Steel News

Yukon Produces Unprecedented Slab Thickness

03 March 2025 - Yukon Iron and Steel Group, a Chinese steelmaker, announced its success in producing 145-mm-thick slabs at its Danieli QSP-DUE plant in Yuxi.

Tosyalı SULB Awards CDRI Plant Order to Midrex, SMS group

25 February 2025 - Tosyalı SULB Steel Industries has turned to Midrex Technologies, Inc. and SMS group to supply phase one of the world’s largest direct reduced iron (DRI) complex investments with the construction of a 2.5-million-metric-ton cold DRI (CDRI) plant in Benghazi, Libya.

Outokumpu Secures Long-Term Molybdenum Supply

24 February 2025 - Outokumpu has signed a 10-year offtake agreement with Greenland Resources Inc. to ensure access to about 8 million lbs. of molybdenum annually, valued at approximately US$1.6 billion over a decade.

Salzgitter Celebrates Start of Work on Green H2 Production Plant

20 February 2025 - Salzgitter has broken ground on what will be one of Europe largest green hydrogen production plants, the company has said.

Tata Steel Receives OK to Build U.K. EAF

20 February 2025 - Local officials in Wales have approved Tata Steel’s plans to build an electric arc furnace at its Port Talbot Steelworks, the company has said.

South Australian Government Forces Whyalla Steelworks Into Administration

19 February 2025 - The South Australian government has wrested control of one of the country’s two major steel mills and will inject it with more than AUD$2 billion in funding while its looks for a buyer, according to reports.

North Star Defers Cold Mill Plans

18 February 2025 - North Star BlueScope's Australian parent has postponed a US$1.2 billion investment in a Midwest cold rolling facility so that it can focus on ramping up its U.S. coated products business.

Kardemir Casts a Bright Future With SMS Group

17 February 2025 - Kardemir has ordered a 5-strand combi-continuous caster from SMS Concast, part of the SMS group, to upgrade its facility in Karabük, Türkiye.

Danieli Delivers Q-One Power Feeder

14 February 2025 - Shinkasai Steel’s Osaka facility in Japan is now operating a digital electric arc furnace (EAF) after the successful installation of Danieli’s Q-One power feeder, the companies announced.

Outokumpu Decides Against U.S. Cold Rolling Expansion — For Now

13 February 2025 - Stainless steel producer Outokumpu is dropping plans to build new cold rolling capacity in the U.S. but instead is working to boost capacity at existing facilities, the company said Thursday.

ANDRITZ Cuts a Deal With Olympic Steel

11 February 2025 - Olympic Steel has ordered a cut-to-length line from ANDRITZ for its facility in Minneapolis, Minn., USA, the company has announced.

JSW Steel Contracts SMS group for New BOF

05 February 2025 - JSW Steel Dolvi has ordered a 350-ton basic oxygen furnace (BOF) converter and other equipment from SMS group, the plant builder has announced.

thyssenkrupp Commissions New NGO Annealing, Isolating Line

29 January 2025 - thyssenkrupp Steel Europe is starting up a new electrical steel processing line at its Bochum, Germany, plant, reports project contractor SMS group.

Nucor Reports Profitable Q4 — And a Very Safe 2024

29 January 2025 - Nucor Corp. posted a fourth-quarter profit and reported its safest year on record, saying that accomplishment came in the context of many active year construction projects and ramp-ups.

Former Steel Research Building to Become Ceramics Plant

28 January 2025 - EI Ceramics has broken ground on the US$21 million renovation project to transform the old Armco/AK Steel Research building in Middletown, Ohio, USA into a ceramic refractory plant.

SMS group Lands Order for Turkish Strip Mill Modernization

23 January 2025 - Turkish steelmaker Colakoğlu Metalurji AS has contracted SMS group to upgrade its 1,850 mm strip mill in Dilovası.

ABB to Provide Automation, Control Tech to Swedish Ironmaker

23 January 2025 - Swedish startup GreenIron has selected ABB to provide automation and control system solutions for its first commercial facility in Sandviken.

Danieli Wins Order for JSPL Quench System

21 January 2025 - Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. has decided to install a Danieli Exstream II direct quench system at its Steckel mill in Raigarh, India, Danieli has announced.

Hyundai Steel Sales to Outside Automakers Tops 20%

21 January 2025 - Hyundai Steel has reached a new sales milestone, selling more than 1 million metric tons of automotive sheet in 2024 to foreign automakers other than affiliates Hyundai and Kia, reports The Korea Economic Daily.

Pacific Steel Group Lines Up US$200M for Micro-Mill

20 January 2025 - Pacific Steel Group (PSG) has secured a US$200 million loan from Generate Capital, a sustainable infrastructure investment firm, to support the construction of its planned California micro-mill.