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Boston Metal to Shift Focus to Critical Metals
21 May 2026 - Boston Metal announced it will use the additional money it raised during its latest funding round, amounting to about US$75 million, to shift its focus from green steel to producing other metals, reported MIT Technology Review.
European Parliament Takes Measures to Safeguard EU Steel Market
21 May 2026 - The European Parliament announced it has passed legislation with the intent to protect the EU steel industry from a global steel surplus, scheduled to go into effect after current safeguards expire on 30 June 2026.
Rio Tinto Celebrates Milestone Shipment of Iron Ore
21 May 2026 - Rio Tinto announced it has shipped its 8 billionth metric ton of iron ore to global markets from its site in the Pilbara region of Australia, a milestone 60 years in the making.
Chinese Producer Taps Primetals Technologies to Upgrade 5-Strand Bloom Caster
21 May 2026 - Primetals Technologies announced it has been selected to upgrade a Chinese steel producer’s 5-strand bloom caster in eastern China.
Primetals Technologies Partners With VinMetal for Integrated Steel Complex
19 May 2026 - Primetals Technologies announced it has entered a partnership with VinMetal, a steel manufacturing company under Vingroup, to develop an integrated steel complex in Ha Tinh, Vietnam.
SMS group Completes Modernization of Mukand’s Bloom Caster
19 May 2026 - SMS group announced it has successfully completed the modernization of Mukand Ltd.’s 2-strand SMS Concast bloom caster at its Kalwa facility in Thane, India.
Danieli Centro Recycling to Supply Preshredder to Industrias López Soriano
18 May 2026 - Danieli announced its subsidiary, Danieli Centro Recycling, has been chosen to provide a new preshredder to upgrade Industrias López Soriano’s shredder plant in Zaragoza, Spain.
NMDC Steel Attains Production Record Using Danieli QSP Technology
15 May 2026 - Danieli announced its quality strip production (QSP®) technology was used by NMDC Steel Ltd. to attain production at 100% rated capacity on its thin-slab casting and rolling (TSCR) configuration with separated roughing and finishing mills.
To Meet Demand, JSW Steel Plans Steel Capacity Increase of Nearly 17M Tons
14 May 2026 - India’s largest steelmaker is allotting upwards of US$2.5 billion for capital projects as the country’s infrastructure build-out pushes up steel demand.
Report: China, India Control the Fate of Steel Decarbonization
11 May 2026 - The global steel industry’s decarbonization effort is slowly progressing, but whether the pace accelerates or stalls will largely depend on China and India.
Danieli to Upgrade QSP Complex for EZZ Flat Steel
08 May 2026 - Danieli announced it has been selected by EZZ Flat Steel to modernize its quality strip production (QSP®) casting and rolling complex at Ain Sokhna works in Egypt.
ABB and SMS group Partner to Market and Develop FC Mold X
07 May 2026 - SMS group GmbH announced it has entered a partnership with ABB AB Sweden to market and develop Flow Control Mold X (FC Mold X), an electromagnetic flow-control solution for thin- and medium-slab continuous casting.
Galperti Turns to Danieli for VIM and ESR Furnaces
06 May 2026 - Danieli announced it has received an order from Galperti Special Alloys S.p.A. for engineering and supply of an 8-metric-ton vacuum induction melting (VIM) furnace and a 10-metric-ton electroslag remelting (ESR) furnace for installation in Italy.
Primetals Technologies Presents the EAF Ultimate Move
05 May 2026 - Primetals Technologies unveiled its new electric arc furnace (EAF), the EAF Ultimate Move, at AISTech 2026, built to reduce CAPEX while maintaining high performance.
Jindal, thyssenkrupp Halt Sale Talks
03 May 2026 - thyssenkrupp AG and Jindal International Steel have ended discussions on a sale of thyssenkrupp’s steel business to Jindal, saying that the conditions underpinning the initial talks have changed, and for the better.
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 ArcelorMittal 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.
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.
