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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.

Citing Demand, U. S. Steel to Reactivate Illinois Blast Furnace

04 December 2025 - United States Steel Corporation is preparing to restart an idled blast furnace at its Granite City Works in Illinois, the steelmaker announced Thursday.

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.

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.

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.

Steel of West Virginia Plans Rolling Mill Upgrades 

12 November 2025 - Steel of West Virginia Inc. will permanently close its dual-furnace meltshop, but will invest approximately US$30 million in upgrades to the facility’s rolling mills, according to media reports. 

ERFTCARBON Moves to Supply North American Steel Market

10 November 2025 - German’s ERFTCARBON GmbH has entered the North American and South American ultrahigh-performance (UHP) graphite electrode market, the company reports. 

Celsa Signs Off on Wire Rod Mill Improvement

06 November 2025 - Celsa France has issued the final acceptance certificate on upgrades to its wire rod mill in Bayonne, reports project contractor Primetals Technologies. 

U. S. Steel to Add Threading Line to Fairfield Mill

03 November 2025 - United States Steel Corporation will invest US$75 million in a new premium threading line at its Fairfield, Ala., pipe and tube mill.

BHP, POSCO to Collaborate on Direct Reduction Tech 

03 November 2025 - Iron ore miner BHP has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Korea’s POSCO to work together on advancing POSCO’s hydrogen reduction ironmaking technology.