India’s Steel Industry Continues to Expand in December 2025 Despite Slower Downstream Activity India’s steel industry maintained *solid expansion momentum in December 2025*, even as downstream sectors such as automobiles and construction showed signs of *moderate short-term slowdown*, according...
Vietnam Steel Imports Fall 16.4% in January 2026 Despite Strong Year-on-Year Growth Vietnam’s steel imports totaled *1.52 million metric tons (mt) in January 2026*, down *16.4% month on month*, but up *60.6% year on year*, according to data from the *General Department of Vietnam Cus...
US Steelmakers Urge Policymakers to Secure Affordable, Reliable Electricity Supply The *Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA)* has warned that *access to affordable and reliable electricity is critical to the competitiveness and continued growth of the US steel industry*, according ...
Jindal India Commissions $121 Million Steel Coating Line in West Bengal *Jindal India Limited (JIL)*, part of the *B C Jindal Group*, has commissioned a *new steel coating line* for the production of *value-added coated steel products* in *West Bengal*, the company said i...
Hyundai Steel Begins Commercial Production of Carbon-Reduced Steel Plates Using Hybrid BF–EAF Process *Hyundai Steel*, a subsidiary of *Hyundai Motor Group*, has begun *mass production of carbon-reduced steel plates*, cutting carbon emissions by *around 20 percent* compared with conventional blast fur...
US Confirms Circumvention of Countervailing Duties on Welded Pipe via Oman The *US Department of Commerce (DOC)* has issued its *final determination* finding circumvention of *countervailing duty (CVD) orders* on *circular welded carbon quality steel pipe* involving processi...
British Steel Supplies 480 mt of Structural Sections for Major UK Industrial Development *British Steel* has supplied *480 metric tons of structural steel sections* for a major industrial development at *Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Helm site in Immingham*, a project described as one o...
AMNS India Becomes First Integrated Steelmaker Certified Under India’s Green Steel Framework *ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India Limited (AMNS India)* has become the *first integrated steel producer in India* to receive official *green steel certification* from the *Ministry of Steel*, marking ...
Italian Foundry Industry Warns of Imminent Production Halt Amid CBAM Concerns Italy’s foundry sector is facing an acute crisis, with industry representatives warning that production could soon come to a standstill due to structural flaws in the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mec...
UK Opens Review of Antidumping Duties on Welded Tubes and Pipes from China and Belarus The UK’s *Trade Remedies Authority (TRA)* has initiated an *expiry review of antidumping (AD) duties* on *welded tubes and pipes imported from China and Belarus*. The review was launched at the reque...
Thyssenkrupp Steel Secures 230 GWh of Renewable Power Through New PPAs German steel producer *thyssenkrupp Steel* has signed *four power purchase agreements (PPAs)* to secure approximately *230 GWh of renewable electricity*, strengthening its decarbonisation strategy and...
Czech Republic Calls on EU to Cap Carbon Prices, Delay ETS 2 Rollout The Czech Republic has urged the European Union to reform its carbon market framework by *capping carbon allowance prices* and *postponing the expansion of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS 2)*, ci...
