2+ day, 17+ 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…...

3+ week, 4+ 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, 15+ hour 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, 2+ 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…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (139+ words) Published 7th August, 2026 by Pete Downham Nippon Steel has completed a new hot-rolling line, with an annual capacity of 6Mt/year. The line at Nippon Steel’s Nagoya Steel Works, Japan, was completed on 6 August and is set to strengthen production of advanced…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (300+ words) Published 5th August, 2026 by Pete Downham Steel Dynamics has announced that its current Executive Vice President, Theresa E. Wagler, will become the company’s President and CEO, effective 1 January 2027. Current CEO, Mark D. Millet will retire as CEO and transition to Executive Chairman…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (167+ words) Published 3rd August, 2026 by Pete Downham JFE Steel has produced a prototype of reduced iron using green hydrogen for the first time. The feat was recorded at JFE Steel’s East Japan Works, with it producing one tonne of the metal over…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (36+ words) Non Metallic Inclusions in Steel Understanding, Measuring and Managing Them in Modern Production Steel Times International Non Metallic Inclusions in Steel Understanding, Measuring and Managing Them in Modern Production Published 3rd August, 2026 by Jack Homewood...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (116+ words) Published 3rd August, 2026 by Pete Downham Steel Times International's YouTube channel is now live. Currently available on the page is the catalogue of interviews conducted at this year's Future Steel Forum, which took place in Bologna in June. All future video…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (208+ words) Published 30th July, 2026 by Pete Downham US steel producer Nucor Steel Decatur has selected Primetals Technologies for the revamp of the continuous thin-slab caster at its Decatur, Alabama plant. The project is set to upgrade the segments with wider, more robust…...