Wuppermann opens advanced tube mill in Austria expanding premium capacity

Altmünster - The facility is designed to process advanced steel grades such as DP800, DP980 and 22MnB5, with tensile strengths of up to 1,000 MP.

29. Apr 2026

Global crude steel output declines in March, with regional divergence

Brussels - According to the World Steel Association (worldsteel), total output across 69 reporting countries reached 159.9 million tonnes, down 4.2% compared with March 2025.

27. Apr 2026

Germany’s crude steel output rebounds in Q1, recovery remains fragile

Berlin - Output reached around 9.3 million tonnes in the first three months of the year, up 9% year-on-year.

24. Apr 2026

German steel sector reacts to “AccelerateEU”, urges lower energy prices

Berlin - Kerstin Maria Rippel, Director General of the German Steel Federation, welcomed the Commission’s approach but stressed the need for effective implementation.

23. Apr 2026

Valve World Expo launches events in Canada, India and China

Düsseldorf - The series will begin with the Valve World Calgary Expo & Conference on June 3–4, 2026, at the Telus Convention Centre in Calgary.

23. Apr 2026

Tata Steel and SMS to deploy EASyMelt for blast furnace decarbonization

Mönchengladbach - The project will be carried out at Tata Steel’s blast furnace E (649 m³) in Jamshedpur, where the technology will be introduced in phases.

23. Apr 2026

Outokumpu backs EU safeguard agreement and calls for strict origin rules

Helsinki - Chief Executive Officer Kati ter Horst stated that the measures would “protect the European steel industry from global overcapacity, unfair competition and carbon leakage,”.

17. Apr 2026

Corinth Pipeworks and ArcelorMittal expand partnership on low-carbon steel

Düsseldorf - The announcement was made at the Tube trade fair, where both companies confirmed the use of XCarb® recycled and renewably produced steel in energy pipe production for the first time.

17. Apr 2026

EU reaches provisional deal on new steel trade regime to address overcapacity

Brussels - The new framework will replace the current EU steel safeguard measures, which expire on June 30, 2026.

16. Apr 2026

German steel industry: positive signals on policy, concerns over energy costs

Berlin - Kerstin Maria Rippel, Director General of the German Steel Federation (Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl), has issued a statement.

16. Apr 2026