Latest Steel Manufacturing News

Steel & Tube has secured a one-year extension on its ANZ banking facilities, underpinning financial stability as trading conditions soften due to geopolitical tensions and sector-specific pressures.

Hazer Group has completed a key Process Design Package with KBR, unlocking large-scale commercial potential for its methane pyrolysis technology. The company also signed a non-binding graphite offtake LOI with Green Steel WA and qualified its graphite for concrete and asphalt applications, all while maintaining a solid cash position and reducing cash burn.

Black Canyon has kicked off a substantial 15,000m RC drilling campaign at its Wandanya Project, aiming to define and grow its high-grade manganese and iron resource with first assays due in May 2026.

BlueScope Steel reported a robust first half of FY2026 with underlying EBIT soaring 81% to $557.5 million and announced a $3.00 per share shareholder return plan, while decisively rejecting a $30 per share takeover proposal.

Western Mines Group has revealed a landmark nickel sulphide discovery at its Mulga Tank project in Western Australia, boasting 5.3 million tonnes of contained nickel and ranking among the world’s top 10 deposits.

Ardea Resources’ subsidiary Kalgoorlie Nickel Pty Ltd has received conditional, non-binding letters of support from Export Finance Australia and the US Export-Import Bank for up to AUD 1 billion in financing for its Goongarrie Hub nickel-cobalt project.

BlueScope Steel welcomes Tania Archibald as its new MD&CEO, who unveils a focused agenda to accelerate value delivery amid a leadership transition and rejected acquisition bid.

Tempest Minerals has signed a binding option agreement with Green Steel and Iron to develop a green steel facility in Western Australia, integrating its Remorse magnetite project into a low-emission steelmaking venture.

Hazer Group has extended its collaboration with South Korean steel giant POSCO to further integrate its clean hydrogen and low-emissions graphite technology into low-carbon steel production.

Neometals’ Finnish subsidiary Novana Oy has been awarded a €48.7 million conditional grant from Business Finland to advance its €400 million Vanadium Recovery Project in Pori, aiming to produce up to 60% of Europe’s vanadium demand with a low-carbon footprint.

Bisalloy Steel Group Limited has announced a fully franked special dividend of AUD 0.164 per ordinary share for the financial year ending June 2025, with key dates set for December.

Black Canyon Limited has confirmed extensive, shallow high-grade manganese and iron mineralisation at its Wandanya Project, with significant strike lengths and widths that remain open for expansion. The company plans diamond drilling and metallurgical testwork to advance development.