Austrian steelmaker Voestalpine has announced that its subsidiary Voestalpine Railway Systems has delivered a full suite of premium rail infrastructure, including ultra-long rails, advanced turnout systems and digital monitoring technology, for Austria’s new high-speed Koralm railway. To be operational from December 14, 2025, the line will connect Graz and Klagenfurt and includes Austria’s longest-ever rail tunnel.

The Polish steel industry is making a strong and immediate appeal to both the national government and the European Commission, calling for electricity prices to be lowered to €50/MWh for energy-intensive industries, according to media reports. At the recently held New Industry Forum in Katowice, Chamber of Metallurgical Industry and Trade president Mirosław Motyka highlighted that the industry has already proposed concrete solutions, but immediate implementation is needed. Stating that without competitive electricity costs Poland risks losing its competitive edge to other European steel producers, he noted that the current average wholesale electricity price for next-day delivery in Poland stands at about €97.96/MWh, compared to an EU range of €51.4-114.6/MWh.

Swedish specialty steelmaker SSAB has announced a strategic partnership with Sweden-based EAB Group aimed at supplying fossil-free steel, including SSAB Zero™, for use across the latter’s core business areas such as warehouse fittings, doors and steel-building solutions.