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• The Chinese company Henan Jiyuan ordered a flowering charmer from Danieli Chinese steel company Henan Jiyuan Iron & Steel has awarded Italy's Danieli a contract to supply a new four-strand arc-type continuous casting machine to its Jiyuan plant in Henan Province.With a radius of 18.5 meters, the casting machine will produce round alloy steel blooms ranging from 600mm to... 15.07.2026  13:00

• BHP Port Hedland workers to continue strike after labor talks fail Workers at the Australian mining company BHP's iron ore facility in Port Hedland will continue their planned strike after the latest round of negotiations between the company and unions failed to reach an agreement, according to a Reuters report. According to the BHP United Ports Union, the workers... 15.07.2026  13:00

• Low Rhine water levels raise logistics costs, force Thyssenkrupp Steel to cut blast furnace production Falling water levels on Germany's Rhine River are increasing transport costs and disrupting logistics, adding pressure on the country's industrial sector, according to a Reuters report, while local steelmaker Thyssenkrupp Steel has slightly reduced blast furnace production due to limited raw... 15.07.2026  12:00

• SSAB resumes construction of fossil fuel-free steel mill in Luleå Swedish steel company SSAB has announced that construction work at its new fossil fuel-free steel plant in Lulea, suspended on June 26 after readings from a portable gas detector, will resume under controlled conditions on Week 29.The detectors detected low concentrations of hydrogen cyanide that... 15.07.2026  12:00

• Uzmetkombinat puts into operation the country's first complex of hot-rolled products The Government of Uzbekistan has announced the commissioning of a new foundry and rolling complex at the Uzbek steel mill Uzmetkombinat in Bekabad, marking the launch of the country's first hot-rolled steel plant.President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended the commissioning ceremony and... 15.07.2026  11:00

• Outokumpu orders upgrade of double-bucket furnace for stainless steel plant in Alabama Finnish stainless steel manufacturer Outokumpu has awarded Primetals Technologies with an order to upgrade the ladle processing stand at its Calvert plant in Alabama to a 180-ton double-bucket furnace, which is scheduled to launch in March 2028.Replacing equipment commissioned in 2012, the new... 15.07.2026  11:00

• Exports and imports of plates to Brazil increased in June Brazil exported 13,100 metric tons (t) of plates in June, up from 300 t in May, according to SECEX, the foreign trade secretariat of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade.The reported volume is the highest since February, reflecting strong shipments to Europe.April exports went to... 14.07.2026  22:00

• US releases final results of South Korea's CORE Cardiovascular Disease Review The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has released the final results of its administrative review of countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain corrosion-resistant steel (CORE) products from South Korea for the period January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.The Department of Commerce determined... 14.07.2026  17:00