Continuous Casting
Includes news about all types of continuous casting processes, including strip, thin strip, bloom, billet and beam.
Latest News
Primetals Completes Overhaul of Rebar Mill
11 October 2017 - Russian long products manufacturer Abinsk Electric Steel has completed an overhaul of its meltshop and billet caster, according to the equipment supplier on the project.
ArcelorMittal's Indiana Harbor Benefits From Capital Investment Increase
15 September 2017 - In a bid to improve efficiency and productivity, ArcelorMittal USA is increasing its capital spending. And many of the investment dollars have flowed into its sprawling Indiana Harbor facility in East Chicago, Ind.
Hyundai Steel Signs Off On Caster Rebuild
28 August 2017 - Hyundai Steel Co. has signed the final acceptance certificate for a rebuilt 6-strand caster at the company’s Pohang plant in South Korea.
Primetals Wins Contract for Caster Improvements
15 August 2017 - Primetals Technologies has been contracted to upgrade a two-strand slab caster at a Taiwanese steel mill, the equipment supplier has announced.
German Steelmaker Lays Claim to World's Thickest Slab
27 July 2017 - Germany’s Dillinger Hütte said it set a new world record on Tuesday, casting a slab with a thickness of 600 mm, or more than 23.5 inches.
AK Steel Sets Maintenance and Project Outages at Mansfield, Middletown Facilities
26 July 2017 - AK Steel said it is investing US$26 million in the third quarter in upgrades to its Mansfield and Middletown Works in Ohio.
SMS Delivers Caster to New Billet Plant
19 July 2017 - SMS Concast has supplied a 6-strand caster to a greenfield steel plant in the Iranian province of Yazd, the company said Wednesday.
Danieli Wins Order for Caster Upgrade
30 June 2017 - The Steel Authority of India has awarded a contract to Danieli for improvements to a bloom caster at its Durgapur facility, the equipment supplier has announced.
This Steelmaker's Newest Hire Never Needs to Take a Break
15 June 2017 - German stainless producer Deutsche Edelstahlwerke GmbH has put a Primetals Technologies LiquiRob robot into service at its Siegen plant, improving safety and efficiency.
Primetals Wins Contract for Caster Modernization Project
01 June 2017 - Brazil’s Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional has awarded Primetals Technologies a contract to overhaul one slab caster and modify two others at its Volta Redonda plant in Rio de Janeiro.
Gerdau Plans Modifications to Caster at Georgia Mill
23 March 2017 - Primetals Technologies has won a contract to modify the continuous caster at Gerdau’s Cartersville, Ga., USA, long products mill.
Rebuilt Caster at Spanish Mill Gets Up to Speed
21 March 2017 - ArcelorMittal Asturias has put a rebuilt slab caster at its Aviles plant in Spain back into service and is ramping up production, according to the equipment supplier on the project.
MMK Eyes Improvements to Slab Caster, Plate Mill
16 March 2017 - SMS group has won a contract to upgrade a continuous slab caster and the heavy plate mill at Russia’s Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works.
Its New Steel Works Now Open, an Open-Die Forger Sets a Casting Record
23 February 2017 - South Korea’s TAEWOONG Co. Ltd. has set a new steelmaking record, becoming the first to successfully produce 1,000 mm blooms on a curved continuous caster, according to an announcement.
Kobe Steel Adds Caster and Expands Bloom Mill Capacity at Kakogawa Works
27 January 2017 - Kobe Steel Ltd. has installed a new continuous caster and expanded a bloom mill at its integrated Kakogawa Works in western Japan, enabling a 65.5 billion yen consolidation (US$570 million) of its steelmaking operations.
Steel Researchers Enter New Phase of Belt Casting Study
12 December 2016 - Researchers in the United Kingdom and Canada are undertaking a research project that will explore belt casting’s potential to lower energy costs and as a production route for certain advanced high-strength steels.
SMS group Wins Caster Maintenance Contract
09 November 2016 - Gerdau Ouro Branco has awarded SMS group a three-year contract for maintenance services, the mill equipment maker has announced.
TimkenSteel's Vertical Caster Surpassing Expectations
31 October 2016 - TimkenSteel is keeping its vertical jumbo-bloom caster as busy as possible, with about 45% percent of the steel melted at its Faircrest, Ohio, mill being cast on the machine, TimkenSteel chairman and chief executive Tim Timken said on Friday.
Orissa Metaliks Prepares for November Start-Up of New Billet Caster
18 October 2016 - Indian steelmaker Orissa Metaliks Private Ltd. is preparing to start up a new three-strand billet caster next month, according to the equipment vendor on the project.
Danieli Tapped for Slab Caster Modernization
07 October 2016 - ArcelorMittal’s Galati steel works in Romania has awarded a contract to Danieli for upgrades to a 38-year-old slab caster, Danieli has announced.
