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Thyssenkrupp Steel has resumed trial operations at hot strip mill 4 at its Duisburg site following extensive repair and modernization work after a fire damaged the facility in October 2025. The incident, caused by a…
Iron ore futures extended losses on Thursday as concerns over weakening steel demand and pressure on Chinese steel mill margins continued to weigh on market sentiment. Market insiders noted that steelmakers are facing…
Shougang Cold Rolling Co., Ltd. has awarded Primetals Technologies a contract to modernize the Level 1 and Level 2 automation systems at its pickling line tandem cold mill (PLTCM) in Shunyi, Beijing, China. The project…
JSW Vijayanagar Metallics Limited (JVML) has awarded John Cockerill a contract to supply two annealing and coating lines (ACL) and one annealing and pickling line (APL) for its cold-rolled non-oriented (CRNO) electrical…
Iron ore futures declined on Wednesday as concerns over weakening steel demand continued to weigh on market sentiment. The outlook for iron ore remained under pressure amid expectations of slower steel consumption…
US-based Steel Dynamics, Inc. (SDI) has awarded SMS group a contract to modernize the process automation system at its hot strip mill in Butler, Indiana, as part of efforts to improve long-term maintainability…
Iron ore futures post gains on Tuesday, supported by a continued rally in coking coal prices, although the broader outlook for the steelmaking raw material remained pressured by concerns over weakening steel demand and…
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Ministry of Finance (MOF) have initiated anti-dumping investigations into imports of hot-rolled and cold-rolled steel coil, sheet, and strip originating from…
Iron ore futures edged lower on Monday as concerns over weak steel demand and seasonal consumption slowdown outweighed support from a sharp rally in coking coal prices. Meanwhile, coking coal and coke futures surged…
Zhongshou Special Steel has successfully commissioned a new Arvedi ESP (Endless Strip Production) plant supplied by Primetals Technologies at its Luanzhou facility in Hebei Province, China. The first coil was produced…
China's finished steel exports to India more than doubled YoY in April, reaching around 232,000 tons, the highest monthly level in at least two years, according to provisional Indian government data, Reuters reported…
SAIL's Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) in India has achieved new production milestones at its 4.3-meter-wide plate mill supplied by Danieli, surpassing the facility's rated annual capacity for the second consecutive year…
Pakistani flat steel producers International Steels Limited (ISL) and Aisha Steel have increased domestic prices for cold rolled and galvanized steel products by PKR 3,000 (USD 11) per ton, marking their second price…
CIM Steel Industry LLC, Rhino Steel Industry LLC, and Metal Care Center Factory LLC have launched an integrated steel manufacturing and processing project in Umm Al Quwain Industrial City, UAE, with production…
Chinese coking coal and coke futures rose sharply on Monday following a deadly mining accident in Shanxi province over the weekend, raising concerns over tighter coal supply due to potential nationwide safety…
Pakistan's National Tariff Commission (NTC) has initiated an antidumping investigation into imports of cold rolled-based color coated steel coils and sheets originating in and/or exported from China following a…
Iron ore futures remained under pressure on Friday amid rising supply levels and concerns over steel demand, although losses were limited by relatively firm near-term consumption. Higher shipments from major miners and…
Iron ore futures declined on Thursday as concerns over weaker steel demand continued to weigh on market sentiment. Some Chinese steel traders said that domestic steel demand remains relatively stable, though rising…
Iron ore futures posted modest gains on Wednesday, recovering from earlier losses as firm steel production levels in China continued to support near-term demand despite concerns over weaker seasonal steel consumption…
Jindal (India) Limited, part of the BC Jindal Group, has commissioned a new high-speed continuous colour coating line (CCL) at its Ranihati manufacturing complex in Howrah district, West Bengal. The commissioning marks…
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