Steel News

ArcelorMittal to Build €1.3 Billion EAF at Its Dunkirk Site

10 February 2026 - ArcelorMittal confirmed it will construct an electric arc furnace (EAF) at its steelmaking site in Dunkirk, France, representing a €1.3 billion investment.

Primetals Technologies Upgrades Aperam’s Stainless Steel Meltshop

10 February 2026 - Primetals Technologies upgraded Aperam’s stainless steel meltshop in Genk, Belgium with a revamp of its existing argon oxygen decarburization (AOD) converter No. 1 and installation a new AOD converter No. 2.

Danieli to Supply Water Treatment Plant to JSW Steel

10 February 2026 - JSW Steel has turned to Danieli for the design and supply of a water treatment plant (WTP) to serve the Phase-3 expansion of its hot strip mill at the Dolvi Works in Maharashtra, India.

Salzgitter AG, Volvo Cars Partner for ScanLoop Project

09 February 2026 - Salzgitter AG announced it has partnered with Volvo Cars in a circular economic project, ScanLoop, to provide steel scrap produced at its Swedish plant to Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH production.

Tenova Selected to Supply World’s Largest EAF to Nippon Steel

05 February 2026 - Tenova and GE Vernova have partnered to supply the world’s largest Consteel® electric arc furnace (EAF) to Nippon Steel Corp.’s Yawata area at Kyushu Works.

Primetals Technologies Chosen to Supply New Casting Technology for HKM

05 February 2026 - Primetals Technologies announced it has been chosen by German steel producer Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM) to supply new mold expert fiber systems for its Duisburg plant.

BlueScope Steel: Open to Better Takeover Proposals, Outlines Future Priorities

04 February 2026 - Following its rejection of the US$8.8 billion takeover bid from Steel Dynamics Inc. and SGH, BlueScope Steel’s new chief executive officer Tania Archibald indicated the company is open to other proposals that realize its value as it looks to future priorities, reported the Wall Street Journal.

SMS group to Deliver Europe’s First Continuous Mill Technology to UMB Steel

04 February 2026 - SMS group announced it will deliver Europe’s first continuous mill technology (CMT® 700) to steel manufacturer UMB Steel s.r.l.’s site in Oțelu Roșu, Romania.

KOCKS Delivers Reducing and Sizing Block to Fushun Special Steel

04 February 2026 - KOCKS announced it has received the final acceptance certificate from Fushun Special Steel Co. Ltd., a part of Shagang Group, for the delivery of its reducing and sizing block RSB® 370++/4 in 5.0 design to its rolling mill in Fushun City, China.

FIMIGroup Supplies Leveling and Cut-to-Length Line to Nichelcrom

03 February 2026 - FIMIGroup announced it has supplied a new leveling and cut-to-length line to Italian stainless steel producer Nichelcrom.

Tenaris Receives Two Contracts for Deepwater Development From Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı

03 February 2026 - Tenaris announced is has received two contracts from Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı (TPAO) to provide seamless and welded pipes for Phase 3 of its Sakarya Gas Project taking place 170 km offshore of Türkiye in the Black Sea.

Primetals Technologies to Provide Digitalization Solution to Shanxi Jingang

03 February 2026 - Primetals Technologies announced it has agreed to provide an advanced digitalization solution to Shanxi Jingang New Materials Technology’s new Arvedi ESP line for its facility in Jincheng, China.

Danieli Upgrades 3-Strand Billet Caster for JSW Salem

02 February 2026 - Danieli announced it has modernized a 3-strand billet caster for JSW Salem, part of JSW Steel Group, at Salem works, India.

JISCO Carbon Steel Celebrates Start-Up of World’s First CSP HSM Integrated Line

02 February 2026 - SMS group announced that JISCO Carbon Steel has begun production on the world’s first integrated line with hot strip mill (HSM) and compact strip production (CSP®) modes, utilizing SMS group’s full automation scope, in Jiayuguan, China.

ABB Introduces Automation Extended Program

02 February 2026 - ABB announced it has launched its Automation Extended program, enabling industries to introduce new technologies progressively without any operational interruptions.

Danieli Presents EAF Performance Award to Jindal Steel Sohar

30 January 2026 - Danieli announced the 220-metric-ton electric arc furnace (EAF) it supplied to Jindal Steel Sohar’s steelmaking facility in Oman has been awarded for record performance.

New World Record: TOSYALI Algerie Achieves Highest DRI Production on Single Module

28 January 2026 - MIDREX announced the plant it supplied to TOSYALI Algerie A.Ş. with consortium partner Paul Wurth, part of SMS group, Module 2, has set a new world record for most direct reduced iron (DRI) production by a single direct reduction module in a year.