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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.
Primetals Technologies Completes EAF Upgrade
30 April 2025 - Baku Steel Company CJSC group presented Primetals Technologies with the final acceptance certificate (FAC) for the upgrade of its 60-metric-ton electric arc furnace (EAF) in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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.
Hydnum Steel Granted €60 Million by Spanish Government From the PERTE of Industrial Decarbonization
24 April 2025 - Hydnum Steel announced the Spanish Government has granted €60 million in funding through the strategic project for the recovery and economic transformation (PERTE) of industrial decarbonization to aid in the construction of the first green steel plant on the Iberian Peninsula, located in Puertollano.
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.
Hyundai Motor Group and POSCO to Expand Partnership in Steel and Battery Markets
21 April 2025 - Hyundai Motor Group announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with POSCO Group to expand their cooperation in both the steel and battery sectors.
Tata Steel Tubes Division Hits 1-Million-Metric-Ton Milestone in FY25
21 April 2025 - Tata Steel’s Tubes Division announced it has achieved 1 million metric tons of production and sales in FY25.
U.K. Government Works to Keep British Steel’s Blast Furnaces Running, Looks to Scunthorpe’s Future
17 April 2025 - In an emergency session on Saturday, U.K. Parliament passed legislation to prevent Chinese-owned British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant from shutting down its blast furnaces and ending primary steel production in the U.K., The Guardian reported.
Oman, Tata Steel Nederland Look to Establish Green H2 Supply Chain
17 April 2025 - Tata Steel Nederland, along with three countries and several other entities, will establish what they say is the world’s first liquid hydrogen import corridor, an arrangement that will link green hydrogen production in Oman with deliveries in Germany and the Netherlands.
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.
Primetals Technologies Completes Modernization of Angang Plate Mill
16 April 2025 - Chinese steel producer Angang Ltd. presented a final acceptance certificate (FAC) to Primetals Technologies for an automation upgrade at its plate mill in Bayuquan.
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.