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Top materials mergers and acquisitions in January 2026

Every verified merger and acquisition in the materials sector in this period, ranked by disclosed value. Updated every morning.

We tracked 2 deals in the materials sector in January 2026, 2 of them with a disclosed value, worth $11.2bn in total. The largest was SGH Ltd and Steel Dynamics, Inc.'s $8.8bn abandoned bid for BlueScope Steel Ltd, ahead of Worthington Steel, Inc. and Klöckner & Co SE at $2.4bn.

Top materials mergers and acquisitions in January 2026

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  1. 15 JanSGH Ltd and Steel Dynamics, Inc. → BlueScope Steel LtdSGH and Steel Dynamics make A$13.2bn break-up bid for BlueScopeMaterials / SteelTerminated$8.8bn
  2. 215 JanWorthington Steel, Inc. → Klöckner & Co SEWorthington Steel agrees €2.1bn takeover of Klöckner & CoMaterials / Steel distribution and metal processingCompleted$2.4bn