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Nippon Steel Corporation has signed a master agreement with Champion Iron Limited (CI) and Sojitz Corporation to acquire a stake in the Kamistiatusset Iron Ore Project (Kami Project) in Newfoundland and Labrador…
Tenova, a leading provider of sustainable solutions for the metals industry, has launched Phase II of its acoustic water detection system in collaboration with Topy Industries Ltd. at the Toyohashi Plant Works in Aichi…
Tokyo Steel, Japan's leading electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaker, has announced price cuts for October sales under its latest monthly policy. For flat products, HRC (1.7-22 mm) and pickled and oiled coil (1.7-6 mm)…
Tokyo Steel, Japan's leading electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaker, said it will keep product prices unchanged for September, marking the fourth straight month of no adjustments. HRC remains at JPY 89,000 (USD 603) per…
Japan's steel associations have called on the government to introduce import trade measures to protect domestic producers from a surge in steel exports driven by China's excess production capacity, the Japan Iron &…
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Ministry of Finance (MOF) have launched an anti-dumping investigation into hot-dipped galvanized steel coil, sheet, and strip imports from China and South…
Toyota Tsusho Corporation has completed the full acquisition of U.S.-based Radius Recycling, Inc. through its subsidiary, Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. The deal was finalized on July 11, 2025, making Radius a wholly owned…
JFE Steel has chosen Danieli as its technology partner to support its green transformation and greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction strategy. As part of the plan, Danieli will supply a new digitally controlled electric arc…
Tokyo Steel has awarded Primetals Technologies, in collaboration with thermal tech specialist Chugai Ro and electrification provider Hitachi, a contract to upgrade its hot-dip galvanizing line at the Okayama Works. The…
Godo Steel has contracted Danieli to modernize its 87-year-old medium-sized bar mill at the Himeji Works in Japan's Kansai region. The mill produces alloyed steel rounds, deformed rounds, and light rails. The upgrade…
Nippon Steel plans to invest JPY 868.7 bln (USD 5.98 bln) to install electric furnaces at its domestic steel plants, backed by up to JPY 251.4 bln (USD 1.7 bln) in aid from Japan's industry ministry. The initiative…
Kobe Steel and Mitsubishi UBE Cement Corporation (MUCC) have agreed to move forward with a joint venture feasibility study focused on black pellets, a biomass-based raw material and fuel that can help reduce CO2…
Tokyo Steel, Japan's leading electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaker, has announced it will keep its product prices unchanged for June, reflecting ongoing global and domestic market challenges. The company's HRC prices…
Japan's Nippon Steel Corporation and Nakayama Steel have signed a basic agreement to establish a joint venture and form a business alliance. Under the agreement, both companies will jointly invest in the new venture…
Nippon Steel Corp. expects its net profit to fall 42.9pct to JPY 200 bln (USD 1.38 bln) in fiscal 2025, citing uncertainty over U.S. tariffs. The company, which is facing hurdles in its bid to acquire U.S. Steel Corp…
Tokyo Steel Manufacturing plans to invest nearly JPY 10 bln (USD 70 mln) to upgrade its hot-dip galvanizing line at the Okayama Plant, enabling production of cold-rolled coils and expanding its flat steel product…
Nippon Steel Trading Corporation (NST) has signed an agency agreement with Viglacera Real Estate Company, a leading industrial park developer in Vietnam, to support the sales of industrial parks. NST has been serving as…
Nippon Steel Corporation, Japan's largest steelmaker, is partnering with TIER IV, the developer of the world's first open-source autonomous driving software, to automate steel transportation at its Nagoya plant by…
JFE Steel Corporation and Yamato Steel announced a collaboration in Japan's H-beam structural-steel market, starting in April this year. As the first step, Yamato Steel will begin supplying selected H-beam products from…
JFE Steel Corporation, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical, and Mitsubishi Chemical have signed an MoU for a demonstration project at the Mizushima Complex in Kurashiki, Japan. The initiative will produce methanol from by-product…
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