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Fives Stein Awarded Key Contract from Jindal Steel
17 February 2014 - Fives Stein, a designer and supplier of thermal solutions for steel and glass applications, was awarded a major contract to supply Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) with a new walking beam furnace for its Raigarh works in India.
Can-Eng Furnaces to Supply Wide Plate Q&T Line to SAIL
14 February 2014 - Can-Eng Furnaces International Limited has been contracted to supply a wide plate quench and temper line for the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).
SMS Siemag Modernizes Coiler at Wuhan Iron & Steel
12 February 2014 - Wuhan Iron & Steel (WISCO) has placed an order with SMS Siemag to modernize a coiler in its No. 2 hot strip mill.
Dongkuk Steel, JFE Steel Form Technology Cooperation Agreement
24 January 2014 - Dongkuk Steel has formed a comprehensive technology cooperation agreement with Japan’s JFE Steel.
FRIEDRICH KOCKS Receives Order from China Steel Corp.
21 January 2014 - China Steel Corp. (CSC) has placed another with FRIEDRICH KOCKS GmbH & Co. KG order for the delivery of a 3-roll reducing and sizing block (RSB) and the process and equipment for temperature-controlled rolling (LTR).
ArcelorMittal Ostrava’s Hot Strip Mill Installs New X-Ray Gauge from Thermo Scientific
20 January 2014 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava’s Steckel rolling mill P1500, which has been producing hot-rolled strips since 1999, recently commissioned a new universal X-ray gauge for 22 million crowns.
ArcelorMittal Bremen Orders Sampling and Packaging Line from SMS Logistiksysteme
15 January 2014 - ArcelorMittal Bremen has placed an order with SMS Logistiksysteme, both of Germany, for the supply of a fully automated sampling station for X-grade line pipe steels, including a connected packaging line.
Tata Steel Opens UK’s Largest Plate Service Center
14 January 2014 - On 14 January 2014, Tata Steel opened the UK’s largest profiling center for steel plate in the West Midlands, increasing its plate processing capacity in the region by up to 50%.
Krakatau Posco Begins Operation of Plate Rolling Mill in Indonesia
06 January 2014 - Krakatau Posco's integrated blast furnace steel mill, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, began operations on 23 December 2013 in Cilegon City in the northwestern region of Indonesia’s island of Java.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Completes Modernization Work in Duisburg-Bruckhausen
23 December 2013 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG has extensively modernized its hot strip mill No. 1 in Duisburg-Bruckhausen. Following more than two years of work, the upgraded plant is now back in full operation.
Integrated Mill Systems Plays Key Part in Revamp of ArcelorMittal Cleveland
13 December 2013 - Among the leaders in the metals industry is ArcelorMittal’s Cleveland Works, recently described in the press as the “most productive steel plant on the planet,” is due in no small part to Integrated Mill Systems (IMS) which has lead the way for the past 10 years in helping make this a reality.
POSCO E&C Wins US$600 Million Rolling Mill Plant Project in Brazil
04 December 2013 - POSCO E&C has won a steel plant project worth US$ 600 million (approximately 630 billion won) from Brazilian CSS.
ArcelorMittal Galati Invests in State-of-the-Art Plate Mill
02 December 2013 - ArcelorMittal Galati has invested €2 million in the complete modernization of a work and back-up cylinders grinding machine in its No. 2 plate mill, aimed at increasing product quality and boosting operational efficiency.
Tenova Core Installs Car Bottom Furnace at JSW Texas
20 November 2013 - Tenova Core recently completed the design, supply and installation of a new 26-ton car bottom furnace for plate heat treating at JSW’s Baytown, Texas, plant.
C. D. Wälzholz Increases Commitment in China
15 November 2013 - German family-owned company C. D. Wälzholz KG is massively increasing its commitment in China by extending the present service center to become a full-fledged cold rolling mill.
NLMK DanSteel Joins Two Universities to Achieve Excellence in Thick Plates for Offshore Constructions
12 November 2013 - NLMK DanSteel has joined forces to boost the efficiency of thick plate production for the manufacture of offshore windmills and constructions.
Hoesch Hohenlimburg Investing in Quality and Performance
07 November 2013 - Major investments are underway at Hoesch Hohenlimburg, a subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe.
SMS Mill Services Awarded Slab Conditioning Contract with Severstal North America
06 November 2013 - SMS Mill Services Michigan, LLC (SMS) has been awarded a steel slab conditioning services agreement with Severstal North America (SNA) at its Dearborn, Mich., operation.
Tata Steel Invests in Gelsenkirchen Production Plant
04 November 2013 - Europe’s second largest steel producer Tata Steel is expanding its production plant in Gelsenkirchen, in the Ruhr region of Germany.
AIST Announces December Publication of The Making, Shaping And Treating Of Steel®, 11th Edition, Flat Products Volume
28 October 2013 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) is proud to announce the upcoming release of The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel®, 11th Edition, Flat Products Volume.
