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Production & Shipments
Developments that could increase or decrease steel production and shipments around the world.
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Robe River Joint Venture to Invest US$733 Million for Extension of West Angelas Iron Ore Mine
07 October 2025 - The Robe River Joint Venture, composed of Rio Tinto, Mitsui and Nippon Steel, will invest US$733 million to develop the West Angelas Sustaining Project in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
Jindal Stainless Launches Stainless Steel Fabrication Unit
06 October 2025 - Jindal Stainless Steelway Ltd., owned by Jindal Stainless, has launched its first stainless steel fabrication unit in Washivali, Mumbai, India.
SMS group Successfully Expands Hoa Phat Steelmaking Plant
29 September 2025 - SMS group has successfully completed the contract for a new basic oxygen steelmaking (BOF) plant for Hoa Phat Dung Quat Steel, a member of the Hoa Phat Group, at Dung Quat 2 in Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam.
Trump Uses ‘Golden Share’ to Halt U. S. Steel Granite City Shutdown
22 September 2025 - U.S. president Donald Trump used his ‘golden share’ rights to stop United States Steel Corporation from idling operations at its Granite City Works plant, the Wall Street Journal reported.
U. S. Steel to Stop Steel Production at Granite City Works in Illinois
11 September 2025 - United States Steel Corporation will stop processing steel slabs at the Granite City Works plant in Illinois in November but won’t lay off any workers or reduce their pay, reported the Associated Press News.
Algoma Steel to Consider Supplying Canadian Shipbuilders
16 July 2025 - Algoma Steel has signed a memorandum of understanding with two other companies to explore a strategic partnership aimed at reestablishing a domestic steel supply chain for Canadian shipbuilding.
Narendran: India Will See Significant, But Constrained, Growth
17 June 2025 - India’s steel production will likely reach 200 million to 250 million metric tons by the end of this decade, according to Tata Steel chief executive officer T V Narendran.
SSAB Invests US$74 Million to Expand Production Capacity
04 May 2025 - SSAB announced its Axis, Ala., USA, facility will undergo a US$74 million expansion of its heat treat capacity.
ArcelorMittal Begins Bringing Up Alabama EAF
04 May 2025 - ArcelorMittal has begun commissioning the new electric arc furnace (EAF) and caster at its Calvert, Ala., USA, joint-venture sheet mill, the steelmaker has said.
Chinese Steel Output Jumped in March
28 April 2025 - Encouraged by exports and favorable margins, Chinese steel mills throttled up production in March, according to the Reuters news service.
British Steel Ends Layoff Talks
24 April 2025 - British Steel has halted layoff negotiations with union workers and will keep its two blast furnaces in operation, the company has announced.
Chinese Steel Output Jumped in March
16 April 2025 - Encouraged by exports and favorable margins, Chinese steel mills throttled up production in March, according to the Reuters news service.
Blastr Green Steel and Vogten Staal Team Up to Deliver Green Steel
08 April 2025 - European steel service center Vogten Staal has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Blastr Green Steel for the annual supply of low-CO2 steel.
Outokumpu Secures Long-Term Molybdenum Supply
24 February 2025 - Outokumpu has signed a 10-year offtake agreement with Greenland Resources Inc. to ensure access to about 8 million lbs. of molybdenum annually, valued at approximately US$1.6 billion over a decade.
Thor’s Mighty GreenerTowers: Hammering Down CO2 Emissions
17 February 2025 - Ilsenburger Grobblech, a Salzgitter AG subsidiary, and Siemens Gamesa, a wind turbine manufacturer, have signed a contract to deliver 25,000 tons of heavy plates for the construction of 36 wind towers for the Thor offshore wind farm in the Danish North Sea off the coast of Jutland, the companies announced.
Metinvest Shuts Down Ukrainian Coking Coal Mine
16 January 2025 - With Russian forces advancing, Ukraine’s Metinvest has halted operations at its Pokrovske Coal unit and is evacuating employees and their families, the company has said.
Surging Imports Prompt Liberty Steel and Wire to Pause Production
26 September 2024 - Liberty Steel and Wire is throttling back production and temporarily laying off employees at its Peoria, Ill., USA, facility, reports the (Peoria, Ill.) Journal Star newspaper.
Chilean Steelmaker Blames Chinese Imports for Production Stop
07 August 2024 - Compañía Siderúrgica Huachipato, Chile's largest steel plant, is "indefinitely suspending" production, saying that it is impossible to compete with dumped Chinese steel, according the AFP news service.
Great Lakes' Soo Locks Open Next Week
11 March 2024 - It’s an unmistakable sign of spring – iron ore shipping resumes on the Great Lakes. And this year, the season is beginning early. According the (Minneapolis, Minn.) Star-Tribune, the Soo Locks, a gateway between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes, will open on 22 March, three days ahead of schedule.
Citing ITC Decision, Cleveland-Cliffs to Idle Weirton Tin Mill
15 February 2024 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is indefinitely idling its Weirton, W.Va., USA, tin mill, laying the blame with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) for its refusal to impose duties on imported tinplate.
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