Hybar rasies over $1bn for scrap metal recycling steel rebar mill
29th June, 2026
Hybar has raised $1.1bn to build a second environmentally sustainable scrap metal recycling steel rebar mill immediately next to its existing rebar mill in Arkansas.
Refractory joint venture to accelerate circular business models
29th June, 2026
RHI Magnesita, a leading manufacturer and supplier of high-grade refractory products, systems and solutions, has announced a strategic joint venture (JV) with Khemka Refractories Pvt. Ltd., a refractory raw-materials manufacturer in India.
Lightweight refractory lining: ALTRA® 1500C from RATH opens up new opportunities for the steel industry
22nd June, 2026
Optimising energy consumption, lowering pollutant emissions – the steel and metal industry faces the challenge of reducing both its energy use and environmental impact. Refractory linings are a decisive factor in the performance and energy footprint of high-temperature furnaces.
Latest issue: May/June 2026
I’ve just returned home after what can only be described as an eventful week at one of the global steel industry’s premier events: AISTech 2026. This year’s convention and exposition was held in Pittsburgh PA and, looking back on past excursions to this great Pennsylvanian city, I realised that I had travelled here five times, four of which were for AISTech.
Pittsburgh is a great place. I’m sure it has its problems, but I’ve always loved it, especially places like Braddock on the outskirts of town (it could be a film set) and Kennywood (the theme park from the movie Adventureland).
There are good restaurants and bad and this year I’ll admit to eating far too many hamburgers and fries and (there’s a first for everything) I tried and enjoyed a bottle of root beer. The…
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