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Nippon Steel's 2.0 GPa-class aluminized hot-stamping steel sheet with hydrogen-embrittlement resistance has been adopted for body components of Nissan Motor's all-new ELGRAND. The steel is used for underbody…
South Korean special steelmaker SeAH Besteel has developed and commercialized a special steel material for flexsplines, critical components of robotic reducers that transmit motor power and enable precise movement. The…
Turkish industrial group OYAK is producing military-grade HY-100 steel domestically for Turkey's MILDEN national submarine project, according to OYAK General Manager Murat Yalcintas. Yalcintas said global suppliers…
UAE-based Green Metal Industries (GMI) has cast its first billet at its facility in Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (KEZAD), marking a production milestone for its integrated steel, pipe and tube complex. The first…
Japan's Nippon Steel has awarded Tenova a contract to supply a 110-ton Consteel electric arc furnace (EAF) for its Hirohata Works in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Daido Steel is acting as the engineering, procurement…
US specialty steel producer Metallus has secured a five-year contract with the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to supply steel for critical defense applications, with an initial delivery order valued at USD 125 mln…
Hoa Phat Group has completed nearly 70pct of construction of its Dung Quat rail and special steel production plant in Vietnam, with work now focused on completing the factory structure and installing technological…
Italian special steelmaker ABS Acciaierie Bertoli Safau, part of the Danieli Group, has opened a new service center in Varnamo, Sweden, strengthening its presence in the Nordic market. The facility covers a…
Severstal has completed development and started production of Forcera weather-resistant steel in thin-sheet form, targeting long-life protective structures for road and civil infrastructure. The first application is…
Alleima is testing AI and machine vision technology to improve quality control of long tubes at its Sandviken production facility in Sweden. Developed in collaboration with Prevas, the system captures images of the tube…
The UK government has announced plans to work towards the public acquisition of Speciality Steel UK (SSUK), following its decision that the proposed sale to a preferred private-sector bidder would not provide sufficient…
Silvan Rolls, part of Vergili Group, has started production at its new steel plant in Karabuk following trial operations, with the facility completing its first quality steel billet casting. The company had announced…
Shyam Metalics and Energy reported strong YoY sales growth across most key product segments in August 2026, led by a more than doubling of carbon steel flat product sales. Carbon steel flat sales increased 114.14pct YoY…
Italian steelmaker Acciaierie Venete has commissioned a second Danieli Centro Maskin bar-straightening line at its Padova Works in Italy, strengthening its finishing capabilities for special bar quality (SBQ) products…
Salzgitter Flachstahl, a subsidiary of Salzgitter AG, has launched TektoSal 450, a new wear-resistant special steel available as strip steel for applications exposed to abrasive wear. The material combines high hardness…
Cogne Acciai Speciali has awarded Danieli Service a modernization project to upgrade the cooling chamber of the continuous casting machine for special steel blooms at its Aosta plant in Italy. The project aimed to…
Turkish steelmaker Kardemir has won a tender from Turkiye Rayli Sistem Araclari Sanayii A.S. (TURASAS), Turkish state-owned rail vehicle manufacturer, to supply 1,640 TSI-certified monobloc railway wheels. Kardemir was…
Swedish specialty steelmaker Alleima plans to invest around USD 20 mln to expand production capacity and capabilities for advanced tubing products at its existing facility in Mehsana, India. The investment will add…
Chinese steel exports to GCC countries declined by 18pct YoY to 4.54 mln tons during the first half of 2026 from 5.54 mln tons a year earlier, according to MEsteel analysis of Chinese customs data covering steel…
Turkish special steel producer Cemtas Celik reported a net loss of TRY 172.6 mln (USD 3.6 mln) in the first half of 2026, compared with a net profit of TRY 19.9 mln in the same period of 2025. The company's net sales…
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