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.

Kingspan has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Meranti Green Steel, a Singapore-headquartered company building what is set to be a major green steel plant for Southeast Asia.