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Tata Steel and Tata Steel Nederland (TSN) have signed a non-binding letter of intent with the Dutch government and the province of North Holland to advance the first phase of TSN's transition to low-CO2 steel production…
Pakistani rebar producer Dost Steels Limited (DSL) has signed a settlement agreement with its syndicate of banks to resolve outstanding liabilities of PKR 2.08 bln (USD 7.34 mln), paving the way for financial and…
Jindal Steel has commissioned India's largest blast furnace at its Angul plant, raising hot metal capacity from 4 mln to 9 mln tons per year and setting the stage to reach 12 mln tons annually. The newly inaugurated…
Voestalpine, together with Primetals Technologies and Rio Tinto, has started construction of an industrial-scale demonstration plant at its Linz site in Austria to advance hydrogen-based ironmaking technologies. The…
SAIL's IISCO Steel Plant (ISP) in Burnpur has awarded its first major contract under the INR 35,000 crore (USD 3.94 bln) integrated steel plant expansion, marking the central government's largest-ever investment in West…
U.S. Steel's Board of Directors has approved the next phase of capital investments, reinforcing its strategic partnership with Nippon Steel. The collaboration has already delivered efficiency gains across U.S. Steel's…
ArcelorMittal Sestao has awarded Danieli a turnkey contract to supply a new fume-treatment plant (FTP) and vacuum degasser (VD) at its Vizcaya plant in Spain, as part of the "Sestao 1.6" program aimed at achieving…
JISCO Hongxing Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. has successfully commissioned its new 4,200mm heavy plate mill, rolling the first plate on 28 August 2025. The project expands JISCO's production capacity beyond the limitations of…
Shougang Jingtang has awarded Fives a contract to supply a new vertical annealing furnace for its continuous galvanizing line No. 9, designed for automotive steel grades with an annual capacity of 450,000 tons. The…
Turkish steelmaker Isik Celik has commissioned a new medium section rolling mill at its Karabuk facility, equipment supplier Germaksan & Germuhendislik said. The launch followed successful hot tests, with parent company…
Wuhan Iron & Steel Co. (WISCO), a subsidiary of China Baowu Steel Group, has signed the Final Acceptance Certificate (FAC) with SMS group for the successful modernization of its No. 2 hot strip mill in Wuhan, China. The…
Hariom Pipe Industries Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Maharashtra to establish an integrated steel plant in Gadchiroli district with an investment of INR 3,135 crore (USD…
Turkish steel producer, Cemtas Celik Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. has unveiled plans to invest in a new 37 MWe land-based solar power plant across three sites in the Derik district of Mardin province, aiming to cut…
India's JSW Steel has approved the acquisition of additional economic interest in M Res NSW HCC Pty Ltd through its subsidiary, JSW Steel (Netherlands) B.V., for USD 60 mln. Following the transaction, JSW's interest in…
SSAB has begun construction of its new steel mill in Lulea, marked by a groundbreaking ceremony attended by Sweden's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Energy, Business and Industry, Ebba Busch, and SSAB CEO Johnny…
Jindal Steel Duqm, a subsidiary of Jindal Steel Group, has placed an order with Danieli for a second hydrogen-ready direct reduction plant to produce hot-briquetted iron (HBI) in Duqm, Oman. The move follows the…
Tenova, a leading provider of sustainable solutions for the metals industry, has launched Phase II of its acoustic water detection system in collaboration with Topy Industries Ltd. at the Toyohashi Plant Works in Aichi…
Severstal has commissioned a modern gas cleaning system for Electric Arc Furnace No. 5 (EAF-5) at the Cherepovets Metallurgical Plant (CherMK), its main asset. The project is part of a wider upgrade of the blank…
Tata Steel has awarded John Cockerill India a contract worth about INR 80 crore (USD 9 mln) to supply pickling and acid regeneration plants (ARP) for its Tinplate Division in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. The scope includes…
German steelmaker Salzgitter Group has received certifications under the Low Emission Steel Standard (LESS) for several of its production routes and products, the company announced. LESS is a six-stage classification…
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