3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (235+ words) Published 10th September, 2026 by Pete Downham Xinyu Iron & Steel, part of Baowu Group, has inaugurated an electrical steel production facility, supported by process technologies supplied by Fives Group. The facility, based in Xinyu City, China, is set to produce 250kt of non-grain…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (236+ words) Published 7th September, 2026 by Pete Downham Blast Furnace #14 at US Steel’s Gary Works in Indiana has returned to service after a $350m reline project. The reline and return of the blast furnace required one million labour hours and reflects US Steel’s commitment…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (202+ words) Published 7th September, 2026 by Pete Downham Hyundai Steel held a ceremonial groundbreaking for its $5.8bn electric arc furnace-based steel mill in Louisiana. The event took place at the RiverPlex MegaPark in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, with the slogan ‘Building the Future of Steel,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (199+ words) Published 1st September, 2026 by Pete Downham Primetals Technologies is set to supply a ladle furnace roof for British Steel’s Scunthorpe steelworks. The roof, manufactured at Primetals Scunthorpe workshop, is currently being prepared for painting and final assembly before being transported to…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (204+ words) Published 26th August, 2026 by Pete Downham JSW Steel has selected ANDRITZ to supply a continuous galvanising line to its steel plant in Toranagallu, Karnataka, India. Burgel Guido, senior vice president of ANDRITZ Metals Processing, said: “We are very pleased that JSW…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (137+ words) Published 24th August, 2026 by Pete Downham NS-Siam United Steel (NS-SUS) has completed the commissioning of two 25t Danieli coil-handling cranes at Plant 3 in Rayong, Thailand. The new installations are designed to handle coils weighing up to 20t and are part of a modernisation…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (231+ words) Published 18th August, 2026 by Matthew Moggridge US steel giant Nucor Corporation plans to invest $59 million to expand its Vulcraft Indiana manufacturing facility in St. Joe, Indiana. The plan is to add capabilities to produce steel grating products and in the process…...

1+ mon, 2+ hour ago   (307+ words) Published 13th August, 2026 by Matthew Moggridge US-based scrap metal recycling and steel production company Hybar LLC has again selected SMS group to supply a second continuous minimill technology order (CMT® 550) for its steelmaking complex in Osceola, Arkansas (USA). The company is…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (179+ words) Published 12th August, 2026 by Pete Downham Canada has launched a C$100m rebate program for the interprovincial transportation of eligible steel products by rail and marine. The Commodities Sectoral Support Program will rebate 50% of eligible rail or marine transportation costs for Canadian…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (204+ words) Published 10th August, 2026 by Pete Downham Nucor has reported $1.625bn in earnings for Q2 of 2026, up from the $1.096bn reported in Q1. The American steelmaker also recorded $10.4bn in net sales. Leon Topalian, CEO at Nucor, said: “Investment across key sectors of the U.S. economy, combined…...