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Thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel has awarded SMS group a contract to upgrade the automation system at its four-high CVC cold rolling mill in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Originally supplied by SMS in 1974, the reversing mill…
Maghreb Steel has upgraded its hot-strip mill in Casablanca with a new upcoiler mandrel supplied by Danieli Service, designed to match the original equipment's dimensions and kinematics. Using advanced 3D scanning…
Coking coal futures surged to the daily upper limit on Wednesday, driven by concerns over potential supply disruptions following reports of a government inspection into coal mine production. According to local media…
The U.S. Department of Commerce has preliminarily determined that certain imports of circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe (CWP) completed in Oman using Chinese hot-rolled steel are circumventing existing…
Iron ore futures continued to climb on Tuesday, supported by strong near-term demand and optimism around potential stimulus measures. Market sentiment was buoyed by news that China has begun construction on what will…
Turkey imported 1.58 mln tons of HRC during the first five months of 2025, reflecting a decline of over 10pct YoY, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). China remained the largest supplier…
Canada has officially terminated its anti-dumping investigation into imports of corrosion-resistant steel sheet from Turkish producer Borcelik Celik Sanayi Ticaret, according to a notice issued by the Canada Border…
Iron ore futures surged, supported by the announcement of a major hydropower project and growing optimism over potential government stimulus measures. On Saturday, Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced the launch of a…
State-owned Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) has supplied more than 31,000 tons of steel for the Zojila tunnel project, which is set to become India's longest road tunnel and Asia's longest bi-directional tunnel once…
Iron ore futures rose on Friday, supported by firm near-term fundamentals and expectations of upcoming policy support from Beijing. Healthy profit margins have prompted blast furnace-based steel mills to boost…
Hebei MFG Metallurgical Materials Technology Co. will add a new annealing furnace to its continuous galvanizing line as part of its precision alloy color coating project in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province. The furnace will…
Iron ore futures extended gains on Thursday, supported by short-term supply constraints and firm steel production. A decline in iron ore inventories at major Chinese ports and improved profit margins has encouraged…
ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) has commissioned a new state-of-the-art Continuous Galvanising Line (CGL) at its flagship Hazira plant in Gujarat, the company announced. The new facility makes AM/NS India…
Lebanon's steel imports jumped 66.3pct YoY in the first four months of 2025, reaching 332,070 tons, according to data from Lebanese Customs. Rebar accounted for a major share of the imports. Between January and May…
Iron ore futures rose on Wednesday, supported by firm near-term fundamentals despite lingering demand concerns. While overall steel production has declined, blast furnace-based producers have maintained high output…
Vietnamese steel producers Ton Dong A has reaffirmed its partnership with Danieli by ordering a new cold rolling mill to process 400,000 tons per year of low-carbon steel strip. The twin-stand reversing cold-strip mill…
SSAB has entered a long-term partnership with Metal Solutions to supply fossil-free steel with near-zero carbon emissions. Building on a successful collaboration, the agreement reflects a shared commitment to…
Thyssenkrupp Steel has concluded a comprehensive restructuring agreement with Germany's industrial union IG Metall under the initiative titled "Steel Realignment." The agreement, reached after extensive negotiations…
Iron ore futures edged up slightly on Tuesday, buoyed by encouraging economic data from China, though lingering demand concerns limited further gains. China's GDP grew 5.2pct YoY in Q2 2025, according to the National…
Iron ore futures edged higher on Monday, supported by robust trade figures, though lingering concerns over demand tempered gains. China's exports rose 5.8pct YoY in June 2025 (in USD terms), according to customs data…
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