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Iron ore futures fell on Tuesday as persistent demand concerns weighed on sentiment. Weak seasonal demand, due to heavy rains and hot weather, pushed up finished steel inventories at major warehouses, raising fears of…
China has sharply increased semi-finished steel exports this year, with shipments soaring 320pct YoY to 7.4 mln tons in the first seven months of 2025, according to Chinese customs data cited by Bloomberg. July alone…
Thyssenkrupp Steel, together with Smart Steel Technologies (SST), has introduced an intelligent scheduling system for its modernized production network in Duisburg-Bruckhausen. The new software automates and optimizes…
Ukraine-based Interpipe has delivered nearly 250 tons of steel pipes to a Spanish customer for the construction of a new offshore wind farm in the English Channel, near Le Treport and Dieppe, France. The pipes, ranging…
Iron ore futures jumped on Monday after Rio Tinto suspended work at its Simandou project in Guinea following a fatal incident involving a contractor employee, raising concerns of delays to the mine's production start…
Baosteel has completed a major gearbox overhaul on its 2050-millimeter hot strip mill in Shanghai with support from SMS group, marking a key milestone in its 2025 maintenance program. The work, carried out during the…
Korea's steel exports to the United States slumped 26pct in July, following Washington's decision to double tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 50pct, according to the Korea International Trade Association (KITA)…
Eurometal, the European federation for steel, tube, and metals distribution, said the European Commission has dismissed rumours of any delay to the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). In an official response to…
Iron ore futures retreated on Friday as concerns over weakening steel demand weighed on sentiment. Despite strong margins keeping Chinese steel mills running at high output levels, demand has softened in recent weeks…
Chinese steelmaker Shandong Zhongxin has placed an order with Primetals Technologies for a coupled pickling line and tandem cold mill (PLTCM) at its Lin Yi plant in Shandong province. The new line, scheduled to start up…
ArcelorMittal Calvert has awarded SMS group a contract to modernize its 2,050 mm hot strip mill (HSM) in Calvert, Alabama, originally supplied by SMS in 2010. The upgrade aims to enable production of advanced steel…
Mexican steelmaker Tyasa has ordered a new bar finishing line from Danieli Centro Maskin, featuring a patented 60-ton pinion/rack drawing bench for its Veracruz plant. The line will process bars ranging from 18 to 65 mm…
British Steel has supplied 71 ton of 56E1 profile rail to the Rother Valley Railway, a heritage initiative aimed at reconnecting the missing rail link between Bodiam and Robertsbridge in East Sussex. Delivery was made…
Iron ore futures recovered on Thursday as concerns over steel production curbs eased, though demand worries lingered. Chinese authorities have instructed several mills in Tangshan to cut sintering output between August…
South Africa's International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) has proposed new import duties of up to 30pct on steel products in a bid to protect the domestic sector from rising import pressure. The proposal…
The British government is preparing to take control of Liberty Steel's Speciality Steel UK (SSUK), in Rotherham, led by Sanjeev Gupta, in a bid to safeguard the business and protect 1,500 jobs, according to local media…
Iron ore futures slipped on Wednesday as steel production curbs and soft demand weighed on sentiment. Authorities have ordered several mills in Tangshan to cut sintering output between August 25 and September 3, 2025…
ZK International Group Co., Ltd., a China-based engineering company specializing in high-performance steel products, announced that its subsidiary, Zhejiang Zhenkang Industrial Co., Ltd., has won a contract in the…
India's state-owned Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) has invited Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from private players to operate 32 critical units of its Visakhapatnam steel plant, as the company struggles with…
Steel Dynamics, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the remaining 55pct equity interest in New Process Steel, L.P., the company said in a press release. Chairman and CEO Mark D. Millett said the deal will…
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