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    April 8, 2026

    Algoma Steel and Roshel Inc. partner in new defense joint venture

    Written by Kristen DiLandro

    Canada’s Algoma Steel and Roshel Inc. have partnered to form Roshel Algoma Defence (RADS), a sovereign ballistic steel solutions joint venture.

    The new Ontario-based company plans to fabricate, form, weld, and machine metal in Canada and will provide sovereign ballistic steel defense solutions. RADS also intends to serve infrastructure, marine, aerospace, and security platforms industries. RADS will export its ballistic steel solutions to allied countries, according to its Apr. 8 statement.

    Kristen DiLandro

    Kristen DiLandro is a reporter for Steel Market Update. Kristen focuses on the micro and macro steel market conditions informing North American spot prices. Following her agency career in advertising, she attained an MFA in Writing from Savannah College of Art and Design. Kristen can be reached at kristen@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-221-8143.

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