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Vale has welcomed the Sohar Max, a 400,000 DWT Valemax-class iron ore carrier, on its first call to Oman, delivering iron ore to Vale’s operations in Sohar. Valemax vessels are among the world’s…
Oman’s Al Jazeera Steel Products Company SAOG has completed the incorporation and legal establishment of two wholly owned subsidiaries in the United States, strengthening its presence and supporting…
Meranti Green Steel has signed heads of terms with Marafiq-CUC for the supply of industrial water to its planned DRI/HBI plant in Duqm, Oman. Under the agreement, Marafiq, the centralized utilities…
Jindal Steel Oman has commissioned online automatic rebar counting and separation systems at its Jindal Steel Sohar and Sohar Steel rolling mills as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance automation…
Oman’s Al Jazeera Steel Products improved profitability during the first half of 2026 despite lower sales volumes and challenging regional market conditions, although consolidated group earnings…
India’s Jindal SAW has completed the supply of 193 km of 42-inch API X65 NACE-grade LSAW line pipes, totaling 87,000 tons, for OQ’s Fahud Loop Line Project in Oman. The company said the project was…
Vale’s iron ore pellet production at its Oman operations fell sharply in the second quarter of 2026 as the temporary suspension of its Sohar pellet plants amid Middle East tensions weighed on output…
Oman’s Al Jazeera Steel Products Co. SAOG reported a decline in net profit for the first half of 2026, according to its unaudited financial results. The company’s net profit fell 6pct YoY to OMR 3.88…
Oman Zinc has started construction of a USD 50 mln zinc recycling industrial park at Sohar Freezone, expanding Oman’s downstream metals processing capacity and zinc value chain. The project, to be…
Meranti Green Steel (MGS) has appointed SMS group and Midrex Technologies as technology partners for the front-end engineering phase of its planned 2.5 mln tons per annum direct reduced iron (DRI)…
Jindal Steel Duqm LLC has received the 870-ton direct reduced iron (DRI) reactor vessel for its green steel project at the Duqm Special Economic Zone (SEZ), marking another key construction milestone…
Vale has completed a two-year research program with Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) to identify new applications for iron ore by-products, supporting the development of Oman’s first iron ore…
Meranti Green Steel has appointed Larsen & Toubro (L&T) as the project delivery partner for the front-end engineering and design (FEED) phase of its planned 2.5 mln tons per annum direct reduced iron…
Meranti Green Steel has selected Italy-based Bedeschi to supply material handling systems for its planned direct reduced iron (DRI) and hot briquetted iron (HBI) plant in Duqm, Oman. Under the…
China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC) Shanxi Institute has secured the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the Mawarid Wind Turbine Manufacturing Project at the Special…
Ferrometalco has signed an investment agreement with the Duqm Special Economic Zone (SEZAD) to establish a steel fabrication and engineering facility in Oman, marking a significant step in the…
Jindal Steel has signed an investment agreement with Suhar Industrial City in Oman to develop an integrated iron and steel project with an estimated investment of OMR 150 mln (USD 390 mln). The…
Jindal Steel Oman awarded UK-based carbon recycling technology company PeroCycle a feasibility assessment contract to evaluate the integration of carbon recycling technology at its steel production…
Jindal Steel Oman acquired Moon Iron & Steel Company (MISCO) in Sohar, according to sources familiar with the matter. MISCO suspended steel production activities in 2023 after facing operational and…
Jindal Pelletizing LLC (JPL), a subsidiary of Jindal Steel Oman, has commenced pellet shipments to customers across the GCC, marking its entry into the regional export market. The company said the…
China’s iron ore futures were largely unchanged on Thursday as expectations of tighter Brazilian supply and high freight rates were offset by weakening steel demand and high iron ore inventories at…
Hoa Phat Group has completed nearly 70pct of construction of its Dung Quat rail and special steel production plant in Vietnam, with work now focused on completing the factory structure and installing…
Vale has agreed to acquire a 30pct minority stake in Ligga S.A., which operates the Ferro Sul iron ore mine in northern Brazil, for around USD 190 mln. The transaction also includes an exclusive…
Mesabi Metallics has started up its new iron ore mine and pellet plant in Nashwauk, Minnesota, marking the first new iron ore mine and pellet plant to start up in the US in 50 years. The company…
Italian special steelmaker ABS Acciaierie Bertoli Safau, part of the Danieli Group, has opened a new service center in Varnamo, Sweden, strengthening its presence in the Nordic market. The facility…
China’s iron ore futures edged higher on Wednesday as concerns over Brazilian supply provided support, although weakening steel mill profitability and expectations of lower steel output limited the…
Tata Steel has issued the Final Acceptance Certificate for a coke-oven gas purification and hydrogen production system supplied by Canada’s PyroGenesis through its subsidiary Pyro Green-Gas at the…
Vow ASA’s wholly owned subsidiary Scanship AS has entered into an exclusive collaboration agreement with Danieli Corus B.V. to develop and market solutions for using biocarbon in integrated steel…
Italian industrial technology company Polytec has acquired a 51pct stake in Green Project Marking & Reading Systems, strengthening its offering of automation, identification and traceability…
China’s iron ore futures declined on Tuesday as ample supply and rising port inventories weighed on sentiment, although pre-holiday restocking by steel mills and high freight costs continued to…
India’s largest iron ore producer NMDC is targeting production of 60 mln tons this fiscal year to meet growing demand from domestic steelmakers, Chairman Amitava Mukherjee said. NMDC produced 53.15…
Voestalpine has received the core equipment for a new electric arc furnace (EAF) at its Linz steelworks, with the facility scheduled to start operation in the first half of 2027. The equipment…
Huttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM) has permanently decommissioned Blast Furnace A at its Duisburg site after more than 53 years of operation, as part of Salzgitter AG’s transition toward lower-carbon…
B5Plus Group has selected Danieli to supply equipment for a new rebar and wire rod mill in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), with production capacity of 50 tons per hour, or around 300,000 tons…
Severstal has completed development and started production of Forcera weather-resistant steel in thin-sheet form, targeting long-life protective structures for road and civil infrastructure. The…
China’s iron ore futures traded rangebound on Monday as pre-holiday restocking by steel mills provided support, while high inventories and weak mill profitability limited upward momentum. Analysts…
China Baowu and BHP have renewed their steel decarbonization partnership through a new five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), extending collaboration that began in 2020. The partners will…
Indonesia’s Anti-Dumping Committee (KADI) has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into imports of galvanized steel (BJLS) from China, following an application submitted by PT Tata Metal Lestari…
Vallourec has been selected by EnEarth, a subsidiary of Energean, to supply approximately 3,000 tons of casing pipes and accessories for the first phase of the Prinos CO2 carbon storage project in…
The European Commission has imposed a provisional safeguard measure on imports of certain grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES), citing a sharp increase in imports and serious injury to EU…
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