Steel

projects tracked
11
active
10
producing plants
4

Steel projects

chemXplore tracks 11 projects producing steel, of which 10 are active.

  1. 4 projects Announced / Concept
  2. 2 projects FEED / Pre-FID
  3. 1 project FID / Sanctioned
  4. 3 projects Under Construction
  5. none Commissioning & Start-up

Of the active ones, 7 new construction, 1 expansion, 1 revamp / retrofit and 1 conversion / repurposing.

Expected start-up, by year
0 1 2 3 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031

1 active project carries no start-up date yet. The dates themselves, per project, are for subscribers.

What moved recently

  • 28 September 2026 Mesabi Metallics Iowa Steel Complex · Announced / Concept · United States
  • 8 September 2026 POSCO No. 8 Continuous Galvanizing Line at Gwangyang Works · Under Construction
  • 25 August 2026 JSW Steel Vijayanagar galvanizing line for AHSS · FID / Sanctioned · India
  • July 2026 Petrobras P-33 Sustainable Recycling at Rio Grande Shipyard · Under Construction · Brazil
  • June 2026 Stegra Sines Green Hydrogen Steel Plant · FEED / Pre-FID · Portugal

Latest news on steel

29 September 2026
Essar-backed Mesabi Metallics $18B mine-to-mill US steel investment

Investment will link a Minnesota iron-ore mine with a new Iowa steel complex using DRI and EAF technology to produce 100% US steel and create thousands of jobs.

21 September 2026
POSCO builds next‑generation galvanized automotive steel plant

KRW 480 billion investment for a 450,000 t/yr continuous galvanizing line at Gwangyang; EAF‑linked lower‑carbon, extra‑wide products and AI/robotics for quality and safety.

18 September 2026
EXIM Chairman Tours Mesabi Metallics’ New Iron Ore Mine in Minnesota

EXIM-backed support and major private investment underpin startup of the first US iron ore mine in 50 years, aiming to cut imports, shore up supply chains and create hundreds of jobs.

7 September 2026
John Cockerill and Maharashtra sign MoU to explore Gadchiroli as green steel hub

MoU to evaluate low‑carbon ironmaking technologies, skills and local capabilities to develop Gadchiroli as a green steel manufacturing hub.

25 August 2026
JSW Steel India orders ANDRITZ galvanizing line for AHSS

New galvanizing line will produce galvanized Advanced High‑Strength Steel for automotive use; ~500,000 t/yr capacity and start-up planned for 2028.

13 August 2026
thyssenkrupp Q3 2025/26: sales up and adjusted EBIT improves as strategic realignment advances

Order intake fell to €7.7bn; adjusted EBIT forecast raised to €600–900m; shareholders approved tk accelis spin-off; TKMS backlog >€20bn with major July contract wins.

4 August 2026
POSCO DX becomes AI Native, advancing Physical AI and Agentic AI

Rolling out Physical AI for heavy equipment and robotisation while launching Agentee to run AI-agent lifecycles; 200+ agents live and targeted 30% accounting productivity gain.

24 July 2026
Petrobras P-33 heads from Açu Port to Rio Grande for sustainable recycling

Platform sold to Gerdau and Grupo Ecovix will be recycled at Rio Grande under a sustainable dismantling plan; it left Açu Port after being docked since Feb 2024.

22 July 2026
Moeve and ArcelorMittal sign Spain’s largest CAE deal for 2.1 TWh/year

Secures 2.1 TWh/year energy savings, enabling a new electric arc furnace in Gijón and up to 1 million tCO2e emissions reduction; savings equal >5% of Asturias’ final energy use.

20 July 2026
tk accelis outlines mid-term targets and spin-off plan at Capital Markets Day

Presents >4% sales CAGR and 4–5% adjusted EBITDA margin targets, details growth strategy and plans a minority-stake spin-off subject to thyssenkrupp shareholder vote on 7 Aug 2026.

Steel plants by country

chemXplore tracks 4 plants producing steel in 2 countries.

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