Continuous Casting
Includes news about all types of continuous casting processes, including strip, thin strip, bloom, billet and beam.
Latest News
Tenaris Bar Mill Completes Upgrades, Re-Enters Service
11 June 2021 - Tenaris has restarted its Koppel, Pa., USA, meltshop after making US$15 million in upgrades to the facility.
Primetals Technologies to Equip Tosyali Plant With Second EAF
08 April 2021 - Turkish steel producer Tosyali Demir Celik Sanayi A.S. has placed a follow-on order with Primetals Technologies for a new electric arc furnace and has asked for additional capacity on a recently ordered continuous caster, the equipment manufacturer has announced.
Primetals Technologies Receives Order for RH Degasser, Caster
30 March 2021 - Primetals Technologies has won a key equipment contract from ArcelorMittal’s joint-venture re-rolling mill in Alabama.
North Star BlueScope Sees Further Progress on Mill Expansion
25 February 2021 - BlueScope Steel’s expansion of its North Star sheet mill in Ohio remains on budget and on schedule and is moving toward start-up next year, the steelmaker said on Monday.
Chinese Billet Caster Becomes First to Utilize Primetals Technologies’ Caster Segment Tech
24 February 2021 - China’s Zenith Steel Group Co. Ltd. has started up a 10-strand billet caster that was recently upgraded by Primetals Technologies, the equipment manufacturer has announced.
Nucor’s Newest Bar Mill Enters Service
04 February 2021 - Nucor Corp. has commissioned a new merchant bar mill at its Kankakee plant in Illinois and will begin upgrades to the meltshop this month.
Taiwanese Producer Gives Final OK on Upgraded Caster
22 January 2021 - China Steel Corp. subsidiary Dragon Steel Corp. has issued the final acceptance certificate on a modernized 6-strand billet caster, according to project contractor SMS group.
Primetals Technologies Upgrades Its Original Arvedi ESP Line
11 December 2020 - Acciaieria Arvedi has restarted its cast-roll strip mill following upgrades that will put it on a path to reach 3 million metric tons of annual production.
Primetals Technologies Wraps Up Continuous Caster Upgrade
01 December 2020 - Primetals Technologies has completed a software upgrade to an Outokumpu caster in Finland, the company reports.
Big River Completes Arkansas Expansion
18 November 2020 - Big River Steel has successfully started up its new melt and cast equipment, marking the end to a project that doubles the steelmaker’s production capacity, the company announced on Wednesday.
voestalpine Upgrading Annealing Line Automation
17 November 2020 - voestalpine has contracted Primetals Technologies to modernize a continuous annealing line’s basic automation system, the company has announced.
Danieli Wins Order for Turkish Wire Rod Mill, Caster Automation
17 November 2020 - Danieli has landed an order for a wire rod mill and for a slab caster electrical and automation system from Turkish steel producer Habaş Sınai ve Tibbi Gazlar İstihsal Endüstrisi.
New Nucor Caster to Feature ABB Stirrer
02 November 2020 - Nucor Corp. has ordered an ABB-built electromagnetic mold stirring and braking system for its new Kentucky plate mill, ABB has announced.
Primetals Technologies Details voestalpine Bloom Caster
01 October 2020 - A new caster at voestalpine’s site in Leoben, Austria is capable of producing 950,000 metric tons annually and can cast in fully automatic mode, the caster’s manufacturer, Primetals Technologies, reports.
Austrian Producer Starts Up New Caster
23 September 2020 - voestalpine has started up a new fully automated bloom caster at its Donawitz plant in Austria, allowing it to make high-end steel grades for specialty applications.
New Ladle Turret Ups ABS Caster Volume
15 September 2020 - Danieli Service has wrapped up installation of a new ladle turret at its steel plant in Italy, the company has said.
North Star BlueScope Expansion to Be Completed in 2022
17 August 2020 - BlueScope Steel Ltd. has revised the completion date for its Ohio expansion project and is now planning to commission the new equipment in the first half of 2022.
Danieli Tapped for Slab Caster Improvement Project
30 July 2020 - Danieli has been contracted to extend a thin-slab caster at a Russian steel works, a project that will complement installation of a new meltshop, Danieli has announced.
Baosteel Gives Thumbs Up on New Dummy Bar System
30 July 2020 - Baosteel has given final acceptance of a new dummy bar feeding system installed on a caster at its Shanghai works, reports project contractor Primetals Technologies.
ArcelorMittal Wraps Up Overhaul of European Slab Caster
13 July 2020 - ArcelorMittal Asturias has commissioned a newly rebuilt slab caster at its Avilés plant in Spain, concluding a 14-week project that expanded its dimensional capabilities, according to the project contractor.
