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Turkish electric arc furnace operator Ekinciler Demir ve Çelik Sanayi announced it exported $25.42 million worth of semi-finished steel billets in August 2026. The monthly volume represents the company's highest recorded billing shipment value in recent periods. Bolstered by strong international demand, the August performance pushed Ekinciler's total cumulative billet shipment value to $117.27 million for the first eight months of the year.

Polish steel manufacturer Cognor SA reported a 9.1% year-on-year revenue increase to 1.14 billion zlotys ($333.1 million) for the first half of 2026. The financial rebound was anchored by a major operational improvement at its Siemianowice Śląskie mill, allowing the company to surge its overall steelmaking capacity utilization rate to 92% in the second quarter, up from just 71% during the same period last year. The optimized output successfully generated a net profit of 5.7 million zlotys for the half-year window.

South Korea's Hyundai Steel held a ceremonial launch on September 5, 2026, for a new $5.8 billion electric arc furnace (EAF) integrated steel mill in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. Operated by a joint venture including POSCO and Hyundai Motor, the greenfield facility aims to reach commercial production by 2029 with an annual capacity of 2.7 million metric tons of hot-rolled and cold-rolled steel sheets. The plant leverages direct reduction processes to supply low-carbon automotive steel and targets $4 billion in annual revenue at full production.