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Egypt's Misr National Steel (Ataqa) has applied to the General Authority for Industrial Development for a license to build a billet production facility, the company said in a stock exchange filing. Ataqa submitted its…
Mughal Iron & Steel's subsidiary, Mughal Energy, has completed the hydro testing phase for its 36.50 MW hybrid power plant, marking a significant step toward the project's commissioning. Hydro testing, a crucial process…
Vietnam's Hoa Phat Group has commissioned a new basic oxygen furnace (BOF) and RH vacuum refining furnace at its Dung Quat 2 Iron and Steel Complex, marking a key milestone toward launching Blast Furnace No. 2 and…
Kardemir Celik is investing USD 30 mln in a large-section rolling mill in Izmir's Aliaga Bozkoy district, aiming to boost production capacity, diversify its product range, and tap new markets. The facility is scheduled…
John Cockerill India Limited has been awarded a contract worth approximately USD 31 mln by JSW JFE Electrical Steel Nashik Private Limited. The agreement covers the engineering, design, manufacture, and supply of…
Welspun Tubular LLC will invest USD 150 mln to build a Longitudinally Submerged Arc Welded (LSAW) line pipe mill and coating facility at its Little Rock, Arkansas site. The project, expected to create 300 jobs, will…
Mukand Sumi Special Steel Ltd. (MSSSL) has placed an order with Danieli India, a subsidiary of Italy's Danieli, for a state-of-the-art blooming mill to be installed at its Hospet plant in Karnataka. The mill will roll…
Germany's Klockner & Co has expanded its electrical steel capacity to address surging demand from North America's power grid, renewable energy, and data center sectors. The company has established a state-of-the-art…
Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittefaq Steel Products Company (ISPC) has partnered with Strataphy to introduce geothermal-powered Cooling as a Service (CAS) at its facilities, the first application of advanced geothermal cooling in…
ArcelorMittal Jinxi New Materials (Changzhou), a joint venture between ArcelorMittal and China Oriental Group, has awarded Danieli a contract to supply a six-stand cold-strip mill for its plant in Changzhou, Jiangsu…
Vietnam's Hoa Sen Group has introduced its Zinc-Aluminum-Magnesium (ZAM) coated steel coil, branded as MAGSHIELD, with an official launch on August 5, 2025, at the Hoa Sen's Nghe An factory. Marketed as a…
Lianxin Iron & Steel, a major private steelmaker based in Yancheng, Jiangsu, has ordered a Kocks Reducing & Sizing Block (RSB) 370++/4 in the latest 5.0 design for its new special bar quality (SBQ) mill line. The RSB…
Tata Steel Kalinganagar has produced its first batch of galvanized coils from the newly commissioned Continuous Galvanizing Line-1 (CGL-1) at its cold rolling mill complex, marking a key milestone in the company's Phase…
Libyan Iron & Steel Company (LISCO) has appointed Rotary International Limited to upgrade the control system of one of its key production units, as part of efforts to enhance efficiency and reduce operational costs, the…
Tenaris has announced plans to build a new service center in northeastern British Columbia to support oil and gas drilling operations in the Montney formation. The new facility will expand Tenaris's presence in Canada…
ArcelorMittal units in Belgium, France, Luxembourg, and Spain have joined the Low Emission Steel Standard (LESS), following ArcelorMittal Germany's founding membership in 2024. ArcelorMittal Belgium CEO Frederik Van De…
ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Jubail (TPJ) has awarded the EPC contract for its heat treatment and finishing line expansion to Sinosteel Equipment & Engineering Co. Ltd. (Sinosteel MECC), with Tenova S.p.A. supplying…
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has awarded Primetals Technologies a contract to supply a fourth hot-blast stove for Blast Furnace No. 5 at its Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP). This second order from SAIL further…
Vietnam-Italy Steel, a subsidiary of Japan's Kyoei Steel Group, has commissioned a new high-speed rolling mill in Hai Phong, northern Vietnam, with an annual capacity of 500,000 tons of rebar ranging from 10 to 51 mm in…
Romanian steel producer, Liberty Galati SA's restructuring plan has been approved by the Galati Court, following a 52pct vote in favor from creditors. The plan, developed with administrators EURO Insol and CITR, aims to…
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