EU State Aid Program Tied to National Implementation The EU has launched a new state aid framework aimed at supporting green transition and infrastructure development. However, funding allocations and implementation will heavily rely on individual membe...
USPP Urges CBAM Postponement to Support Ukrainian Exports The Ukrainian Steel Producers’ Union (USPP) has urged the government to seek postponement of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) for Ukrainian steel exports. In light of ongoing conflic...
Interpipe Requests Veteran Support Services Interpipe, a leading Ukrainian steel and railway equipment producer, has advocated for the creation of veteran patronage services to support employees demobilized from military service. The company em...
Major Overhaul Underway at Kametstal Power Plant Kametstal’s thermal power plant has started major overhaul work on Boiler Unit No. 9, marking the first full-scale refurbishment in years. Activities include tube replacement, combustion chamber resto...
India & UAE in Talks for Green Steel Alliance India and the UAE are negotiating a strategic partnership aimed at jointly producing green steel, blending India’s raw material strengths with the UAE’s renewable energy capacity. Through collaborativ...
SSAB Secures €430 Million in Green Financing to Complete Luleå Steel Mill Transformation Swedish specialty steel producer *SSAB* has successfully raised an additional *€430 million in green financing*, completing the full funding for its *€4.5 billion transformation project* in *Luleå, Sw...
EU Launches New State Aid Framework to Accelerate Clean Tech and Industrial Decarbonization The *European Commission* has uanveiled the *Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework (CISAF)*, a new regulation aimed at helping *EU member states fast-track the transition to clean energy, industri...
India Proposes Greenhouse Gas Intensity Targets for Key Industries Including Iron and Steel In a major move toward industrial decarbonization, *India's Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)* has released a *draft consultation paper* proposing *greenhouse gas (GHG) emiss...
Tokyo Steel Taps Primetals Technologies for Galvanizing Line Upgrade at Okayama Works *Tokyo Steel*, one of Japan's leading electric arc furnace-based steelmakers, has awarded a contract to *UK-based Primetals Technologies* to upgrade its *hot dip galvanizing line* at the *Okayama Work...
Thailand Enforces New Import Standards on Hot-Rolled Flat Steel Starting Late 2025 Thailand’s *Ministry of Industry* has announced that *hot-rolled flat steel imports for general structural use must comply with the Thai Industrial Standards Institute’s (TISI) new standard 1479-2566*...
Argentina’s Crude Steel Output Rises 12.3% Year-on-Year in May 2025 *Argentina's crude steel production reached 350,300 metric tons in May*, marking a *12.3% increase compared to May 2024*, according to data released by the *Argentine chamber of the steel industry (Ac...
US Standard Pipe Imports Fall 3.4% in April 2025, Despite Year-on-Year Growth *U.S. imports of standard pipe totaled 66,749 metric tons in April 2025*, reflecting a *3.4% decline from March*, according to *final census data from the U.S. Department of Commerce*. Despite the mon...
