Stahlerhstellung: Flüssiger Stahl läuft aus dem Schmelzofen

Global steel capacity shifts: legal battles in Italy and new investment in Asia

Sheffield - The latest global steelmaking capacity round-up from MEPS International points to a market still being reshaped by legal disputes, trade defence actions and selective investment.

4. Feb 2026

JISCO starts up world’s first integrated CSP®–HSM line in Jiayuguan

Mönchengladbach - The start-up follows a major rebuild and expansion that lifts the plant’s annual capacity from 2 million to 4.5 million tonnes.

4. Feb 2026

Kloeckner Metals expands non-ferrous footprint with Camalloy acquisition

Roswell - The Camalloy site operates as a fast-turn service centre serving with a 35,000 square metre facility equipped for shearing and PVC application.

2. Feb 2026

Tosyalı Algérie: global benchmark with record single-module DRI output in 2025

Mönchengladbach - 2.43 million tonnes from a single direct reduction module in 2025.

30. Jan 2026

Metso distributor Fischer-Jung broadens German market coverage

Helsinki - Extending of operations into the eastern and northern parts of the country.

30. Jan 2026

Dillinger opts for Paul Wurth cast iron staves to extend BF5 campaign

Düsseldorf - The blast furnace has an annual hot metal capacity of around 2.5 million tonnes and is a core asset in Dillinger’s production network.

27. Jan 2026

CBAM rollout brings only muted price response for EU steel market

Sheffield - MEPS reports that its Europe Average price across all coil products rose by €13 per tonne in January, while long products increased by €9 per tonne.

27. Jan 2026

Invisible but essential: how Air Liquide underpins the semiconductor boom

Paris - Behind the race for smaller, faster and more powerful chips lies a largely invisible but critical supply chain.

27. Jan 2026

SMS group completes partial hearth repair at Třinecké Železárny blast furnace

Düsseldorf - The project relied on Paul Wurth technology combining sectoral carbon block replacement with specialized concrete reprofiling.

22. Jan 2026