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Global steel markets are becoming increasingly fragmented as trade barriers, overcapacity and geopolitical risks reshape trade flows, according to participants at the 95th meeting of the International Rebar Exporters…
Essar Group-backed Mesabi Metallics plans to invest USD 15 bln in a new steel complex in Iowa, US, integrating the facility with its iron ore mine in Minnesota to establish a domestic mine-to-steel supply chain. The…
Thyssenkrupp Steel is advancing construction of its direct reduction plant in Duisburg, Germany, with US engineering and project management firm Jacobs continuing to provide project management, construction management…
Mesabi Metallics has started up its new iron ore mine and pellet plant in Nashwauk, Minnesota, marking the first new iron ore mine and pellet plant to start up in the US in 50 years. The company completed its first…
China Baowu and BHP have renewed their steel decarbonization partnership through a new five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), extending collaboration that began in 2020. The partners will continue working on…
GravitHy has awarded CAP INGELEC an EPC contract to design and build a 1.15 GW electrical substation for its planned low-carbon hot briquetted iron (HBI) production facility in Fos-sur-Mer, France. The substation will…
Swedish green steelmaker Stegra has selected four shipping and logistics companies to manage its sea transport operations, supporting the movement of raw materials and finished steel products across Europe. ESL Shipping…
Direct reduced iron (DRI) production in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) increased 8.3pct YoY to around 67.7 mln tons in 2025, according to Midrex Technologies' 2025 World Direct Reduction Statistics. The region…
Hyundai Steel, POSCO, Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation have held a groundbreaking ceremony for a USD 5.8 bln electric arc furnace (EAF)-based integrated steel mill in Louisiana, marking Hyundai Steel's first…
ArcelorMittal plans to permanently end crude steel production and billet production at its Duisburg site from October 2027, while keeping the downstream wire rod mill in operation. The site's long-term pig iron supply…
Tosyali Algerie's DRI II plant produced 248,601 tons in May 2026, setting the highest-ever monthly production recorded by a single Midrex DRI plant, according to the company. The company's average productivity reached…
Algeria's National Iron and Steel Company (SNS) and China's Baowu Group are exploring a strategic partnership to establish an integrated complex for the production of low-carbon direct reduced iron (DRI) and green steel…
India's iron ore advantage is shifting from securing sufficient volumes to securing higher-quality ore, as the country plans a major expansion in steelmaking capacity while reducing emissions and reliance on coking…
French company GravitHy has contracted Danieli to supply a direct reduction plant for its planned green HBI production project at Fos-sur-Mer, France. The facility will use ENERGIRON Zero Reformer technology, jointly…
Meranti Green Steel has signed heads of terms with Marafiq-CUC for the supply of industrial water to its planned DRI/HBI plant in Duqm, Oman. Under the agreement, Marafiq, the centralized utilities provider for the Duqm…
JFE Steel has successfully produced DRI using green hydrogen at its East Japan Works in Chiba, marking the first such trial in Japan as part of efforts to develop low-carbon direct hydrogen reduction technology. The…
Nemo Industries has selected Tenova's ENERGIRON technology for a new direct reduction plant in Louisiana, US, as part of its planned Ironworks I pig iron production project. The plant will have annual production…
Salzgitter AG has awarded a contract to Italy's Tenova to supply, install and commission Germany's largest electric arc furnace (EAF) at its subsidiary Huttenwerke Krupp-Mannesmann (HKM) in Duisburg, marking a major…
Ferrexpo has warned that disruptions to its Black Sea export operations following a drone attack on a vessel carrying its iron ore pellets have materially affected the company's liquidity, with accessible cash expected…
Low-carbon iron producer GravitHy has submitted permit applications for its planned hot briquetted iron (HBI) plant in Fos-sur-Mer, marking a key milestone in the development of one of Europe's flagship hydrogen-based…
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