Steel News

Out for Delivery: Autonomous Trucking Is on Its Way

30 April 2026 - With diesel prices spiking, steel shipping logistics is being elevated from back-office function to frontline competitive issue, setting the stage for a potential pivot to autonomous trucking, reports Steel Industry News.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum: All Federal Projects to Use Mexican Steel

30 April 2026 - Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum announced all federal work projects will use steel from Mexican companies following a failed attempt to reach a deal with the U.S. to reduce steel tariffs, reported Reuters.

POSCO and Electra Team Up, Invest in Clean Iron Production

30 April 2026 - Clean iron technology company Electra announced it has signed a joint development agreement (JDA) to scale clean iron production technologies with POSCO, who will also make an investment.

Japanese Ambassador Inaugurates ArcerlorMittal Nippon Steel India’s PLTCM

30 April 2026 - ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) announced Keiichi Ono, Ambassador of Japan to India, inaugurated the new pickling line and tandem cold mill (PLTCM) at the company’s plant in Hazira, Gujarat.

Cleveland-Cliffs Partners With Palantir to Deploy AI Across Operations

29 April 2026 - Cleveland-Cliffs announced it entered a three-year partnership with Palantir Technologies to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) technology across its operations.

U. S. Steel to Build US$1.9 Billion DRI Facility at Big River Steel Works

29 April 2026 - United States Steel Corporation announced a US$1.9 billion investment to construct a new direct reduced iron (DRI) facility at Big River Steel Works in Osceola, Ark., USA, the first of its kind in the U.S.

ArcelorMittal Teams Up With Stockland for Green Steel

29 April 2026 - ArcelorMittal International, Steligence® and their partner JSteel have teamed up with Stockland to deliver engineered and tailor-made solutions for its projects.

Primetals Technologies Completes Converter Suspension System Installation for ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt

28 April 2026 - Primetals Technologies announced it has successfully completed the installation of ArcelorMittal’s new converter suspension system for its LD converter (BOF) No. 2 in Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany.

Lodhia Industries Turns to Danieli Centro Combustion for Reheating Furnace

27 April 2026 - Danieli Centro Combustion India announced it has received an order from Lodhia Industries for a new pusher-type reheating furnace for its new bar and wire rod rolling mill complex in Tanzania.

Sandvik Announces New Leadership

27 April 2026 - Sandvik announced it has appointed Patrick Murphy as president of business area mining and a member of the Sandvik Group executive management, effective 1 July 2026.

FIMIGroup to Deliver Two Heavy-Gauge Leveling and Cut-to-Length Lines to JSW Steel

24 April 2026 - FIMIGroup announced it will deliver two new heavy-gauge leveling and cut-to-length lines to JSW Steel in India.

CITT Hits Tenaris S.A., Offshore Exporters With Steel Pipe Tariffs

23 April 2026 - Interpro Pipe + Steel announced the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) ruled antidumping tariffs will be imposed on foreign steel imports sold by Tenaris S.A. and various exporters from South Korea, Türkiye and the Philippines for 5 years.

Goncalves: More Aluminum Users are Switching to Steel

23 April 2026 - Global supply chain uncertainty and other factors are prompting aluminum users to reconsider their materials choices and use steel instead, Cleveland-Cliffs chairman and chief executive officer Lourenco Goncalves said on Monday.

SDI's Aluminum Dynamics Ramping Up Production

23 April 2026 - Steel Dynamics Inc. is speeding through the ramp-up of its new aluminum sheet business, with the rolling the rolling mill projected to achieve a 90% monthly capacity utilization rate by year’s end.

Air Liquide to Invest US$350 Million to Strengthen Footprint, Support Hyundai-POSCO Green Facility

22 April 2026 - Air Liquide announced it has entered a contract with Hyundai-POSCO Louisiana LLC (HPLS) to supply oxygen, nitrogen and argon for the new green steel facility in Louisiana and will invest over US$350 million to create an air separation unit (ASU) in St. James Parish, La., USA.

AIST Presents Gold Reliability Achievement Award to NLMK Indiana for EAF Upgrade With Primetals Technologies

22 April 2026 - AIST presented the Gold Reliability Achievement Award to NLMK Indiana in honor of its recent electric arc furnace (EAF) upgrade with Primetals Technologies solutions at its facility in Portage, Ind., USA.

Yukon Iron and Steel Marks Two Years of Record-Breaking Danieli QSP-DUE Plant Operations

21 April 2026 - Danieli announced that after two years of operations at Yukon Iron and Steel’s Danieli QSP-DUE® plant at its site in Yunnan Province, China, it has achieved record-breaking casting thickness and full-range endless rolling.

SMS group to Convert Tata Steel’s Blast Furnace to Paul Wurth EASyMelt Technology

21 April 2026 - SMS group announced its subsidiary Paul Wurth S.A. has entered an agreement with Tata Steel for its plant in Jamshedpur, India, to be the first to convert its blast furnace E to electrically assisted syngas smelter (EASyMelt) technology.

SSAB, Heidelberg Materials to Advance Green Binding Agent From EAF Slag

20 April 2026 - SSAB announced it has partnered with Heidelberg Materials to develop electric arc furnace (EAF) slag into supplementary cementitious material (SCM), a more sustainable alternative binder in cement.

POSCO, JSW Steel Move Ahead With Landmark India Steel Project

20 April 2026 - POSCO announced it will move forward with JSW Steel to jointly build an integrated steel plant in Odisha, India, reported Business Korea.