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Production & Shipments
Developments that could increase or decrease steel production and shipments around the world.
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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.
EVRAZ North America Runs First Order on Rail Welding Line
01 February 2024 - EVRAZ North America’s Pueblo, Colo., USA, rail mill has completed its first production order on a new rail weld line, producing and shipping 1,600-foot lengths of continuously welded rail.
SDI Prepares to Start New Processing Lines
25 January 2024 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has completed construction of its four new paint and galvanizing lines and expects to commission them sometime before the end of March, the company’s chief executive officer has said.
Doubts Arise Over China’s Latest Steel Production Numbers
22 January 2024 - Skepticism is again rising over China’s official economic activity measures, with steel being a prime case in point, report the (London) Financial Times.
One of the World’s Largest Steelmakers Lays Plans for the World’s Largest Mill
11 January 2024 - ArcelorMittal intends to build its Hazira, India, plant into the world’s single-largest steelmaking complex, company founder Lakshmi Mittal has announced, according to The (India) Economic Times.
Report: China Steel Output Set to Increase in 2023
12 December 2023 - Chinese steel production is on track to rise slightly this year, this first year in the last three it will have done so, according to the Reuters news service.
H2 Green Steel, Porsche Sign Supply Agreement
31 October 2023 - Steel startup H2 Green Steel has signed an agreement with Porsche AG to supply the automaker with CO2-reduced steel.
Auto Strikes Begin to Dent Steel Demand
02 October 2023 - The United Auto Workers strike is beginning to impact the steel market, which has already been dealing with softening prices for flat-rolled products, reports the Wall Street Journal.
