Steel News

Zhongshou and Primetals Technologies Reach Major Project Milestone

13 June 2025 - Primetals Technologies announced that only 12 months after beginning the project, the first rolling stand for Zhongshou Special Steel Group’s Luanzhou site has been successfully installed.

ArcelorMittal Announces Wire Drawing Mill Closure

12 June 2025 - ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada announced Wednesday it will be closing its wire drawing mill in Hamilton, Ont., Canada.

SSAB to Supply Recycled Steel to Volvo Cars

12 June 2025 - Volvo Cars announced it has signed an agreement with SSAB for the supply of recycled and near-zero emissions steel for serial production deliveries beginning in 2025.

Report: Industry Faces Existential Crisis

12 June 2025 - Europe’s steel industry could be wiped out due to the U.S.’s Section 232 tariffs increase, high energy costs and the influx of cheap Chinese steel, the Guardian reported thyssenkrupp said.

SMS group to Modernize Eight-Strand Concast Billet Caster

11 June 2025 - Reinforcing steel grades manufacturer Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel LLC has tapped SMS group to upgrade its eight-strand Concast continuous caster at its facility in Sohar Port, Sultanate of Oman.

ANDRITZ Receives Final Acceptance from voestalpine

11 June 2025 - ANDRITZ announced it has successfully completed the supply of a continuous pickling line, acid regeneration plant, acid purification plant and silicon removal systems to voestalpine’s cold rolling mill #3 in Linz, Austria.

MAEGMA Minerals Turns to Primetals Technologies for MIDREX Flex Plant

11 June 2025 - Primetals Technologies announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with MAEGMA Minerals to establish a MIDREX Flex plant in collaboration with Midrex Technologies Inc. in Lumut, Perak, Malaysia.

Danieli to Supply SSAB’s New Green Mini-Mill

10 June 2025 - Danieli announced they have signed a contract to supply SSAB’s new green mini-mill in Luleå, Sweden, following an early service agreement covering the pre- and engineering phases.

Primetals Technologies Completes Wire Rod Outlet Upgrade

09 June 2025 - Jiangsu Shagang has presented Primetals Technologies with the final acceptance certificate (FAC) for the successful upgrade of the wire rod outlet and rebuild of the Morgan Reducing/Sizing Mill within line No. 3 at its sixth mill in Zhangjiagang City, China.

Danieli to Upgrade Thermomechanical Control Process

09 June 2025 - Danieli will supply its technology and construction capabilities for heavy beams and sheet piles producer EMSTEEL’s thermomechanical control process (TMCP) project at its rolling mill #4 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Britain Temporarily Exempt From Doubled Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

04 June 2025 - While British exports have been temporarily granted an exemption from the U.S. Section 232 tariffs doubling on aluminum and steel to 50%, they still must pay a 25% duty, reported the Times.

ABB to Enhance Water Operations of Al Ezz Dekheila Steel Co.

04 June 2025 - ABB announced it has won an order from Al Ezz Dekheila Steel Co. (EZDK) to enhance the operations of three main central water treatment plants at the Ezz Steel plant in Alexandria, Egypt.

ANDRITZ Opens Electrolyzer Gigafactory

04 June 2025 - ANDRITZ announced today that it has opened its new electrolyzer gigafactory in Erfurt, Germany.

Salzgitter Accepting Proposals for Green Energy Projects

03 June 2025 - Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH is seeking partners interested in building a solar power array and battery storage system as part of the mill’s green steel transition.

Hoa Phat Turns to SMS group to Deliver Rail and Section Mill

02 June 2025 - SMS group announced it has partnered with Hoa Phat Dung Quat Rail and Special Steel Joint Stock Company, Vietnam to deliver a state-of-the-art rail and section mill to be built in the Dung Quat Economic Zone of Vietnam.

Fives to Install Intelligent Quality Management System for Marcegaglia Ravenna

02 June 2025 - Carbon and stainless steel producer Marcegaglia has turned to Fives to install intelligent quality management system Eyeron® at its Ravenna plant in Italy.

OECD Forecasts Sluggish Steel Demand Growth

29 May 2025 - Global steel demand is projected to rise 0.7% annually over the next five years, driven by consumption in the ASEAN countries and the Middle East and North Africa regions, according to a new projection from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.