Steel News

Chinese SBQ Maker Places New Order with Friedrich Kocks

31 January 2014 - Friedrich Kocks is set to supply Beiman Special Steel with a new reducing and sizing block for its SBQ mill in China.

Taylor-Winfield’s Director of Technology Awarded Counselor Status from AWS

31 January 2014 - Taylor-Winfield Technologies’ director of technology and product development, Robert P. Matteson was presented the prestigious Counselor Award from The American Welding Society (AWS).

SAIL’s Rourkela Steel Plant Doubles Production Capacity with New SMS Siemag Slab Caster

30 January 2014 - In 2013, SAIL’s Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) in Orissa, India, successfully cast the first slabs on the X-Cast® continuous caster supplied by SMS Siemag.

Siempelkamp Recovers Stored Energy with Pipe Forming Presses

29 January 2014 - At TUBE 2014 Siempelkamp introduced pipe forming presses with an innovative energy-efficient drive system.

Gatto Industrial Plates Names New Transportation Manager

28 January 2014 - Gatto Industrial Platers, Inc., a leading high-production metal finishing company specializing in zinc plating, zinc-nickel plating and aluminum chromate, has hired Darron Kirkman to be the company’s transportation manager.

TISCO selects Broner for Steel Plant Scheduling Extension Project

27 January 2014 - Taiyuan Iron and Steel Ltd (TISCO) has selected Broner Metals Solutions to roll out real-time caster and steel plant scheduling solutions to cover new equipment in its steelmaking plants No. 1 and No. 2 located in TaiYuan city, ShanXi province, China.

Outotec Ranked Third in Global List of 100 Most Sustainable Companies

27 January 2014 - Outotec was recently ranked 3rd on the Global 100 list of the world's most sustainable companies.

Danieli Corus to Supply Coal Injection System for Jindal Steel Blast Furnace

24 January 2014 - Danieli Corus has signed a contract with Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (JSPL) to supply an injection system for the No. 1 blast furnace at JSPL’s plant in Angul, Odisha, India.

GrafTech Gives Update on Initiatives to Drive Operating Efficiencies, Global Competitiveness

24 January 2014 - GrafTech International Ltd. provided an update and reconfirmed the savings targets on its previously announced global rationalization initiatives.

Praxair Signs Long-Term Contract with Steelmaker in South Korea

24 January 2014 - Praxair, Inc. has signed a long-term contract with Taewoong Steel Co. to supply high-purity oxygen to the company’s steel mill facility in Busan, Korea.

Continuous Caster from Siemens Commences Operation at Jindal Steel

23 January 2014 - At the Angul plant of Indian steel producer Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (JSPL), a single-strand continuous casting machine from Siemens Metals Technologies commenced operation in August 2013.

Harsco Secures Two Contracts with Chinese Steelmakers

23 January 2014 - Diversified global industrial company Harsco Corporation announced two multi-year contract wins with steelmakers in China totaling close to US$200 million in projected revenues.

GrafTech Announces Engineered Solutions Leadership Change

23 January 2014 - GrafTech International Ltd. announced that Lionel Batty, age 54, has been named president of Engineered Solutions.

Kardemir to Clean Sinter Off-Gases with Meros Technology from Siemens

22 January 2014 - Siemens Metals Technologies has received an order from Karabük Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Kardemir), a Turkish steel producer, to supply key components to clean the off-gases from its new sinter plant No. 3.

Spraying Systems Co. Offers New Handbook on Maximizing Performance, Reducing Costs in Spray Operations

22 January 2014 - A new educational guide from Spraying Systems Co. explains how to optimize performance and lower costs in cleaning, coating, cooling and lubricating operations using spray technology.

Outotec Provides Technology to Tata Steel for Beneficiation of Chromite Tailings

22 January 2014 - Outotec has agreed with Tata Steel on the delivery of technology for beneficiation of chromite tailings in Sukinda, Orissa, India.

GrafTech International Announces Leadership Transition

22 January 2014 - GrafTech International Ltd. announced that chairman, chief executive officer and president Craig Shular, age 61, has decided to retire as president and CEO of the company after 11 years, and 15 years with the company.

Western Technologies Orders Crane Equipment from Terex for Galvanizing Project in Russia

22 January 2014 - Terex Material Handling announced an order for six Demag heavy duty 2.5-ton monorail hoists and two Demag top running single girder 5-ton cranes from Western Technologies.

SKF to Invest in Two New Global Technical Centers in Europe

22 January 2014 - As part of the commitment to further increase its investment in research and development, SKF has announced plans to build two new global technical centers — one in Gothenburg, Sweden, and one in Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.

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).