Steel News

Trump to Announce Tariffs on Steel Imports in Coming Weeks

15 August 2025 - U.S. President Donald Trump said today that he will announce tariffs on imports of steel and semiconductor chips within the coming weeks, Reuters reported.

SME Selects Incoming Executive Director and CEO

14 August 2025 - The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) has selected Melissa Russell to become its next executive director and chief executive officer, succeeding Dave Kanagy.

Inductotherm Celebrates Successful Commissioning of Steel Melting System

14 August 2025 - Global induction heating and melting technology company Inductotherm Group announced it has successfully commissioned its 14 MW insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT)-based VIP-I® system at a leading steel mill.

Metso Completes Service Center Expansion

13 August 2025 - Metso Corp. announced today that it has completed the expansion of its service center in Antofagasta, Chile.

JSP Taps Primetals Technologies to Upgrade Plate Mill

13 August 2025 - Jindal Steel and Power (JSP) has tapped Primetals Technologies to supply and implement a level 1 and 2 automation system upgrade at its 5-m plate mill in Angul, India.

U. S. Steel Clairton Coke Plant Accident Investigation Underway

12 August 2025 - Local and state officials as well as United States Steel Corporation executives on Tuesday said the investigation of a fatal explosion at the company’s Clairton coke works will be both thorough and transparent.

EMSTEEL First Company in MENA to Receive ResponsibleSteel Certification

12 August 2025 - EMSTEEL’s steel business, Emirates Steel Industries, has become the first company in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to receive ResponsibleSteelTM Core Site Certification.

Spartan UK to Supply Steel Sheets for Nuclear Power Station Construction

12 August 2025 - Metinvest announced its British rolling mill Spartan UK will provide steel sheets for the construction of the new Sizewell C nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast in the U.K.

Tata Steel UK Appoints Its CEO as New Chair of UK Steel

12 August 2025 - Tata Steel UK announced it has appointed its chief executive officer, Rajesh Nair, as the new chair of the representative body for the U.K.’s steel industry, UK Steel.

Explosion at U. S. Steel Coke Plant Under Investigation

12 August 2025 - Authorities are investigating the cause of an explosion that killed two people and injured 10 others at United States Steel Corporation's Clairton coke works.

Industry Consortium Launches CCUS Hub Study

11 August 2025 - ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India, JSW Steel, Hyundai Steel Co., BHP, Chevron and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. have formed a consortium to perform a prefeasibility study to assess the development of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) hubs across Asia.

thyssenkrupp AG Approves Marine Business Spin-Off

08 August 2025 - During thyssenkrupp AG’s extraordinary general meeting today, the shareholders approved a new, independent systems provider for the maritime defense market to be established, TKMS AG & Co. KHaA.

Opta Group Acquires the m-tec Group

07 August 2025 - Supplier of performance materials and solutions in the molten metal, infrastructure and specialty chemical industries Opta Group LP, portfolio company of Speyside Equity Advisors, has acquired the m-tec Group in Wesel, Germany.

ArcelorMittal Jinxi Taps Danieli for Tandem Mill Project

07 August 2025 - Joint venture between ArcelorMittal and China Oriental Group, ArcelorMittal Jinxi New Materials, has selected Danieli to install a 6-stand cold strip mill in Changzhou, China.

Tata Steel Successfully Rolls Out First Batch of Galvanized Coils

06 August 2025 - Tata Steel Kalinganagar celebrated rolling out its first batch of galvanized coils at its new state-of-the-art galvanizing line at the cold rolling mill complex in Odisha.

Lianxin Turns to KOCKS for Reducing and Sizing Block

06 August 2025 - Private steel producer Lianxin Iron & Steel has placed an order with KOCKS for a reducing and sizing block (RSB®) 370++/4 in the latest 5.0 design for its plant in Yancheng, China.

ABB to Invest Over CA$130 Million in Canadian R&D and Production

05 August 2025 - ABB will invest more than CA$130 million to expand the research and development (R&D) and production capacity of its power protection and grid resilience technologies in Canada.

Metso to Evaluate Loading and Hauling Operations in Finland and Sweden

05 August 2025 - As part of Metso Corp.’s target to align with global businesses and have financial performance supporting its growth, it will review the future of its loading and hauling operations in Finland and Sweden.

SAIL Turns to Primetals Technologies for Hot Blast Stove

05 August 2025 - Primetals Technologies will supply a fourth hot blast stove for blast furnace No. 5 at Steel Authority of India Ltd.’s (SAIL) Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) in India.

Nucor Brings New Melting Capacity On-Line

04 August 2025 - Nucor Corp. is ramping up production at its Lexington, N.C., USA, micro-mill after conducting the facility’s first continuous melt-cast-roll in early July, the steelmaker has said.