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News about the production of steel using basic oxygen converters.

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ArcelorMittal Wins Top Industry Awards for Innovation and Sustainability

21 October 2013 - ArcelorMittal is proud to announce that it has won two awards at the World Steel Association’s "Steelies."

Oschatz Providing Three Converter Cooling Stacks for Chinese Steel Works

14 October 2013 - Germany-based plant constructor Oschatz was awarded a new contract from Baosteel Group Corp.

EVRAZ VÍTKOVICE Granted Permit to Operate Steel Mill

26 September 2013 - EVRAZ VÍTKOVICE STEEL, a.s. (EVS) in the Czech Republic has been granted an integrated permit for the operation of the steel mill from the Regional Authority of the Moravian-Silesian Region. Thanks to this permit EVS can continue to operate the steel mill with an obligation to implement the secondary dedusting of the convertor hall in the steel mill within next two years. The permit includes the obligation to perform other technical and organizational measures that help to further reduce emissions from the steel production.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe to Modernize Converter Plant and Waste-Heat Boiler at Duisburg-Bruckhausen

04 September 2013 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe is investing € 20 million in one of its core facilities in Duisburg. From 3 August to 17 September 2013 the company will be replacing the first of two converters and parts of the associated waste-heat boiler system at the Bruckhausen oxygen steelmaking plant (Ox 1).

SMS Siemag Receives Order for Integrated Steelworks for Greenfield Project in Venezuela

04 September 2013 - SMS Siemag has been awarded a major order by Siderúrgica Nacional in Venezuela for the supply of a new integrated plant complex for the production and processing of steel.

Stieber Clutch Introduces Compact, Reliable Backstops

29 August 2013 - Stieber Clutch recently launched its new RDBK load sharing, high-speed, releasable backstop featuring a compact design with increased torque capacity compared to conventional designs, which helps avoid the over specification of gearboxes to meet large outside diameter requirements of some backstops.

Siemens Puts Twin Ladle Furnace Into Operation For ArcelorMittal Bremen

13 August 2013 - In April, Siemens Metals Technologies put a 300-ton twin ladle furnace into operation for ArcelorMittal Bremen GmbH in Bremen, Germany. The plant replaces the two previous conditioning stands used for liquid steel treatment and substantially cuts the cost of steel treatment.

Siemens to Modernize Offgas Cooling in Eisenhüttenstadt for ArcelorMittal

08 August 2013 - ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt in Germany has awarded Siemens Metals Technologies an order to equip the off-gas cleaning system on LD (BOF) converter No. 2 with a new cooling stack.

Siemens to Deliver Dephosphorization Plant to Indian Steel Producer

11 July 2013 - The Indian steel manufacturer Vandana Global Ltd. has ordered a treatment stand for dephosphorization of liquid steel from Siemens Metals Technologies.

Siemens Receives FAC from Outokumpu for Stainless Steel Plant in the USA

17 May 2013 - At the beginning of April, Siemens Metals Technologies received the final acceptance certificate for the stainless steel works owned by Outokumpu Stainless in Calvert, Ala.

Jindal Steel Orders X-Melt BOF Converter Shop from SMS Siemag

13 May 2013 - Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. (JSPL), one of India's largest steel producers, has contracted SMS Siemag for the delivery of an X-Melt® BOF converter shop including a secondary metallurgy center and comprehensive environmental technology.