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Report: Nippon Steel Proposes Even Greater U. S. Steel Mill Investments
20 May 2025 - Nippon Steel Corp. would invest US$10 billion in United States Steel Corporation and build a greenfield mill if it wins approval to acquire the company, reports the Reuters news service.
Fives Installs Oxygen System on Billet Reheating Furnace
20 May 2025 - Fives announced it has successfully completed its first PREMIX oxygen enrichment project on an existing billet reheating furnace at MEGASA Group’s rebar production plant SN Maia Siderurgia Nacional in Maia, Portugal.
Feralpi Stahl Launches €220 Million Green Rolling Mill
16 May 2025 - Feralpi Stahl, part of Feralpi Group, announced the completion of its €220 million Danieli-supplied green rolling mill at its facility in Saxony, Germany.
ArcelorMittal Confirms Intention to Build €1.2 Billion EAF in Dunkirk
15 May 2025 - ArcelorMittal, working closely with the French government, announced its confidence that all conditions will be in place soon after summer to relaunch its decarbonization plan which includes building a €1.2 billion electric arc furnace (EAF) in Dunkirk, France.
Danieli Walking Beam Furnace in Operation
14 May 2025 - The Stahlwerk Annahütte Max Aicher plant in Ainring-Hammerau, Germany, has granted final acceptance to its new Danieli walking beam furnace.
Blastr Green Steel Signs Land Use Agreement for Finnish Mill
14 May 2025 - Blastr Green Steel has signed a land use agreement with a Finnish municipality governing the construction of the startup’s steel mill and hydrogen production plant.
Nucor Reports Cybersecurity Incident
14 May 2025 - Nucor Corp. halted some of its operations following a cybersecurity incident affecting various locations, the company said Wednesday.
U.S.-China Trade Deal: Doesn’t Cover Steel, Cars, Aluminum
13 May 2025 - The U.S. and China announced a 90-day pause on tariffs following two days of talks between officials in Geneva, Switzerland, though sector-specific U.S. tariffs on cars, steel and aluminum will remain, reported The Guardian newspaper.
U.S.-U.K. Economic Deal Lowers Some Tariffs
12 May 2025 - The U.S. and U.K. announced a deal to lower tariffs on some goods including British-exported steel, cars and plane parts, reported the Reuters news service.
Steel Dynamics Announces Leadership Changes
12 May 2025 - Steel Dynamics Inc. announced Miguel Alvarez will take responsibility and oversight for its aluminum operations while Glenn Pushis will retire from his role but continue to provide consulting services, effective 1 October 2025.
Global Overcapacity Makes Tariffs Necessary, Executive Says
07 May 2025 - The scale and scope of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Section 232 steel tariffs are debatable, but what shouldn’t be up for argument is the necessity of them, an SSAB executive said Wednesday.
thyssenkrupp Steel, Union Set Outline Agreement Over Restructuring
07 May 2025 - thyssenkrupp’s steel unit has reached an agreement in principal with union workers over a planned restructuring, allowing for negotiations over a collective-bargaining agreement, the company has announced.
Tata Steel Upgrades MES Software at Dutch Cold Mill
07 May 2025 - Tata Steel Nederland has gone live with a new manufacturing execution system (MES) serving its cold mill, according to the software vendor.
Kingspan and Hydnum Steel Team Up on Green Steel Initiative
07 May 2025 - Kingspan and Hydnum Steel announced they will collaborate on a green steel initiative to decarbonize the construction sector and promote sustainability in building materials.
To Survive the Trade War, Algoma Will Do What It Does Best — Make Plate
06 May 2025 - Against the backdrop of trade tensions with the U.S., Canadian sheet and plate producer Algoma will focus on increasing plate shipments from its recently modernized plate mill, reports Northern Ontario Business.
Nucor Upgrades Tubular Operations
06 May 2025 - International engineering group Fives is fulfilling an order for two cutoff machines from Nucor Tubular Products, which is expanding its product portfolio and capabilities.
AIST’s Steelmaker of the Year Urges Cooperation Among USMCA Partners
06 May 2025 - To fend off unfairly traded, overseas imports, the U.S., Canada and Mexico must strengthen their relationship and create a more robust regional trade agreement, Ternium chief executive officer Máximo Vedoya said on Tuesday.
Austrian Mill Plans Bar Line Improvement
06 May 2025 - Danieli was selected to revamp the finishing area of Austrian rebar maker Marienhütte’s bar line, the equipment manufacturer reports.
JSW Steel Ordered to Unwind Bhushan Power and Steel Acquisition – Four Years After It Was Completed
05 May 2025 - India’s top court has nullified JSW Steel’s four-year-old acquisition of Bhushan Power and Steel and is ordering that the business be liquidated, according to reports.
Want a Sustainable Society? Get the Materials Scientists to Work, Professor Says
05 May 2025 - In the years ahead, the work of materials scientists will take on even greater societal significance as the world contends with metals scarcity and climate change, a respected materials science researcher and scholar said Monday.