The European Steel Association (EUROFER) has backed a call to action adopted by European companies and industries in Antwerp, which includes a demand on the EU to take urgent action to bring electricity prices down as a condition for Europe’s industrial drive, competitiveness and economic resilience.

The launch of Systems Refractory Solutions reflects an increasing demand within the metals industry for dedicated refractory expertise — an area that is critical to the uninterrupted operation of steelmaking infrastructure.

ArcelorMittal has confirmed the construction of an electric arc furnace (EAF) at its steelmaking site in Dunkirk. This strategic €1.3 billion investment marks a major step in the decarbonisation of ArcelorMittal’s steel production in France.

IDOM secures FEED contract for Saudi Iron and Steel Company project

Suzlon Group has secured a 248.85MW wind energy contract from ArcelorMittal in India, marking its first partnership with the global steelmaker.

SMS group opens state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Ahmedabad (Sanand), India, strengthening its presence in this growth market

International technology group ANDRITZ has acquired a 51% stake in Baoding Sanzheng Electrical Equipment Co, a China-based provider of advanced industrial induction heating systems.

Before any work can start on constructing one of the world’s largest electric arc furnaces at Port Talbot, the existing steel plant building – in which it is to be located – is being stripped back to a shell as the site prepares for the next generation of steelmaking.

SMS group has successfully executed a partial hearth repair of blast furnace BF4 at Třinecké Železárny in the Czech Republic, in record time.

PERT has once again been contracted by Tata Steel UK for the new Bos Lagoon water treatment plant, which will serve the revamped slab caster, RD degasser and auxiliaries.

UK Steel has today responded to reports that a contract for around 7000 tonnes of steel for the Net Zero Teesside project worth approximately £5 million has been awarded to a Chinese supplier.

BlueScope Steel received an indicative takeover offer in December from a consortium of Australian and US companies, valuing the steelmaker at A$13.15 billion ($8.78 billion).

World crude steel production for the 70 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) decreases in November 2025.

Combilift has celebrated a major manufacturing milestone by transforming its 100,000th forklift into a powerful force for good, raising and donating €100,000 to the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund to support children in crisis worldwide.

Metinvest has completed the acquisition of ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Iași, located in the Romanian city of Iași. The plant produces welded structural pipes for the construction, engineering, infrastructure and agricultural sectors. Its maximum production capacity is 240,000 tonnes a year.

JSW Vijayanagar Metallics, a subsidiary of JSW Steel, has commissioned a new 350-ton Ruhrstahl Heraeus unit from SMS group at Vijayanagar Works Steel Plant 4 in Toranagallu, India.

Tata Steel and Andritz have signed a multi-million agreement for the design, supply and commissioning of a new acid recovery plant (ARP) at Port Talbot, Wales.

Algoma Steel will lay off approximately 1000 workers, giving them four months notice in December 2025. The Ontario-based company said that the job cuts stem directly from unprecedented 50% tariffs imposed by the United States six months ago, rendering traditional blast-furnace steelmaking no longer viable.

The Materials Processing Institute (MPI) has announced a £2.9m upgrade to its seven-tonne electric arc furnace (EAF), the UK’s only pilot-scale research EAF.

Stegra has been granted about €37 million from the Industrial Leap. The grant goes towards the establishment of Stegra’s fully integrated near zero emission steel production facility in Boden.