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Algoma Steel has achieved first steel production at Unit One of its new Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) facility in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. This marks the start of the company's transition from integrated to electric arc…
Salzgitter has broken ground on a new large-scale steel scrap shredder at its DEUMU subsidiary in Salzgitter, an investment of around EUR 30 mln (USD 35 mln). The facility will enable processing of high-quality scrap…
Iron ore futures fell on Monday as steel production curbs and weakening steel demand weighed on market sentiment. Chinese Steel output is expected to be hit by new environmental restrictions in Tangshan and other…
Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL), India's largest stainless steel producer, has awarded Greenzo Energy India Limited a contract to supply, erect, install, and commission an advanced electrolyser-based green hydrogen plant…
ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada has filed a USD 2.7 mln lawsuit in federal court in Peoria, Illinois, against Liberty Steel & Wire, alleging non-payment for billet shipments to Liberty's Georgetown, South Carolina…
Australia's Progressive Green Solutions (PGS) has chosen Thyssenkrupp Nucera as its preferred supplier of electrolyzers with a total capacity of 1.4 GW for its flagship Mid-West Green Iron project near Geraldton…
Iron ore futures edged higher on Friday, supported by strong near-term demand and a weekly decline in port inventories. Analysts noted that robust steel production continues to underpin consumption, though environmental…
Marcegaglia and Danieli have signed an agreement to begin the engineering phase of the Mistral Project, a flat-product minimill in Fos-sur-Mer, France. Danieli will supply a fully automated plant covering scrap…
Portuguese flat steel producer Lusosider Acos Planos has once again partnered with Fives to optimize zinc consumption at its 275,000 tons per year continuous galvanizing line in Paio Pires. The project involves…
Primetals Technologies has received final acceptance for the upgrade of AFV Beltrame Stahl Gerlafingen's wire rod mill in Switzerland. The project included the installation of an intelligent pinch roll, a 6th-generation…
Global stainless steel production reached 16.36 mln tons in Q2 2025, up 3.1pct YoY and 5pct quarter-on-quarter, according to the World Stainless Association (Worldstainless). China remained the dominant producer, with…
Iron ore futures surged on Thursday, supported by reports that Chinese authorities plan to cut steel production to reduce excess supply. Beijing aims to curb crude steel output between 2025 and 2026 amid persistent…
China's Baoshan Iron & Steel (Baosteel) posted a 7.4pct YoY rise in net profit to 4.88 bln yuan (USD 682 mln) in the first half of 2025, despite a 7.3pct drop in operating income to 151.37 bln yuan (USD 21 bln)…
India's JSW Steel has incorporated a new joint venture company, APJSW Private Limited, in partnership with the Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation (APMDC), to develop the Konijedu Marlapadu Integrated Iron…
The U.S. imported 2.24 mln tons of steel in July 2025, including 1.69 mln tons of finished steel, according to preliminary Census Bureau data released by the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI). Compared with June…
NEOVAC, a joint venture between SMS group GmbH and SITIZN Group Holding AG, has introduced a new vacuum coating technology for high-strength and ultra-high-strength steel strips at its Karlstein, Germany facility…
Iron ore futures extended losses on Wednesday as the market grappled with oversupply worries and weakening steel demand in China. Blast furnace mills have kept production strong in recent weeks, supported by healthy…
Vinton Steel, the U.S. subsidiary of Japan's Kyoei Steel Ltd., has signed a contract with Tenova, a global supplier of sustainable technologies for the metals industry, to install a state-of-the-art walking hearth…
Stegra is making rapid progress on its green hydrogen facilities, with four central electrolyzer buildings nearing completion and process equipment installation underway. The company noted that the construction team is…
NLMK Lipetsk has introduced a timber recycling process that converts waste wood into charcoal, which is then used to replace part of the fuel in ferroalloy production. The project is expected to save about 2,000 tons of…
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