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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…
POSCO Steel Co., Ltd. has agreed key commercial terms with Australian energy company Santos for a 10-year supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG), strengthening the steelmaker's long-term energy supply arrangements. Under…
South Korean steelmaker POSCO plans to invest around USD 359 mln to build a new automotive steel plant at its integrated steelworks in Gwangyang, as it expands its high-end steel product business. The facility is…
South Korea's Hyundai Steel has signed an MoU with construction project management company HanmiGlobal to expand the use of steel structures in advanced industrial facilities, including data centres and semiconductor…
South Korea's KG Steel has contracted Primetals Technologies to modernize its pickling line tandem cold mill (PLTCM) at the company's Dangjin plant. The 18-month project will involve a comprehensive upgrade of the…
South Korea's Hyundai Steel has signed an agreement with global classification and certification body DNV to develop technologies and an international certification system for steel used in the transportation and…
Hyundai Steel has commissioned the first foundry-rated robotic wire rod coil trimming and sampling system at its Dangjin wire rod mill in South Korea following final acceptance of the project supplied by Primetals…
South Korea has imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of hot rolled carbon steel and alloy steel flat products originating from Japan and China, following an investigation that found dumped imports had…
POSCO has commissioned South Korea's largest electric arc furnace (EAF) at its Gwangyang Steelworks, strengthening the company's low-carbon steelmaking capacity and supporting its long-term decarbonization strategy. The…
South Korea's POSCO has launched a joint research project with Hyundai Motor and eight other industry, academic and research organizations to develop next-generation electrical steel aimed at improving the efficiency of…
South Korea's SeAH Steel has secured a contract to supply approximately 1,750 tons of stainless steel pipes for a carbon capture project in Teesside, northern England, marking the company's entry into the UK's growing…
Posco E&C has awarded Thyssenkrupp Uhde a contract to design and supply a new low-emission coke oven battery at Posco's Pohang steelworks in South Korea. The project will replace the existing Battery #3A with a new unit…
South Korean steel producer, Posco and Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on developing advanced materials and technologies for construction machinery…
Hyundai Steel has issued the final acceptance certificate to SMS group for the multi-phase upgrade of continuous galvanizing line #1 (CVGL#1) at its Dangjin plant in South Korea, marking the completion of a project…
Hyundai Steel has started mass production of low-emission steel sheets that reduce carbon emissions by around 20pct compared with conventional blast furnace products. The materials will be supplied to automakers Hyundai…
Dongkuk CM, a Dongkuk Steel Group company specializing in cold-rolled and color-coated steel sheets, has developed an AI-based surface defect detection system, marking an industry first. Surface inspection of…
Hyundai Steel will build a pilot direct reduced iron (DRI) facility at its Dangjin Steelworks to test hydrogen- and gas-based direct reduction processes, accelerating preparations for its planned steel mill in the…
South Korean steelmaker Posco is stepping up efforts to normalize operations at its Pohang Steelworks following a series of safety incidents, while accelerating plans for next-generation steelmaking technologies. Posco…
South Korea will inject KRW 570 bln (USD 396 mln) into its steel industry to strengthen exports, counter unfairly priced imports, and drive technological innovation, the government announced. The package includes a KRW…
Posco has signed a MoU with BHP to jointly advance 'near-zero emissions' ironmaking through Posco's hydrogen reduction ironmaking technology (HyREX). The collaboration will focus on developing and testing a…
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