On July 2, PPG and ArcelorMittal announced a major step forward in reducing the carbon footprint of automotive manufacturing. The collaboration combines advanced steelmaking technologies with next-generation electrocoat solutions. The results were presented at the SURCAR automotive painting conference in Cannes, Fran

thyssenkrupp AG (thyssenkrupp)’s subsidiary, thyssenkrupp Hohenlimburg, has invested a low double-digit million-euro amount to modernize Walking Beam Furnace 3 (HBO 3) at its site in Germany.
The modernization ensures compliance with future environmental and safety regulations, reduces energy consumption, enables hyd

On June 26, SSAB entered into an agreement with Polmotors, a Tier automotive 1 supplier, for the future supplies of fossil-free steel for their structural automotive components and assemblies.
The collaboration aims to explore the potential of fossil-free materials in tough automotive applications by combining SSAB’s

On June 23, Louisiana's Clean Hydrogen Task Force was briefed by Hyundai officials outlining their USD 6 billion vision for a hydrogen-integrated steel mill in Ascension Parish that is projected to be operational by 2029, calling it a "catalyst for the hydrogen ecosystem" in the state.
Hyundai North America Senior Vi

On June 24, voestalpine announced that it has been selected by BYD as the first supplier for its new plant in Hungary. Starting in autumn 2025, voestalpine will supply high-quality flat steel for car bodies and outer skin components to BYD in Szeged, Hungary, from its Linz plant. 
voestalpine has set new standards in

On June 18, Salzgitter Group and Volvo Cars announced that they are expanding their partnership. In 2026, significant amounts of steel scrap from the Volvo Cars’ body parts plant in Olofström in southern Sweden will be sold to the Salzgitter AG steelworks. Salzgitter Group will feed it back into the production proces

On June 19, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced new measures to help stabilize Canada's steel and aluminum sectors that have been hard hit by U.S. President Trump's tariffs, made even worse with low-price imported steel being directed to Canada. 
The new federal program includes a quota on foreign steel and

On June 18, Nippon Steel Corporation, together with its wholly owned subsidiary Nippon Steel North America, Inc. and United States Steel Corporation, announced they have finalized their historic partnership. 
The companies have now completed the transaction as contemplated by their merger agreement, and have also ent

On June 13, Korean multiple sources reported that Hyundai Steel has signed a deal to supply GM Korea with approximately 100,000 tons of automotive steel annually, starting as early as September. This supply will replace the volume previously sourced from China’s Baoshan Iron & Steel, the world’s largest steelmaker by

On June 12, Volvo Cars signed a new agreement with SSAB for the supply of high-quality, recycled, and near-zero-emission steel starting in 2025. Volvo Cars is the first car maker to sign a supply agreement with SSAB for recycled, near-zero-emission steel for serial production deliveries.
The recycled steel will be us

On June 6, the National Auto Parts Industry (INA) expressed concern over the U.S. decision to double tariffs on Mexican steel and aluminum derivatives from 25% to 50% under Section 232.
INA warned that this move threatens the competitiveness of Mexican auto parts manufacturers and the stability of North American supp

thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG, a subsidiary of thyssenkrupp AG, has successfully started trial operation and cast the first slabs on the new continuous casting line 4 (SGA 4) at its Bruckhausen site in Duisburg, Germany.
This move is an important step toward fully operating the new plant complex in the coming weeks. T

Announced on May 30, 2025, POSCO has inaugurated the Australia Critical Minerals R&D Lab (ACMRDL) in Perth, Western Australia.
This facility is the first overseas lab of its kind established by a South Korean steelmaker and is designed to boost technological competitiveness in steelmaking, secondary battery materials

On June 4, President Trump’s promised 50% tariffs on imports of “steel and aluminum articles and their derivative articles” went into effect. The two metals had previously faced 25% tariffs on imports from all countries since mid-March, when Trump’s order to remove steel exemptions and raise aluminum’s levy from his

On June 2, thyssenkrupp Steel announced that it will present solutions for the energy and mobility transition under the powercore brand at this year's CWIEME Berlin. With bluemint powercore, it offers an electrical steel that impresses with a CO2 intensity reduction of up to 50% in production. It also presents the ap