S. commerce secretary Howard Lutnick said the U.S. would address the steel and aluminum tariffs on the EU if it first rethinks its digital sector rules to make them more balanced, reported Reuters.

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.

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.

Primetals Technologies Launches New Advanced Roller Guides

20 November 2025 - Primetals Technologies has launched its next-generation monitoring and control solution for long rolling mills: its patented advanced roller guides.

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.

Report: Chinese Steel Production to Fall Short of 1B Metric Tons

19 November 2025 - China’s steel production likely will fall below 1 billion metric tons this year, the first time that has happened since 2019, the Reuters news service reports.

Rio Tinto Partners With Australian Green Iron Tech Developer 

19 November 2025 - Rio Tinto has signed a joint development agreement with an Australian company looking to build a demonstration-scale ironmaking plant that combines electric heating and hydrogen reduction. 

SMS group Launches X-Pact® Digital Hub

19 November 2025 - SMS group announced it has launched its new software ecosystem, the X-Pact® Digital Hub, to serve as a milestone technology to support the metals industry’s shift to autonomous production.

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.

Calderys and Binzagr to Build Refractory Facility

18 November 2025 - Calderys announced it has partnered with Binzagr to build a new refractory facility in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

Tenova’s ENERGIRON DR Plant Produces First DRI For Empresa Siderúrgica del Mutún’s Steel Complex

18 November 2025 - Tenova announced its ENERGIRON zero-reformer DR micro-module has successfully produced its first direct reduced iron (DRI) for Empresa Siderúrgica del Mutún’s steel complex in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

Hebei Jinxi Selects Primetals Technologies to Deliver Two Continuous Slab Casters

18 November 2025 - Chinese steel producer Hebei Jinxi Iron and Steel Group has selected Primetals Technologies to supply two continuous slab casters for its plant in Tangshan, China.

Fortescue Uses Metso’s DRI Technology for Christmas Creek Green Metal Project

18 November 2025 - Fortescue Ltd. has selected Metso to contribute the core process design and technology for its Christmas Creek Green Metal Project in Pilbara, Western Australia.

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.