Berlin - Recycling associations warn of soaring transport costs and call for urgent action to secure raw material supplies for the steel industry.

Hilden - Chinese special steel producer expands SBQ capacity with advanced 3-roll technology for bars up to 160 mm.

Ditzingen - High-tech group reports stable sales of €4.34 billion as stronger US business and semiconductor demand support improvement.

Brussels - Worldsteel data shows stronger output in the EU, North America and Türkiye, while first-half global production remains below 2025 levels.

Düsseldorf - Management and Supervisory Boards support the delisting itself but make no recommendation on the €11-per-share offer.

Augsburg - iiQKA.OS2 and KR C5 achieve IEC 62443 Security Level 2 as KUKA expands software-driven industrial automation.

Sheffield - MEPS data shows several Turkish flat and long steel quotas were oversubscribed within the first two weeks of the new EU trade regime.

Brussels - Steel association warns that high energy costs and insufficient hydrogen supply are weakening investment in low-carbon production.

Lonato del Garda - Group produced 2.7 million tonnes in 2025 as investments focused on efficiency, renewable energy and lower-emission steelmaking.

Brussels - Van der Stricht succeeds Dr Klaus Peters, who has led ESTEP since 2015 and played a key role in strengthening the platform's position as a central hub for steel research and innovation.