Steel News

Seven Sublance Systems from Danieli Corus Commissioned at JSW Steel

27 February 2014 - Danieli Corus has successfully commissioned the final two of seven sublance systems at JSW Steel in Toranagallu, Karnataka, India.

Meros Plants from Siemens to Clean Sinter Offgases for Ilva in Italy

26 February 2014 - Italian steel producer Ilva S.p.A. has awarded Siemens Metals Technologies an order to supply four turnkey Meros plants for the two sinter plants in its Taranto steel mill.

SpiderLine Provides Complete Fall Protection to ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor

26 February 2014 - Spider, a division of SafeWorks, LLC, recently sold 900 feet of SpiderLine™ temporary horizontal lifeline system to provide complete fall protection for leading edge work at the ArcelorMittal steel mill in Burns Harbor, Ind.

Terex Material Handling to Supply AZZ Galvanizing Services with 12 Overhead Cranes

25 February 2014 - Terex Material Handling announced an order for twelve 20-ton, double-girder Demag overhead cranes and eight Demag DH monorail rope hoists from AZZ incorporated.

Hyundai Steel Brings Second Heavy-Plate Mill from SMS Siemag into Operation

24 February 2014 - Hyundai Steel has successfully put on stream a 4.3-meter heavy-plate mill supplied by SMS Siemag.

Harsco Focused on Improving Returns in Metals & Minerals Segment

24 February 2014 - Harsco Corp. reported fourth quarter 2013 results and offered an outlook for the remainder of 2014.

The Bradbury Group Announces Addition of Bradbury Group Italy s.r.l.

20 February 2014 - The Bradbury Co., Inc. announced the addition of Bradbury Group Italy S.r.l., an acquisition consistent with the growth strategy of the Group that expands its product offering to include continuous PUR/PIR insulated sandwich panel equipment.

Siemens Puts Three Continuous Slab Casters into Operation for Tisco

20 February 2014 - In the last quarter of 2013, three continuous slab casters from Siemens Metals Technologies were put into operation at Chinese steel producer Taiyuan Iron and Steel Group Corp (Tisco).

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.

Herr-Voss Stamco Provides 3-Roll Flattener to FerrouSouth

17 February 2014 - Herr-Voss Stamco recently engineered, manufactured, and integrated a new 3-roll flattener into FerrouSouth’s existing Herr-Voss Stamco cut-to-length line in Iuka, Miss.

RH Plant from SMS Mevac in Operation at Tubos Reunidos

17 February 2014 - Spain’s Tubos Reunidos S.L.U. has successfully brought into operation a new RH plant (Ruhrstahl Heraeus process) supplied by SMS Mevac.

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).

Hyundai Steel Orders RH Plant for Secondary Metallurgy from SMS Mevac

13 February 2014 - South Korea's Hyundai Steel Co. has awarded SMS Mevac a contract for the supply of a fast vessel exchange RH (Ruhrstahl Heraeus) unit for its secondary-metallurgy facilities in Dangjin.

Siemens to Modernize Çemtaş Bar Rolling Mill in Turkey

13 February 2014 - Çelik Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. (Çemtaş), a Turkish steel producer, has awarded Siemens Metals Technologies an order to modernize its bar rolling mill in Bursa.

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.

JSW Plans Revamp of Dolvi Blast Furnace

11 February 2014 - Nippon Steel & Sumikin Engineering Co., Ltd. (NSENGI)’s Plant and Machinery Division and Marubeni Corp. were awarded a contract by JSW Steel Limited, for the revamp of a blast furnace at its Dolvi Works in India.

Air Liquide Signs Major Contract with ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe

10 February 2014 - Air Liquide is further strengthening its position in Germany by signing a major long-term supply contract with ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG in the Rhine-Ruhr area, one of the largest and leading industrial basins in Europe.

Plibrico Refractory Materials Sales Expand to Middle East

07 February 2014 - Plibrico Co. LLC announced the appointment of Arab Business Interrelated Group (Arabbitc) as the preferred exclusive agent for Plibrico material sales in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman.

Kennametal Receives Carnegie Science Honor for Digital Engineering Breakthrough

07 February 2014 - Kennametal Inc.’s Vice president of product engineering, Fred Patterson, representing a team of product and software engineers, will be honored with a 2014 Carnegie Science Award in the Advanced Manufacturing category at a ceremony on 9 May 2014.

FerrouSouth Solves Riddle of Wide, Heavy Gauge, High Strength CTL Flatness

07 February 2014 - Independent toll processor, FerrouSouth announced the completion and successful start-up a new 3-roll, coil set, crossbow, pre-flattener at the front end of The Eliminator — the company’s heavy gauge stretcher leveling line.