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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…
ArcelorMittal said it is unable to restart operations safely and sustainably at its Kryvyi Rih steel plant in Ukraine following multiple Russian strikes that damaged production facilities. Russian strikes on the plant…
Middle East crude steel production declined 4.6 pct YoY to 3.7 mln tons in August 2026, according to World Steel Association data, with the pace of decline easing from 13.4 pct in July. During the January-August period…
Turkish steelmaker Ekinciler Demir ve Celik Sanayi has signed a turnkey contract with Aldo Enerji Sanayi for the installation of two ground-mounted solar power plants with a combined capacity of 42 MWp in Sanliurfa. The…
Pakistan's Agha Steel Industries reported a loss after taxation of PKR 4.74 bln (USD 17.1 mln) for the financial year ended June 30, 2026, compared with a loss of PKR 7.21 bln (USD 25.9 mln) a year earlier. The…
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…
Vale has agreed to acquire a 30pct minority stake in Ligga S.A., which operates the Ferro Sul iron ore mine in northern Brazil, for around USD 190 mln. The transaction also includes an exclusive long-term offtake…
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…
Egyptian rebar prices are set to rise in October, with local media and market sources reporting that Ezz Steel and other major producers plan to increase domestic prices from October 1, following several months of…
Egyptian steel re-roller Metad Helwan for Metal Rolling plans to list a 15-30pct stake on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) in the second half of 2027, with the company targeting proceeds of around EGP 1 bln (USD 19.45 mln)…
Chinese manufacturer Windus Enterprises Inc. has secured an order to supply super duplex stainless steel seamless pipes for the desalination and industrial water system supporting Saudi Aramco's Jafurah gas project in…
Tata Steel has issued the Final Acceptance Certificate for a coke-oven gas purification and hydrogen production system supplied by Canada's PyroGenesis through its subsidiary Pyro Green-Gas at the Kalinganagar steel…
UAE's Emirates Steel, part of EMSTEEL Group, has kept its rebar prices unchanged for October production, marking the third consecutive month of price rollover. The company maintained its price for 12-32 mm rebar at AED…
Turkish steelmaker Ekinciler Demir ve Celik Sanayi plans to establish a facility at its Iskenderun, Hatay plant to recover zinc from electric arc furnace (EAF) dust and produce commercial zinc oxide. The approximately…
India's largest iron ore producer NMDC is targeting production of 60 mln tons this fiscal year to meet growing demand from domestic steelmakers, Chairman Amitava Mukherjee said. NMDC produced 53.15 mln tons of iron ore…
Voestalpine has received the core equipment for a new electric arc furnace (EAF) at its Linz steelworks, with the facility scheduled to start operation in the first half of 2027. The equipment, manufactured in Germany…
Huttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM) has permanently decommissioned Blast Furnace A at its Duisburg site after more than 53 years of operation, as part of Salzgitter AG's transition toward lower-carbon steel production…
B5Plus Group has selected Danieli to supply equipment for a new rebar and wire rod mill in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), with production capacity of 50 tons per hour, or around 300,000 tons per year. The mill…
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…
The UAE coated steel market remains firm, supported by good domestic demand, while logistics disruptions continue to affect material availability and local production. Major UAE coated steel producer Al Ghurair is…
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