Steel News

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.

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.

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.

Tallman Technologies Celebrates its 150th Anniversary

14 November 2025 - Tallman Technologies Inc. marked its 150th anniversary in 2025, a milestone for the Canadian company which has made contributions to global steel- and ironmaking technological innovation.

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.

Primetals Technologies, Deutsche Bank Extend ESG Initiative and Set Gender Diversity Goal

11 November 2025 - Primetals Technologies and Deutsche Bank announced they have extended their agreement linking financial trading to sustainability, social responsibility and gender diversity goals.

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.

Australian Plant Selects Danieli Power Feeder Tech

31 October 2025 - Alter Steel, which is building Australia’s first greenfield mill in more than 40 years, has opted to deploy Danieli’s Digimelter and Q-One power feeder technology, Danieli reports.

Algoma to Scale Back Coil Production, Speed Up EAF Conversion

30 October 2025 - Algoma Steel is accelerating its conversion to electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking and will curtail coil production as it attempts to counter the loss of access to the U.S. market.

Cleveland-Cliffs: Trial Results Show Steel Can Be Stamped on Aluminum Equipment

29 October 2025 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has reported success in a production trial where a major automotive OEM stamped defect-free steel parts using equipment originally designed for aluminum.

Outokumpu Announces Plans for U.S. Ferrochrome Pilot Plant

29 October 2025 - Stainless steel manufacturer Outokumpu is investing US$45 million in a pilot-scale ferrochrome plant aimed at advancing what it describes as a breakthrough, coke-free reduction process.

Nucor Reports Progress on West Virginia Mill; Cancels Greenfield Project in Western U.S.

28 October 2025 - Nucor Corp. is approximately 75% of the way toward completing its West Virginia sheet mill and has dropped plans for a rebar micro-mill in the Pacific Northwest, company executives said Tuesday.

Pacific Steel Opts for Danieli Emissions Abatement Technology

28 October 2025 - Pacific Steel Group will incorporate Danieli’s air emissions abatement technology into its planned California micro-mill, the company has announced.

SMS group Tapped for Billet Caster Overhaul

27 October 2025 - China’s Henan Jiyuan Iron and Steel Co. has contracted SMS group to upgrade a special bar quality-focused (SBQ) billet caster, the plant engineer has announced.

Eurasian Resources Group Partners With Primetals Technologies, Midrex Technologies for HBI Plant

20 October 2025 - A consortium of Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), Primetals Technologies and Midrex Technologies have signed a contract for engineering, supply of key process equipment and services for construction of a hot briquetted iron (HBI) plant in Rudny, Kazakhstan.

Gestamp, Hydnum Steel Partner to Use Clean Steel Produced With Green Hydrogen

13 October 2025 - Gestamp and Hydnum Steel have signed an agreement to use clean steel produced with renewable energy and green hydrogen for automotive component manufacturing.