Steel News

Primetals Technologies to Upgrade ArcelorMittal Strip Mill

12 March 2025 - ArcelorMittal has contracted Primetals Technologies for a comprehensive automation upgrade at its compact strip production plant in Sestao, Spain.

Primetals Technologies Receives Order for Continuous Tandem Cold Mill

06 March 2025 - Fujian Kebao Metal Products, a Chinese silicon steel producer and subsidiary of Sanbao Group, has placed an order with Primetals Technologies for a continuous tandem cold mill (CTCM) at its steel plant in Zhangzhou.

Pacific Steel Celebrates Start of Work on California Rebar Mill

06 March 2025 - Pacific Steel Group has broken ground on its planned rebar mill, the first steel mill to be built in California in decades, The Bakersfield Californian reported.

Xinji Aosen Begins Production at New SBQ Rolling Mill

05 March 2025 - Chinese steelmaker Xinji Aosen Steel Group Co. Ltd. marked the start of production at its greenfield rolling mill for special bar quality (SBQ) long products by successfully rolling the first bar.

Danieli Receives Order for Two Zerobucket EAFs

05 March 2025 - Donghua Iron & Steel held a groundbreaking ceremony for its project which will include installation of two new Danieli Zerobucket electric arc furnaces (EAFs) in Tangshan, China.

ABB Invests to Expand U.S. Manufacturing

03 March 2025 - ABB announced that it will invest US$120 million between two U.S. manufacturing sites to expand the production capacity of its low-voltage electrification products.

Blastr Green Steel Partners for Sustainable Power Network

27 February 2025 - Blastr Green Steel has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Aurora Infrastructure for a build, own and operate (BOO) agreement to develop the electricity distribution facilities for its planned steel plant in Inkoo, Finland.

Calderys Ignites Innovation With New R&D Hub

27 February 2025 - The Calderys Group is investing in a new 3,000-square-meter Innovation Center for refractories research and development (R&D) near its production facility in Neuwied, Germany.

Tosyalı SULB Awards CDRI Plant Order to Midrex, SMS group

25 February 2025 - Tosyalı SULB Steel Industries has turned to Midrex Technologies, Inc. and SMS group to supply phase one of the world’s largest direct reduced iron (DRI) complex investments with the construction of a 2.5-million-metric-ton cold DRI (CDRI) plant in Benghazi, Libya.

Trump's Steel Tariffs Force Gerdau to Rethink Mexican Mill Investment

24 February 2025 - Gerdau has postponed a final investment decision on a new Mexican special steel plant and may instead move to boost output in the U.S. in light of President Donald Trump’s steel tariffs, the Reuters news service reports.

Vinton Steel Fourth Project Under JETI Program

21 February 2025 - Japanese steelmaker Kyoei Steel Ltd. will invest more than US$229 million in melting and rolling upgrades to its Vinton Steel mini-mill in Texas.

Salzgitter Celebrates Start of Work on Green H2 Production Plant

20 February 2025 - Salzgitter has broken ground on what will be one of Europe largest green hydrogen production plants, the company has said.

Tata Steel Receives OK to Build U.K. EAF

20 February 2025 - Local officials in Wales have approved Tata Steel’s plans to build an electric arc furnace at its Port Talbot Steelworks, the company has said.

North Star Defers Cold Mill Plans

18 February 2025 - North Star BlueScope's Australian parent has postponed a US$1.2 billion investment in a Midwest cold rolling facility so that it can focus on ramping up its U.S. coated products business.

Kardemir Casts a Bright Future With SMS Group

17 February 2025 - Kardemir has ordered a 5-strand combi-continuous caster from SMS Concast, part of the SMS group, to upgrade its facility in Karabük, Türkiye.

Danieli Delivers Q-One Power Feeder

14 February 2025 - Shinkasai Steel’s Osaka facility in Japan is now operating a digital electric arc furnace (EAF) after the successful installation of Danieli’s Q-One power feeder, the companies announced.

Outokumpu Decides Against U.S. Cold Rolling Expansion — For Now

13 February 2025 - Stainless steel producer Outokumpu is dropping plans to build new cold rolling capacity in the U.S. but instead is working to boost capacity at existing facilities, the company said Thursday.

ANDRITZ Cuts a Deal With Olympic Steel

11 February 2025 - Olympic Steel has ordered a cut-to-length line from ANDRITZ for its facility in Minneapolis, Minn., USA, the company has announced.

Naveen Jindal Puts an Offer on Italian Steel Mill

10 February 2025 - Naveen Jindal is offering more than US$1 billion for Italy’s manufacturer Acciaierie d’Italia (ADI), which operates one of the largest integrated mills in the European Union, reports Manufacturing Today India.

ArcelorMittal Greenlights Alabama Electrical Steel Line; Nears Completion of EAF

06 February 2025 - ArcelorMittal has begun commissioning the new meltshop at its joint-venture rolling mill in Alabama and will move forward with a plan to build a 150,000-metric-ton electrical steel line nearby, the company announced Thursday.