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Canadian Government Launches Action Plan to Protect Ontario Industries
22 October 2026 - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Premier of Ontario, Doug Ford, announced they will invest CA$8.7 billion and introduce new measures to protect Ontario steel, automotive and critical minerals industries affected by U.S. tariffs.
Primetals Technologies Reports Milestones at Zhongshou Arvedi ESP Plant
01 October 2026 - Primetals Technologies announced the endless casting and rolling Arvedi ESP line it commissioned for the Zhongshou plant in China has broken multiple productivity and production ramp-up records.
Shougang Group, Rio Tinto Complete Trial Facility
28 September 2026 - Rio Tinto and Shougang Group announced they have built and commissioned an industrial-scale carbon capture trial facility for blast furnace gas in China.
ArcelorMittal Unable to Restart Ukrainian Operations
25 September 2026 - ArcelorMittal announced its subsidiary in Ukraine, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, is unable to restart operations in a safe and sustainable manner after being targeted by four missile strikes over the past two months.
Unifab Corp. Marks Its 75th Anniversary
18 September 2026 - Full-service precision metal fabrication company Unifab Corp. announced it is celebrating its 75th anniversary this month.
ExxonMobil Partners With Nucor Steel Louisiana to Expand CCS Operations
17 September 2026 - ExxonMobil announced it is expanding its U.S. Gulf Coast carbon capture and storage (CCS) network by beginning operations at Nucor’s direct reduced iron (DRI) facility in Convent, Louisiana, USA.
ArcelorMittal’s Ukraine Steel Operation Struck for the Second Time
15 September 2026 - ArcelorMittal announced its operation in Ukraine, Kryvyi Rih, was struck by a ballistic missile for the second time on Saturday.
2025 Global DRI Production Breaks Record
09 September 2026 - Midrex Technologies Inc. announced that global direct reduction iron (DRI) production reached a record 151 million metric tons in 2025.
Algoma Steel Resumes EAF Production, LSP Turbine Remains Unavailable
03 September 2026 - Algoma Steel Group Inc. announced that it has enacted interim operating arrangements to resume electric arc furnace (EAF) production while the affected Lake Superior Power (LSP) turbine remains out of service.
U.S. Army, Metallus Commission New Manufacturing Assets
03 September 2026 - The U.S. Army and Metallus Inc. held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate commissioning of a bloom reheat furnace, roller furnace and supporting equipment to increase production of high-fragmentation (HF-1) steel at the steelmaker's Canton, Ohio, USA, facilities.
ArcelorMittal Duisburg Looks to Future Following End of Hot Metal Supply
03 September 2026 - ArcelorMittal will close the steel shop and billet rolling mill at its Duisburg wire rod mill in Germany next year, the steelmaker has announced.
