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Rail freight returns to Nottingham scrap metal processing site to support sustainable transport of metals
Ward and GBRf work together to restart rail operations at metal processing site
Nucor produces first prime coil on continuous galvanising line supplied by Primetals Technologies
Advanced line designed to produce exposed automotive-grade steels and advanced high-strength steels produces first coil
World crude steel production down 0.2%
World crude steel production was 142.4 million tonnes (Mt) in September 2026, a 0.2% decrease compared to September 2025
British steelmakers face widening electricity price gap – but solution could cost just 42p per household
Uncompetitive power prices will cost UK steel producers an additional £66 million in 2026/27 compared with France alone.
SMS group and JFE Steel start up Japan’s first stamp-charging coke oven battery with smokeless charging technology
JFE Steel has commenced operations at Battery 6-A in Fukuyama, Japan’s first Paul Wurth stamp-charging coke oven battery
Mesabi Metallics selects Midrex for 10 million ton US steelmaking facility
Mesabi Metallics has selected Midrex Technologies for the direct reduced iron (DRI) component of its development of a new electric arc furnace based integrated steelmaking complex in the United States
worldsteel short range outlook October 2026
worldsteel forecasts that global steel demand will remain essentially unchanged in 2026 at 1722Mt, before returning to growth of 1.7% in 2027 to reach 1752Mt
voestalpine greentec steel Donawitz: installation of the electric arc furnace completed
In the first half of 2027, voestalpine will partially convert production at its Donawitz site to electrified steelmaking
The industry is evolving — stay informed at the European Steel Forum.
I&ST media partner event: the AIST European Steel Forum convenes in Udine, 27-29th October, bringing together experts from across the global steel value chain to share perspectives on innovation, investment, trends and technologies driving steel industry transformation.
voestalpine and VERBUND launch expanded H2FUTURE hydrogen pilot plant in Linz
The H2FUTURE research project at the voestalpine site in Linz is entering the next expansion stage amounting to €16.4 million.
Rio Tinto commissions carbon capture trial facility for blast furnace gas
The new facility is designed to capture carbon dioxide (CO₂) contained in blast furnace gas produced during ironmaking. It has been integrated into Shougang’s ironmaking production system and will operate long-term for trial and research purposes.
Final tap from blast furnace A at HKM in Duisburg
After more than 53 years of production, blast furnace A has been permanently decommissioned in Duisburg, Germany
Moeve and ArcelorMittal launch a joint innovation platform for industrial decarbonisation
The new entity, established under their Green Molecules to Green Steel (G2G) partnership, will have both private and public funding to carry out large-scale projects that advance competitiveness and sustainability
Eurocoke Summit 2026: the essential meeting place for Europe's coke, coal and steel markets
Eurocoke Summit 2026: the essential meeting place for Europe's coke, coal and steel markets.
16–17 September 2026, Hyatt Regency Barcelona Tower, Barcelona, Spain
For companies buying, selling, trading, producing or transporting coke, coal, steel and steel raw materials, Eurocoke Summit 2026 remains the industry's premier annual gathering.
Primetals Technologies strengthens long-term partnership with JSW Steel in India
Primetals Technologies deepens its partnership with JSW Steel in India, commissioning a new meltshop and supplying two 8mtpa pelletising plants.
Tuflesa contracts SMS group to upgrade its ERW pipe welding line
SMS group will replace four outdated sizing stands and the associated changeover tooling to improve product quality
SMS group supplies Hybar with a second CMT mill in Osceola, USA
The new order enables twin CMT mill operation by leveraging the existing infrastructure of the SMS CMT 550 mill already in operation
Hydnum Steel secures a €150 million investment from COFIDES to build the Iberian Peninsula's first clean steel plant
Hydnum Steel claim the facility will be the first clean steel plant in the Iberian Peninsula, with an annual production of 2.7 million tonnes and a 98% reduction in its carbon footprint compared to conventional steelmaking processes.
Tenova to supply Germany’s largest EAF for HKM’s transformation
The new electric arc furnace, with its design capacity of 2.5 million tons per year, will rank as the largest in Germany and one of the largest in Europe.
Cleveland-Cliffs promotes Celso Goncalves
Cleveland-Cliffs announces promotion of chief financial officer Celso Goncalves from executive vice president to president and the appointment to board of directors.