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Tata Steel has contracted international technology group Andritz to supply a new acid regeneration plant for its Port Talbot Works in Wales. The facility, scheduled for commissioning in late 2027, is designed to meet…
Iron ore futures fell on Thursday, weighed down by weakening fundamentals and cautious sentiment across the steel value chain. Rising supply combined with softer steel demand continued to pressure prices, while…
Tata Steel's board has reaffirmed its long-term growth strategy for the India business, focusing on disciplined capital allocation, capacity expansion, downstream growth, and low-carbon technologies. Several key…
JFE Bars & Shapes Corporation (JFE BS), part of the JFE Group, has chosen Danieli to replace its existing DC electric arc furnace with a new 120-ton Digimelter equipped with the Q-One power-feeding system at Mizushima…
Thyssenkrupp will temporarily suspend its electrical steel production in response to intense import competition and a weak market environment, the company's steel division announced. Beginning mid-December, operations…
ArcelorMittal Poland has completed a major investment at its Krakow site, finishing a 44-day modernization of Galvanizing Line No. 2 to enable production of sheet metal with the company's new Optigal coating. The line…
Iron ore futures rebounded on Wednesday after several sessions of losses, supported by growing expectations that Beijing may introduce new stimulus measures following another round of weak economic data. The latest…
Jingjiang Yongjin Metal Technology has issued the final acceptance certificate (FAC) to Primetals Technologies following the successful delivery and installation of a full Level 1 and Level 2 automation system at its…
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has awarded Danieli Corus the contract to build a new greenfield mega Blast Furnace No. 6 at the IISCO Steel Plant in Burnpur. With a working volume of 4,680 m3 and an inner…
SSAB has introduced its Strenx Certified Fabricator network in the Netherlands, an initiative aimed at recognizing and promoting excellence in high-strength steel fabrication. As part of the launch, the company has…
Iron ore futures fell again on Tuesday, pressured by rising global supply and slowing demand from Chinese steel mills. Sentiment weakened further after reports that Guinea's Simandou project, expected to produce 120 mln…
China's persistent steel overcapacity remains difficult to address, largely because the sector is deeply intertwined with the broader domestic economy. World Steel Association chief Edwin Basson said that shutting mills…
JSW Steel reported a 5pct YoY increase in consolidated crude steel production to 2.43 mln tons in November 2025, according to a stock exchange filing. The growth was driven entirely by its Indian operations, which…
Greta Energy Limited has awarded Metso a contract to supply a traveling grate pelletizing plant for its greenfield steel project in Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The compact facility will be built around a 3-meter-wide…
Salzgitter AG and Umicore's Metal Deposition Solutions (MDS) unit have jointly developed a process that enables the recovery of iridium from anodes used in continuous electro-galvanizing, supporting resource…
The International Rebar Producers and Exporters Association (Irepas) reports that the global long steel products market remains subdued, with demand weak across all regions and the holiday period adding further…
Iron ore futures declined on Monday as falling steel production reinforced a weak demand outlook. According to the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA), daily crude steel output among its member mills fell 6.4% in…
China's finished steel exports rose 7.5pct YoY to 9.98 mln tons in November, also up 2pct from the previous month, according to data from the General Administration of Customs. With shipments reaching 107.7 mln tons in…
Tata Steel and Sweden's Cemvision have received support from the Swedish Energy Agency to conduct a joint feasibility study on converting Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF) and Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) slags into high-value…
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and Nippon Steel have received the world's first General Design Approval (GDA) from ClassNK for a manufacturing process that enables large low-pressure liquified carbon dioxide (LCO2) cargo tanks…
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