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SAIL's Bokaro Steel Plant has partnered with Primetals Technologies to begin engineering a hydrogen gas injection system for one of its blast furnaces in Jharkhand, as part of an Indian government-funded carbon…
Turkey's steel industry continues to demonstrate resilience despite market volatility, with exports and ongoing investments in efficiency, digitalization, and green transformation emerging as central pillars of…
ArcelorMittal Eisenhuttenstadt has issued a provisional acceptance certificate (PAC) to Primetals Technologies after completing a major modernization of its reversing cold mill in Eisenhuttenstadt, Germany. The…
Germany's largest steel producer, Thyssenkrupp Steel, has signed a collective restructuring agreement with the IG Metall union, effective until September 30, 2030. The agreement is based on an industrial plan presented…
EMSTEEL's rebar mill in Abu Dhabi has successfully completed the replacement of its entire twin channel system, originally supplied by Danieli in 2006. Danieli Service executed the full upgrade after a joint assessment…
The Salzgitter Group and its subsidiary Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH have received expanded approval for their SECURE 500 steel grade from Germany's Bundeswehr Technical Center (WTD 91) under the TL 2350-0000 technical…
Konepeikko Oy, a major Finnish recycling services provider, has installed a new state-of-the-art torch-cutting machine from Primetals Technologies at its facility near Ovako Imatra Oy Ab in Imatra, Finland. The…
Amreli Steels Limited has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) to issue 40 mln ordinary shares at PKR 25 per share. The direct issuance totals PKR 1 bln (USD 3.55 mln). The…
Swedish steel producer Alleima has strengthened its presence in China with the inauguration of a new production mill in Zhenjiang, a USD 27 mln investment that marks 40 years of the company's operations in the country…
Hoa Phat Steel Sheet Co., Ltd., part of Vietnam's largest steelmaker Hoa Phat Group, has signed a new contract with The Bronx Group for the supply of a state-of-the-art 120 m/min colour coating line (CCL). The line will…
Stegra has been awarded about EUR 37 mln (USD 43 mln) from the Swedish Energy Agency under the Industrial Leap programme to support the establishment of its fully integrated near-zero-emission steel facility in Boden…
EMSTEEL, one of the largest publicly traded steel and building materials manufacturers in the region, has signed a 20-year natural gas supply agreement with ADNOC Gas worth between USD 3.5 and 4.2 bln, ensuring stable…
JFE Steel Corporation has ordered a new continuous galvanizing line (CGL) from Primetals Technologies for its West Japan Works in Fukuyama. Equipped with alloying capabilities, the line will help meet growing demand for…
Nippon Steel Corporation has finalized a joint venture agreement with Nakayama Steel Works to establish a new company, jointly funded with a 49pct-51pct capital split between Nippon Steel and Nakayama Steel. The JV will…
AD Ports Group's Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (KEZAD Group) has signed a land lease agreement with India's Jindal SAW Group, enabling the steel pipe manufacturer to significantly expand its operations in ICAD-KEZAD…
SSAB has appointed international engineering group Fives to upgrade the control systems of its reheating furnaces at the Raahe plant in Finland. The two Stein Digit@l Furnace units, originally supplied by Fives in the…
Saudi Arabia is set to strengthen its domestic industrial base as Aramco Asia India signs a memorandum of understanding with Indian leading manufacturer of large-diameter carbon steel line pipes, Man Industries to…
Hascelik, one of Turkey's leading specialty steel producers, has successfully completed hot-rolling trial production of free-cutting steel at its Bilecik mill. The trials covered various diameters of 11SMn30 (1.0715)…
State-owned Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) plans to double the capacity of its Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) to 9.8 mln tons by 2030, as part of a major expansion and modernization drive led by the Ministry of Steel…
Sweden's Land and Environment Court of Appeal has upheld SSAB's permit to build and operate a new electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant in Lulea, confirming the approval originally granted in December 2024. The new…
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