Global Excess Steel Capacity to Surge to 721 Million Tons by 2027 – GFSEC The *Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity (GFSEC)* has warned that *global excess steel capacity* will increase from *601 million tons in 2024 to 721 million tons by 2027* — the *highest level in a d...
Ukraine Plans to Deploy Small Modular Reactors to Decarbonize Steel Industry Ukraine’s *Ministry of Energy* has formed an *interdepartmental working group* to implement *small modular reactors (SMRs)*, aiming to *replace coal-fired power plants* and *modernize the country’s st...
JSW Steel’s Crude Steel Output Jumps 17% in Q2 FY 2025–26 *JSW Steel Limited* reported consolidated *crude steel production of 7.90 million mt* for *Q2 FY 2025–26 (July–September)*, marking a *17% year-on-year increase*, the company announced on *October 13*...
Assofermet Warns New EU Safeguard Regime Is a “Steel Trap” *Assofermet*, the Italian association representing steel trade, distribution, and processing companies, has *strongly criticized* the *European Commission’s draft regulation* for a new EU steel import...
US Steel Files $22 Million Lawsuit Against Algoma Over Pellet Contract Dispute *US Steel Corporation* has filed a *lawsuit against Canada’s Algoma Steel Group Inc.*, seeking *over $22 million* in unpaid iron ore pellet shipments and alleging *breach of contract*. Filed in the *...
Canada and US Fast-Track Trade Talks on Metals and Energy *Canada and the United States* have agreed to *accelerate negotiations* on new trade deals covering *steel, aluminum, and energy*, following a high-level meeting between *Canadian Prime Minister Mark ...
Chinese Finished Steel Inventories Drop 4.1% in Late September *China’s domestic finished steel stocks fell by 4.1%* in late September, according to data from the *China Iron and Steel Association (CISA)*. As of *September 30, 2025*, inventories of the five main...
Spain’s Sarralle and ArcelorMittal Complete Industrial-Scale Green Hydrogen Steel Project *Spanish engineering firm Sarralle* has completed a *green hydrogen combustion system* at *ArcelorMittal’s Olaberria steel plant*, marking a *major milestone in industrial decarbonization*. Developed...
Stellantis Eyes $10 Billion Investment to Expand US Operations *Stellantis* is considering *investing around $10 billion* to expand its *manufacturing footprint in Illinois and Michigan*, according to Bloomberg. The proposed investment would support *plant reope...
Vingroup Enters Vietnam’s Steel Sector with VND 10 Trillion High-Tech Complex *Vingroup* has officially entered the steel industry with the establishment of *VinMetal Joint Stock Company for Manufacturing and Trading*. The company will invest *VND 10 trillion (≈ USD 379 millio...
India Launches Antidumping Probe on Stainless Steel Imports from China, Indonesia, Vietnam *India’s Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR)* has initiated an *antidumping investigation* into *cold rolled stainless steel flat products (300 and 400 series)* from *China, Indonesia, and Vi...
Germany Launches €6 Billion Program to Decarbonize Heavy Industry The *German government* has unveiled a *€6 billion federal funding initiative* to *accelerate decarbonization* in energy-intensive industries, including *steel, chemicals, cement, and glass*, accordin...