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Tenaris has won a contract from Petrobras to supply conductor and surface casing for the Pre-Salt and Equatorial Margin projects in offshore Brazil. The agreement, awarded through a global tender, will run from 2027 to…
Thyssenkrupp confirmed that a fire incident disrupted operations at its hot strip mill in the Bruckhausen area of its Duisburg steel site on October 24, 2025. The blaze has since been brought under control, with the…
SSAB has signed an agreement with Vattenfall to supply 120 tons of fossil-free steel for what will become the world's first and largest dam gate made with near-zero carbon emissions from the ironmaking process. The…
Iron ore futures climbed on Monday as easing trade tensions between Washington and Beijing boosted market sentiment, though demand concerns continued to weigh on the outlook. Iron ore futures gained after reports…
China's Henan Jiyuan Iron and Steel (Group) Co., Ltd has awarded SMS Concast a contract to modernize its eight-strand continuous caster (CCM#2) at the Jiyuan No. 2 plant. The upgrade aims to boost product quality…
Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) has awarded Metso a contract to supply the third iron ore sintering plant at its IISCO Steel Plant (ISP) in Asansol, West Bengal. Metso's scope includes engineering, equipment…
Tenaris has secured a major contract to supply casing, tubing, and line pipe for the Trion deepwater oil project in the Perdido Fold Belt, around 180 km off Mexico's coast. The company will also provide coatings for…
Iron ore futures declined on Friday as persistent demand concerns and shrinking steel mill margins weighed on market sentiment. Market participants reported reduced steel production levels as Chinese mills faced tighter…
Primetals Technologies has commissioned advanced process automation and digital control systems at Rizhao Steel's integrated plant in Rizhao, China, achieving 95pct automation of steelmaking operations. The project…
Abul Khair Steel Limited (BWRM), part of the Abul Khair Group, has commenced production at its new high-capacity rolling mill in Sitakunda, Chattogram. Built by SMS group, the mill is designed to produce 1.6 mln tons of…
Sovel, part of the Sidenor Group, has ordered a new 8-ton Danieli's K-Spool line for installation at its Almyros micromill in Greece. This marks the first K-Spool of its kind in the Greek and Balkan region and the third…
Iron ore futures extended gains on Thursday, supported by optimism that Beijing may introduce new economic stimulus measures during an ongoing policy meeting this week. The four-day meeting of the Communist Party's…
India's Shyam Metalics and Energy Ltd (SMEL) has started operations at its greenfield cold rolling mill in Jamuria, West Bengal, marking a major milestone in the company's expansion drive. The project was developed…
Nippon Steel Corporation and Mazda Motor Corporation have applied the results of their co-creation partnership to develop an optimized body structure for the all-new Mazda CX-5, unveiled in July. The collaboration…
Electra, a clean iron technology company, has announced the site of its new 130,000-square-foot demonstration facility in Jefferson County, Colorado. Scheduled to begin operations in mid-2026, the plant will produce up…
Henan Fengbao Special Steel Co., Ltd. has awarded Danieli a contract to supply a new three-strand continuous casting machine for high-alloy round billets at its facility in Henan province, China. The caster will produce…
Iron ore futures rose on Wednesday as markets drew optimism from key policy meetings in Beijing, though underlying demand fundamentals remained soft. China's Communist Party began a major gathering on Monday to outline…
India's largest iron ore producer and exporter, National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), has lowered prices for both iron ore lump and fines. According to a stock exchange filing, NMDC cut prices by INR 550 (USD…
Industeel Belgium, part of the ArcelorMittal Group, has commissioned SMS group to modernize its walking beam furnace at the Charleroi plate mill, aiming to cut fossil fuel consumption by around 25pct. Installed in 1969…
SSAB has awarded ABB a major contract to supply the main electrical infrastructure for its upcoming fossil-free mini-mill in Lulea, Sweden, marking a key milestone in SSAB's transition toward carbon-neutral steel…
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