Steel News

Ramp-Up of New Ternium Lines Moving Quicker Than Expected

06 May 2026 - Latin American steel producer Ternium is ramping up the new cold mill and galvanizing line at its Pesquería facility in Mexico and expects to start the facility’s new steel shop later this year.

Topalian: The World is Racing to Catch Up to U. S. Steelmakers

05 May 2026 - Nucor CEO Leon Topalian accepted the AIST Steelmaker of the Year Award Tuesday morning, telling an audience of more than 1,000 that U.S. steel manufacturing is the vanguard of sustainable, safe and efficient steel production.

Metallus Fires Up Reheat Furnace

05 May 2026 - Special bar quality maker Metallus has run the first blooms through a new reheat furnace at its Faircrest facility in Canton, Ohio, company executives said Tuesday.

Ferrosource Metal Processing Plant Approaching Completion at Big River Steel Works

05 May 2026 - Ferrosource announced that the metal processing plant it is working on at United States Steel Corporation’s Big River Steel Works in Osceola, Ark., USA, is approaching its scheduled completion in August, Arkansas Money & Politics reported.

Nucor Sees Record Shipments — And the End of West Virginia Mill Construction

04 May 2026 - Nucor Corp. steel mills set an all-time shipping record during the first three months of 2026, and its new West Virginia sheet mill is entering the final phases of construction, Nucor executives have said.

U. S. Steel Targets 2029 Start for DRI Plant

04 May 2026 - United States Steel Corporation is allotting approximately 30 months for construction of its newly announced direct reduction plant and expects to bring the facility on-line in the first half of 2029, company officials told AIST Steel News.

Hyundai Signs Electricity, Equipment Suppliers for U.S. Mill

04 May 2026 - HYUNDAI-POSCO Louisiana Steel LLC has signed an electricity supplier and has selected Danieli to build a direct-reduction plant and meltshop for its planned electric arc furnace (EAF) flat-products mill.

Jindal, thyssenkrupp Halt Sale Talks

03 May 2026 - thyssenkrupp AG and Jindal International Steel have ended discussions on a sale of thyssenkrupp’s steel business to Jindal, saying that the conditions underpinning the initial talks have changed, and for the better.

POSCO and Electra Team Up, Invest in Clean Iron Production

30 April 2026 - Clean iron technology company Electra announced it has signed a joint development agreement (JDA) to scale clean iron production technologies with POSCO, who will also make an investment.

Japanese Ambassador Inaugurates ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India’s PLTCM

30 April 2026 - ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) announced Keiichi Ono, Ambassador of Japan to India, inaugurated the new pickling line and tandem cold mill (PLTCM) at the company’s plant in Hazira, Gujarat.

Cleveland-Cliffs Partners With Palantir to Deploy AI Across Operations

29 April 2026 - Cleveland-Cliffs announced it entered a three-year partnership with Palantir Technologies to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) technology across its operations.

U. S. Steel to Build US$1.9 Billion DRI Facility at Big River Steel Works

29 April 2026 - United States Steel Corporation announced a US$1.9 billion investment to construct a new direct reduced iron (DRI) facility at Big River Steel Works in Osceola, Ark., USA, the first of its kind in the U.S.

ArcelorMittal Teams Up With Stockland for Green Steel

29 April 2026 - ArcelorMittal International, Steligence® and their partner JSteel have teamed up with Stockland to deliver engineered and tailor-made solutions for its projects.

Primetals Technologies Completes Converter Suspension System Installation for ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt

28 April 2026 - Primetals Technologies announced it has successfully completed the installation of ArcelorMittal’s new converter suspension system for its LD converter (BOF) No. 2 in Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany.

Sandvik Announces New Leadership

27 April 2026 - Sandvik announced it has appointed Patrick Murphy as president of business area mining and a member of the Sandvik Group executive management, effective 1 July 2026.

FIMIGroup to Deliver Two Heavy-Gauge Leveling and Cut-to-Length Lines to JSW Steel

24 April 2026 - FIMIGroup announced it will deliver two new heavy-gauge leveling and cut-to-length lines to JSW Steel in India.

Goncalves: More Aluminum Users are Switching to Steel

23 April 2026 - Global supply chain uncertainty and other factors are prompting aluminum users to reconsider their materials choices and use steel instead, Cleveland-Cliffs chairman and chief executive officer Lourenco Goncalves said on Monday.

SDI's Aluminum Dynamics Ramping Up Production

23 April 2026 - Steel Dynamics Inc. is speeding through the ramp-up of its new aluminum sheet business, with the rolling the rolling mill projected to achieve a 90% monthly capacity utilization rate by year’s end.

Air Liquide to Invest US$350 Million to Strengthen Footprint, Support Hyundai-POSCO Green Facility

22 April 2026 - Air Liquide announced it has entered a contract with Hyundai-POSCO Louisiana LLC (HPLS) to supply oxygen, nitrogen and argon for the new green steel facility in Louisiana and will invest over US$350 million to create an air separation unit (ASU) in St. James Parish, La., USA.

AIST Presents Gold Reliability Achievement Award to NLMK Indiana for EAF Upgrade With Primetals Technologies

22 April 2026 - AIST presented the Gold Reliability Achievement Award to NLMK Indiana in honor of its recent electric arc furnace (EAF) upgrade with Primetals Technologies solutions at its facility in Portage, Ind., USA.