Steel Times International Issue
April

2 Leader

By Matthew Moggridge.

4 News round-up

The latest global steel news.

7 USA update

Tariffs, the Iran War and the impact on trade.

11 Latin America update

CSN’S deleveraging plan.

14 India update

Green steel: Ready for acceleration.

18 AISTECH 2026

Who’s doing what and why?

24 Public health

Is Nippon Steel letting down the people of Pittsburgh?

30 Automotive

US car market: Steelmakers bullish.

35 Steel trading

Steel - more than just another commodity.

43 Ports

Port of Liverpool - a hub for UK steel.

48 Safety

Contractor risk on high alert.

53 Furnaces

Optimised control of an EAF off-gas system using video.

57 Artificial intelligence

Hybrid versus single paradigm AI in the steel mill.

63 Electrification

Complementary steel solutions for transformer efficiency.

70 Perspectives: Q&A TII Kamag

Significant challenges ahead.

73 History

How the Newcomen Engine saved coke iron, Part 2