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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…
Essar Group-backed Mesabi Metallics plans to invest USD 15 bln in a new steel complex in Iowa, US, integrating the facility with its iron ore mine in Minnesota to establish a domestic mine-to-steel supply chain. The…
Outokumpu has unveiled EvoMaterials, a proprietary technology platform designed to produce low-CO2, high-purity ferrochrome and other metals, as the company advances the technology toward pilot-scale production. The…
Mesabi Metallics has started up its new iron ore mine and pellet plant in Nashwauk, Minnesota, marking the first new iron ore mine and pellet plant to start up in the US in 50 years. The company completed its first…
U. S. Steel has received the final required air permit to proceed with construction of a new quench and tempering (Q&T) facility at its Fairfield Tubular Operations in Alabama. The USD 475 mln project will add in-house…
Flux Steel Works has unveiled plans to renovate and re-equip a former ATI steel plant in Ohio to produce grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES), the core material used in power transformers. The company acquired the…
Bull Moose Tube Company has completed the acquisition of Hanna Steel Corporation, a US producer of structural and mechanical steel tubing, expanding its manufacturing and product portfolio. Hanna Steel will operate as a…
MagIron has completed a concept and economic study with Primetals Technologies evaluating large-scale granulated pig iron production integrated with its existing facilities in Minnesota and Indiana. The study assessed…
U.S. Steel has completed a USD 350 mln reline of Blast Furnace #14 at Gary Works in Indiana, returning the furnace to service and securing its long-term ironmaking capability. The project included replacement of the…
Hyundai Steel, POSCO, Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation have held a groundbreaking ceremony for a USD 5.8 bln electric arc furnace (EAF)-based integrated steel mill in Louisiana, marking Hyundai Steel's first…
Japan's Hanwa Co. has completed the acquisition of US-based Associated Steel Group, LLC (ASG), making the company a consolidated subsidiary. Hanwa acquired a 50.1pct stake in ASG through its North American unit, Hanwa…
CME Group has launched its U.S. Zinc Futures contract, with the first trades executed by Glencore and Trafigura on CME Globex on August 20 for September delivery. The contract, which is physically settled and listed by…
US President Donald Trump said the United States will impose a 50pct tariff on Canadian steel, automobiles and automotive parts from January 1, 2027, escalating trade tensions after bilateral negotiations collapsed over…
SSAB has partnered with US railcar manufacturer Greenbrier and metal recycler Alter Trading to complete a batch of 50 gondola railcars using SSAB Zero steel as part of a closed-loop recycling initiative. The railcars…
Cleveland-Cliffs will invest USD 1 bln to modernize its Middletown Works steel plant in Ohio, with the US Department of Energy (DOE) providing USD 500 mln through a rescope of its previously awarded grant. The…
US steel producer Hybar LLC has selected SMS group to supply a second CMT 550 continuous minimill for its steelmaking complex in Osceola, Arkansas. Installed alongside the existing mill, the project will create the…
US steelmaker Nucor will invest USD 59 mln to expand production capabilities at its Vulcraft Indiana manufacturing facility in St. Joe, Indiana, adding capacity to produce steel grating products. The project marks…
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…
US steelmaker Nucor Corporation has awarded Primetals Technologies a contract to modernize the continuous thin slab caster at its Nucor Steel Decatur flat steel plant in Alabama, aiming to enhance equipment durability…
Austrian steelmaker Voestalpine has officially opened a new production facility in Jeffersonville, Indiana, following an investment of approximately EUR 70 mln (USD 80 mln) to expand its presence in the North American…
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