SMS group modernises hot rolling mill at Garmco, boosting torque processing capacity

Düsseldorf - The project, replaces ageing DC motors and drives with a new AC-based system designed to deliver 20% higher torque than the original equipment.

2. Dec 2025

China’s steel supply pressure persists despite production dip says MEPS analysis

Sheffield - Despite a 2.1% drop in global crude steel output in the first ten months of 2025, China continues to exert strong downward pressure on international steel prices.

28. Nov 2025

French MPs back nationalising ArcelorMittal France, defying Macron

Paris - The proposal, introduced by the left-wing party La France Insoumise (LFI), passed late on Thursday with 127 votes in favour and 41 against.

28. Nov 2025

Global stainless steel melt shop production rises 3% in first nine months of 2025

Brussels - Global stainless steel melt shop output reached 48.0 million tonnes in the first three quarters of 2025.

28. Nov 2025

Primetals commissions torch-cutting machine at Finnish recycler Konepeikko

London - The new equipment replaces manual hand-torching and has already changed day-to-day operations at the site.

28. Nov 2025

Vianode and C4V sign LOI on synthetic graphite supply for BESS projects

Oslo - The agreement would run through 2032, with first deliveries planned for the second half of 2026.

26. Nov 2025

Eurofer confirms Henrik Adam as President for another two-year term

Brussels - Adam currently serves as Executive Chairman of Tata Steel Netherlands Holding BV and Chairman of the Steel Institute VDEh in Germany.

20. Nov 2025

German Steel Federation calls for urgent competitiveness measures

Berlin - German crude steel production is set to end 2025 at recession-level volumes — a pattern visible since 2019.

20. Nov 2025

SMS Group introduces new metals-production platform X-Pact® Digital Hub

Düsseldorf - The platform brings together more than 300 industrial software tools, including SMS solutions and third-party systems, into a single digital environment.

20. Nov 2025

MEPS analysis: Draft EU benchmarks reveal future CBAM cost structure

Sheffield - According to the draft seen by MEPS, imported steel with embedded emissions below the benchmark for its product category will incur a CBAM levy equal to 2.5% of the EU carbon cost in 2026.

19. Nov 2025

Tenova starts up Bolivia’s first Direct Reduced Iron plant for Sinosteel

Castellanza - The new ENERGIRON “DR Micro-Module” is Bolivia’s first DRI plant and is designed to produce 250,000 tonnes per year.

19. Nov 2025

Austria’s Koralmbahn enters service – Voestalpine delivers rails and turnouts

Linz - The company supplied the complete rail infrastructure for the 130-km route, including the 33-km Koralm Tunnel — Austria’s longest rail tunnel.

17. Nov 2025

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