Steel News

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.

Outokumpu Sees Nuclear as Feasible Energy Source

13 February 2025 - Outokumpu has determined that nuclear power could meet its green energy needs and is seeking external investors to back construction of a small modular reactor (SMR) for its Tornio, Finland, stainless steel plant.

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.

JSW Steel Contracts SMS group for New BOF

05 February 2025 - JSW Steel Dolvi has ordered a 350-ton basic oxygen furnace (BOF) converter and other equipment from SMS group, the plant builder has announced.

Tosyalı Goes Green With 1.2 GW Solar Surge

30 January 2025 - Turkish steelmaker Tosyalı has announced plans to invest almost US$1 billion to install 1.2 GW in solar power capacity for self-consumption across their steel mill sites.

thyssenkrupp Commissions New NGO Annealing, Isolating Line

29 January 2025 - thyssenkrupp Steel Europe is starting up a new electrical steel processing line at its Bochum, Germany, plant, reports project contractor SMS group.

Nucor Reports Profitable Q4 — And a Very Safe 2024

29 January 2025 - Nucor Corp. posted a fourth-quarter profit and reported its safest year on record, saying that accomplishment came in the context of many active year construction projects and ramp-ups.

Volvo CE Goes Green on Serial Production of Articulated Haulers

28 January 2025 - Volvo CE has introduced low-carbon-emission steel into serial production of all their articulated haulers built in Braås, Sweden.

Partnership Forms to Produce Green Steel Tower for Wind Turbine

28 January 2025 - ENERCON, Salzgitter AG and TMGROUP are collaborating to produce a green steel tower which will be part of the Diepholzer Bruch wind farm project in Lower Saxony, Germany, early this year.

Former Steel Research Building to Become Ceramics Plant

28 January 2025 - EI Ceramics has broken ground on the US$21 million renovation project to transform the old Armco/AK Steel Research building in Middletown, Ohio, USA into a ceramic refractory plant.

SMS group Lands Order for Turkish Strip Mill Modernization

23 January 2025 - Turkish steelmaker Colakoğlu Metalurji AS has contracted SMS group to upgrade its 1,850 mm strip mill in Dilovası.

ABB to Provide Automation, Control Tech to Swedish Ironmaker

23 January 2025 - Swedish startup GreenIron has selected ABB to provide automation and control system solutions for its first commercial facility in Sandviken.

Danieli Wins Order for JSPL Quench System

21 January 2025 - Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. has decided to install a Danieli Exstream II direct quench system at its Steckel mill in Raigarh, India, Danieli has announced.

Hyundai Steel Sales to Outside Automakers Tops 20%

21 January 2025 - Hyundai Steel has reached a new sales milestone, selling more than 1 million metric tons of automotive sheet in 2024 to foreign automakers other than affiliates Hyundai and Kia, reports The Korea Economic Daily.

Pacific Steel Group Lines Up US$200M for Micro-Mill

20 January 2025 - Pacific Steel Group (PSG) has secured a US$200 million loan from Generate Capital, a sustainable infrastructure investment firm, to support the construction of its planned California micro-mill.

New HBIS Slab Caster Enters Service

20 January 2025 - China’s HBIS XuanHua Iron and Steel Group successfully has started up a new single-strand slab caster at its low-carbon-emissions plant in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province.

Nucor Climate Goals Receive Global Steel Climate Council Certification

16 January 2025 - The Global Steel Climate Council (GSCC) has certified Nucor Corp.’s science-based emissions targets, the company announced Thursday.

Consortium Awarded EUR1.8 Million for H2-Focused R&D Project

16 January 2025 - A research consortium that includes Primetals Technologies, voestalpine and thyssenkrupp has been awarded a EUR1.8 million grant to develop a new method for injecting hydrogen directly into the blast furnace shaft by adapting an existing technology.

Chinese Mill Completes Production Trial on New Mill

14 January 2025 - China’s Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel has successfully trialed production of 0.7 mm strip on its new Danieli QSP-DUE plant in Hebei province.