Steel News

BIR: Scrap Use Dipped in 2024

29 May 2025 - Scrap consumption in key regions and countries declined slightly in 2024, dropping by 1% from the prior year, reports Recycling Today.

thyssenkrupp Advances Strategic Transformation

29 May 2025 - Looking to the future, thyssenkrupp AG will become a holding company with majority ownership interests in stand-alone business units, the company has said.

Electric Process Gas Heater to be Supplied by Kanthal and Danieli

27 May 2025 - Kanthal and Danieli will install Kanthal’s first pilot-scale electric process gas heater for commercial use at Emsteel’s direct reduced iron (DRI) plant in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

ANDRITZ to Upgrade Tangsteel’s Continuous Galvanizing Line

21 May 2025 - Tangsteel High Strength Automotive Strip Co. Ltd. has turned to ANDRITZ to upgrade and modernize its No. 5 continuous galvanizing line at its facility in Tangshan, China.

Fives Installs Oxygen System on Billet Reheating Furnace

20 May 2025 - Fives announced it has successfully completed its first PREMIX oxygen enrichment project on an existing billet reheating furnace at MEGASA Group’s rebar production plant SN Maia Siderurgia Nacional in Maia, Portugal.

Feralpi Stahl Launches €220 Million Green Rolling Mill

16 May 2025 - Feralpi Stahl, part of Feralpi Group, announced the completion of its €220 million Danieli-supplied green rolling mill at its facility in Saxony, Germany.

ArcelorMittal Confirms Intention to Build €1.2 Billion EAF in Dunkirk

15 May 2025 - ArcelorMittal, working closely with the French government, announced its confidence that all conditions will be in place soon after summer to relaunch its decarbonization plan which includes building a €1.2 billion electric arc furnace (EAF) in Dunkirk, France.

Danieli Walking Beam Furnace in Operation

14 May 2025 - The Stahlwerk Annahütte Max Aicher plant in Ainring-Hammerau, Germany, has granted final acceptance to its new Danieli walking beam furnace.

Blastr Green Steel Signs Land Use Agreement for Finnish Mill

14 May 2025 - Blastr Green Steel has signed a land use agreement with a Finnish municipality governing the construction of the startup’s steel mill and hydrogen production plant.

U.S.-China Trade Deal: Doesn’t Cover Steel, Cars, Aluminum

13 May 2025 - The U.S. and China announced a 90-day pause on tariffs following two days of talks between officials in Geneva, Switzerland, though sector-specific U.S. tariffs on cars, steel and aluminum will remain, reported The Guardian newspaper.

U.S.-U.K. Economic Deal Lowers Some Tariffs

12 May 2025 - The U.S. and U.K. announced a deal to lower tariffs on some goods including British-exported steel, cars and plane parts, reported the Reuters news service.

Global Overcapacity Makes Tariffs Necessary, Executive Says

07 May 2025 - The scale and scope of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Section 232 steel tariffs are debatable, but what shouldn’t be up for argument is the necessity of them, an SSAB executive said Wednesday.

thyssenkrupp Steel, Union Set Outline Agreement Over Restructuring

07 May 2025 - thyssenkrupp’s steel unit has reached an agreement in principal with union workers over a planned restructuring, allowing for negotiations over a collective-bargaining agreement, the company has announced.

Tata Steel Upgrades MES Software at Dutch Cold Mill

07 May 2025 - Tata Steel Nederland has gone live with a new manufacturing execution system (MES) serving its cold mill, according to the software vendor.

Austrian Mill Plans Bar Line Improvement

06 May 2025 - Danieli was selected to revamp the finishing area of Austrian rebar maker Marienhütte’s bar line, the equipment manufacturer reports.

JSW Steel Ordered to Unwind Bhushan Power and Steel Acquisition – Four Years After It Was Completed

05 May 2025 - India’s top court has nullified JSW Steel’s four-year-old acquisition of Bhushan Power and Steel and is ordering that the business be liquidated, according to reports.

Tata Steel Looks to Expand Mining Operation

05 May 2025 - Tata Steel will invest the equivalent of nearly US$1.2 billion in its Noamundi, Joda, and Katamati mines as it looks to boost their capacity by more than one-third, reports The (Jamshedpur, India) Avenue Mail newspaper.

Salzgitter Group Invests in Walking Beam Furnace

05 May 2025 - Salzgitter Group and its subsidiary, Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH, announced they will invest in a new walking beam furnace and waste gas heat utilization system at their hot strip mill.

NSL Green Steel Recycling Turns to Danieli Centro Recycling for Shredding Technology

01 May 2025 - Danieli Centro Recycling announced it has been selected to deliver its technology for JSW Steel subsidiary NSL Green Steel Recycling’s heavy-duty shredder at its facility in Maharashtra, India.

SMS Concast Successfully Installs Continuous Caster

30 April 2025 - Reinforcing steel and profiles manufacturer, İzmir Demir Çelik Sanayi A.Ş (IDC), has expanded its steel works with SMS Concast's 7-strand continuous caster at its facility in Aliağa, İzmir, Türkiye.