Steel News

Magneco/Metrel Establishes New R&D Facility

20 August 2025 - Magneco/Metrel announced it has created a new research and development (R&D) facility dedicated to the advancement of next-generation refractory products in Walnut, Ill.

U.S. Universities Awarded US$5 Million to Develop Military Steel

18 August 2025 - Faculty teams at University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT), and their colleagues from Mississippi State University have been awarded US$5 million to develop new steels for the U.S. Navy.

Industry Consortium Launches CCUS Hub Study

11 August 2025 - ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India, JSW Steel, Hyundai Steel Co., BHP, Chevron and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. have formed a consortium to perform a prefeasibility study to assess the development of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) hubs across Asia.

ABB to Invest Over CA$130 Million in Canadian R&D and Production

05 August 2025 - ABB will invest more than CA$130 million to expand the research and development (R&D) and production capacity of its power protection and grid resilience technologies in Canada.

Researchers Study Specialty Metal Which Could Improve Safety in Nuclear Reactors

22 July 2025 - Researchers at the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) are studying a special metal called high-entropy alloy (HEA) for use in nuclear reactors.

PyroGenesis Completes Coke Oven Gas Valorization, Hydrogen Production Project

15 July 2025 - PyroGenesis announced its subsidiary, Pyro Green-Gas Inc., has completed the US$9.3 million coke oven gas valorization and hydrogen project for Tata Steel.

Sandvik Acquires Osa Demolition Equipment

01 July 2025 - Sandvik announced it has completed the acquisition of Italy-based manufacturer of demolition tools and hydraulic hammers, Osa Demolition Equipment S.r.I (OSA).

SDI Foundation Pledges US$2 Million to Pellegrino Student Design Center

25 June 2025 - Trine University announced it has received a US$2 million pledge from the Steel Dynamics Foundation Inc. for its new John and Mary Pellegrino Student Design Center.

Clariant and Midrex Renew Green DRI Technology Collaboration

22 April 2025 - Sustainability-focused specialty chemical company Clariant announced it has renewed its collaboration with Midrex to increase focus on natural gas-based direct reduced iron (DRI) technology for green steel production.

Tenova and Coolbrook Partner to Produce Green Technology

16 April 2025 - Tenova announced it has partnered with engineering and technology company Coolbrook to further develop and deploy the use of clean electricity in high-temperature heating processes in the iron, steel and metals industries using RotoDynamic Heater™ (RDH™) technology.

Boston Metal Takes a Step Toward Commercializing Green Ironmaking Process

13 March 2025 - Boston Metal, a start-up that is developing an electrolysis-based process to produce green iron, has commissioned a critical piece of process equipment that validates the scalability of its process, the company has announced.

Blastr Green Steel Partners for Sustainable Power Network

27 February 2025 - Blastr Green Steel has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Aurora Infrastructure for a build, own and operate (BOO) agreement to develop the electricity distribution facilities for its planned steel plant in Inkoo, Finland.

Calderys Ignites Innovation With New R&D Hub

27 February 2025 - The Calderys Group is investing in a new 3,000-square-meter Innovation Center for refractories research and development (R&D) near its production facility in Neuwied, Germany.

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.

Research Team Makes Breakthrough in Ironmaking Technology

09 December 2024 - A Chinese research team reportedly has developed a flash ironmaking technology that can reduce ore iron within seconds rather than hours and works exceptionally well with lower-grade feedstocks.

British Steel Launches Pilot Carbon Capture Project

28 October 2024 - British Steel has initiated a pilot-scale carbon capture project at its Scunthorpe plant, the company has announced.

ArcelorMittal Invests in Electrochemical Decarbonization Tech

25 September 2024 - ArcelorMittal’s XCarb Innovation Fund is investing US$5 million in a company developing a way to convert industrial process gas into high-purity hydrogen and concentrated CO2.

BlueScope Steel Partners with Green Iron Company

19 September 2024 - Australia’s BlueScope Steel has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a company developing an ironmaking process that uses sodium as a reducing agent.

Midrex, Vale to Further Develop Use of Iron Ore Briquettes in DRI Furnaces

05 September 2024 - Midrex Technologies Inc. has signed a technical cooperation agreement with iron ore miner Vale, allowing the two companies to further collaborate on a technical solution for the use of iron ore briquettes in direct reduction plants.

Danieli, Nalco Water Partner on Water Treatment R&D

22 August 2024 - Danieli has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with U.S.-based Nalco Water to utilize shared research and development capabilities to improve industrial water treatment for the metals industry.