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Turkey's Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change has approved the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Kocaer Celik's planned integrated steelmaking and rolling mill investment in Aliaga, Izmir…
Thyssenkrupp Rasselstein is developing a large-scale solar power facility at its tinplate plant in Andernach, Germany, as part of efforts to increase the use of renewable electricity and reduce the carbon footprint of…
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…
Spain's Hydnum Steel has secured a EUR 150 mln (USD 173 mln) investment commitment from the Co-investment Fund (FOCO), managed by state-owned COFIDES, supporting the development of its planned green steel plant in…
Vietnam's Pomina Steel has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hoa Binh Construction Group for the development of the second phase of its steel plant project at the Phu My 1 Industrial Park. The second phase will…
Russia's MMK-METIZ, part of MMK Group, has started production of a new type of galvanized wire for gabion structures, expanding its range of special-purpose wire products. The company produced a pilot batch of…
Saudi Arabia's Watani Iron Steel Co. (Watani Steel) reported a sharp increase in profitability for the first half of 2026, supported by higher sales volumes, stronger finished steel prices and improved profit margins…
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…
Nippon Steel expects the ongoing Middle East situation to reduce its steel export volumes to the region and raise logistics and raw material costs in fiscal 2026, according to the Japanese steelmaker's latest earnings…
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 Group has agreed to sell Klockner DESMA Elastomertechnik GmbH to German-French industrial group NAME & MAWI Partners (NMP) as part of its ongoing portfolio restructuring. The transaction is expected to be…
Trasteel has completed an energy efficiency and digitalization upgrade at its subsidiary Profilmec Group's steel tube and profiles plant in Cuneo, Italy, as part of efforts to improve operational efficiency across its…
Turkey's steel product exports increased in the first half of 2026, supported by stronger shipments to markets including the Middle East, South America and the UK, according to data from the Turkish Steel Producers…
The Pakistani government has introduced a new mechanism for collecting sales tax from electricity-based steel melters, re-rollers and composite units, linking tax payments directly to electricity consumed during…
An official investigation into the fatal explosion at Baogang United Steel's plate plant in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, found that long-term corrosion damage to a pressure tank and inadequate action after a leak was…
State-owned miner NMDC reported a sharp increase in iron ore production in July 2026, while sales remained broadly stable compared with the same month last year. Iron ore production increased 31pct YoY to 4.06 mln tons…
Global steelmaker ArcelorMittal has expanded its collaboration with Microsoft to accelerate the use of cloud computing, data analytics and artificial intelligence across its global operations. Under the expanded…
Swiss special steel producer Steeltec AG has commissioned a new 4D EAGLE S laser measuring system at its rolling mill in Emmenbrucke to improve product quality control and rolling accuracy. The system, jointly developed…
UAE's EMSTEEL, one of the largest publicly traded steel and building materials manufacturers in the region, reported significantly stronger second-quarter financial results, supported by higher steel selling prices…
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