Steel News

SMS group to Deliver Cold Rolling Complex to SSAB Luleå

03 April 2025 - SSAB has awarded SMS group with an early services agreement to deliver a cold rolling complex at its Luleå, Sweden, steel plant.

Primetals Technologies Modernizes voestalpine Basic Oxygen Furnace

03 April 2025 - voestalpine Donawitz turns to Primetals Technologies to modernize its LD converter basic oxygen furnace (BOF) No. 4 at its Donawitz site in Austria.

Tenova to Modernize and Restart 20-High Cold Rolling Mill

02 April 2025 - Italian industrial group Marcegaglia has awarded Tenova with a contract to modernize and restart its 20-high cold rolling mill at its Gazoldo degli Ippoliti plant in Mantua, Italy.

Tenova Italimpianti Modernizes thyssenkrupp Steel’s Walking Beam Furnace

31 March 2025 - Tenova announced it has completed the modernization of thyssenkrupp Steel’s walking beam furnace (WBF) at its Bruckhausen plant in Duisburg, Germany.

Danieli to Upgrade Fagersta Stainless Bar-in-Coil Line

31 March 2025 - Swedish stainless steel producer Fagersta Stainless, part of Marcegaglia Group, turns to Danieli for upgrades including a bar-in-coil line.

Hyundai Motor Group Commits to US$21 Billion Investment for U.S. Growth

27 March 2025 - Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) has announced an investment of US$21 billion between 2025 to 2028, including building an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel mill in Louisiana, focusing on expanding manufacturing, advancing technologies and enhancing energy infrastructure in the U.S.

Cleveland-Cliffs Throttles Back Michigan Steel Plant

27 March 2025 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. will temporarily idle parts of its Dearborn, Mich., plant and lay off 600 workers this summer, reports The Detroit News.

SMS group to Upgrade Seamless Tube Mill

27 March 2025 - BENTELER Steel/Tube GmbH, a seamless and welded tubes manufacturer, announced upgrades to their seamless tube mill in Paderborn-Schloss Neuhaus, Germany, with SMS group’s CARTA®neo SRM Technology System.

Danieli to Deliver Upgrades to Casting Machine

27 March 2025 - Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel is partnering with Danieli to upgrade its casting machine capabilities in Sohar, Oman.

Citing a Challenging Market, British Steel Prepares to End Primary Steelmaking in U.K.

27 March 2025 - British Steel plans to shutters its two blast furnaces and steelmaking operations in England, citing tariffs, challenging market conditions and higher environmental costs.

Cleveland-Cliffs to Temporarily Reduce Iron Range Workforce

21 March 2025 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is laying off more than 600 workers at iron ore operations in Minnesota, according to reports. According to the Minneapolis (Minn.) Star Tribune, the action affects workers at the steelmakers at Hibbing Taconite Co. and at its Minorca mine.

ANDRITZ Selected to Supply New U.S. Electrical Steel Facility

20 March 2025 - AM/NS Calvert LLC has chosen international technology group ANDRITZ to provide an annealing and coating line and a cold rolling mill for its new electrical steel plant in Calvert, Ala., USA.

Nippon Yakin Kogyo Produces First Coil on New HZ-Mill

20 March 2025 - Japanese stainless steel producer Nippon Yakin Kogyo has successfully produced the first coil on its new HZ-Mill at the Kawasaki plant, engineered and supplied by Primetals Technologies.

SSAB Reduces Group Executive Committee

19 March 2025 - SSAB announced its group executive committee will be reduced from 11 to 9 members, reducing three members’ roles while promoting another.

Blastr Green Steel Enters Environmental Permitting Phase

19 March 2025 - Nordic start-up Blastr Green Steel’s planned iron and steel plant has taken a step closer to a final investment decision after receiving a reasoned conclusion on its environmental impact assessment.

Danieli Corus Modernizes China’s Largest Blast Furnace

18 March 2025 - The largest blast furnace in China, at 5,800 cubic meters, is back in operation at Jiangsu Shagang Group’s Zhangjiagang plant following its conversion to plate cooling.

Zekelman Industries Announces Changes to Leadership Structure

17 March 2025 - Zekelman Industries announced its chief executive officer, Barry Zekelman, will be splitting responsibilities with newly promoted president, Mickey McNamara, amongst other leadership changes.

Primetals Technologies Appoints New CEO

14 March 2025 - Yoshiharu Ikeda will be promoted to chief executive officer of Primetals Technologies effective 1 April 2025, the company announced.

Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH to Deliver Green Steel

14 March 2025 - Lindab Steel, a subsidiary of Lindab AB, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH for CO2-reduced steel from the SALCOS® route, the companies announced.

Red Bud Industries Delivers Light-Gauge Slitting Line

14 March 2025 - Klauer Manufacturing Co., a supplier of building products, has installed a Red Bud Industries light-gauge slitting line at their facility in Dubuque, Iowa.