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Sands Supplier Names New CEO

16 November 2020 - Furnace and ladle sands supplier Prince International Corp. has appointed D. Michael Wilson as chief executive of the Texas-based company. 

Quicklime Supplier Plans Tennessee Distribution Facility

12 November 2020 - Belgium-based lime and limestone supplier Lhoist Group will build a new dolomitic quicklime distribution facility in southwestern Tennessee, the company has announced. 

AIC Completes Tying Machine Install

12 November 2020 - Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) has installed two new bar tying machines at Alfa Acciai Group’s Acciaierie di Sicilia facility, the company reports. 

Nucor Plate Mill Equipment Soon to Set Sail

10 November 2020 - Danieli expects to begin shipping the first pieces of equipment to Nucor Corp.’s planned US$1.7 billion plate mill by the end of the month, the equipment supplier has said. 

Chinese Strip Mill Enters Service

10 November 2020 - China’s HBIS Laoting Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. has successfully started up a new SMS group-built strip mill, according to the equipment supplier.

Chinese Long Mill Starts New KOCKS Wire Rod Line 

05 November 2020 - China’s Guangdong Shaoguan Iron & Steel Co. has commissioned a new KOCKS-built combined wire rod and coiled billet line, KOCKS has announced. 

U.S. Rolling Mill Receives Automation Upgrade

05 November 2020 - Steel re-roller Chicago Heights Steel (CHS) has commissioned a new process automation system as part of an overhaul of its rolling mill. 

Primetals Technologies Contracted for New Converter

05 November 2020 - Primetals Technologies has received an order from China’s HBIS Group Handan Iron and Steel for a new converter, the company has said.

Danieli Lands Rolling Mill Contract

05 November 2020 - Danieli has been awarded a contract to build a high-speed bar rolling mill for Korea Steel Shapes Co., the equipment supplier has announced. 

New Nucor Caster to Feature ABB Stirrer

02 November 2020 - Nucor Corp. has ordered an ABB-built electromagnetic mold stirring and braking system for its new Kentucky plate mill, ABB has announced. 

Cleveland-Cliffs Wraps Construction on HBI Plant

23 October 2020 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has completed construction of its hot-briquetted iron (HBI) plant and has entered the final stages of equipment commissioning, the company’s chief executive said Friday. 

Tubemaker Starts Up Cold-Drawn Mill 

21 October 2020 - Mexico’s Productos Especializados de Acero (PEASA) has inaugurated a Fives-built tube mill at a new facility in San Luis Potosi, the company has announced. 

Primetals Technologies Relocates Long Mill Shop 

19 October 2020 - Primetals Technologies has completed construction on a new workshop and office in Massachusetts and is moving in machines and personnel, the company reports. 

SMS group Breaks Ground on New HQ

15 October 2020 - SMS group has formally marked the start of construction on a new campus headquarters in Germany, the company has announced. 

Direct-Firing Furnace Technology Wins Big at Fives’ Innovation Awards

15 October 2020 - A team that developed an innovative reheat furnace has taken home a special company honor for their work, reports process equipment manufacturer Fives. 

SMS group Lands Order for Bar Processing Line

13 October 2020 - Turkish bright bar producer Hasçelik San. Ve Tic. A.Ş has placed an order with SMS group for a new combined drawing line, the equipment supplier has said. 

Zinc Supplier Sets Up JV

13 October 2020 - Zinc alloys maker Ritchey Metals has established a joint venture with Illinois-based The Imperial Group to better serve the alloyed metals industry in the southern United States, the companies have announced. 

South Korean EAF Sees Efficiency Gains Through New Tech Package

09 October 2020 - South Korean special steel producer SeAH Besteel recently contracted Danieli to retrofit an electric arc furnace with a technology package aimed at improving process efficiency.

ANDRITZ Receives Order for Train Wheel Production Line 

08 October 2020 - EVRAZ joint venture Allegro has contracted ANDRITZ to supply a rail wheel production line capable of annually producing 200,000 train wheels. 

Italian Steelmaker Ramps Up Record-Breaking Tenova EAF 

02 October 2020 - Italy’s Acciaieria Arvedi has started up a new a Tenova Consteel electric arc furnace (EAF) and has begun ramping up the unit, reports the furnace’s builder, Tenova.