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Lincoln Electric Names New Head of International Welding Division

26 May 2017 - Welding equipment and supplies maker Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. has promoted Steven B. Hedlund to executive vice president and named him president of its international welding division.

Linde, Praxair Reach Outline Agreement on Merger

24 May 2017 - U.S-based Praxair Inc. and Germany’s Linde AG have reached an agreement in principle to merge through an all-stock deal, creating the world’s largest industrial gases supplier.

Filter Products Company Appoints New Chief Executive

24 May 2017 - Filtration products maker and services provider Micronics Filtration Holdings Inc. has named Bernard C. "Bernie" Faulkner as president and chief executive officer of its engineered filtration group, the company has announced.

New Cold Mill Put Into Service at Vietnamese Steel Plant

23 May 2017 - Vietnam’s Nam Kim Steel Joint Stock Company has started up a new Compact Cold Mill from SMS group, the equipment supplier has announced. 

Danieli Wins Order for Sampling Robots

22 May 2017 - Nucor-Yamato Steel Co. has ordered two robotic samplers to serve the ladle furnaces at the company’s facility in Blytheville, Ark., USA. 

Nucor Bar Mill Puts New Reheat Furnace on Order

19 May 2017 - Nucor Corp. has ordered a reheat furnace from SMS group as part of a US$85 million upgrade to its Ohio bar mill. 

KOCKS Receives Order for SBQ Mill Equipment

18 May 2017 - Friedrich KOCKS GmbH & Co KG has won an order for a 4-stand reducing and sizing block from China’s Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., the equipment supplier has announced. 

Severstal Blast Furnace to be Retrofitted with New Charging System

18 May 2017 - SMS group’s Paul Wurth unit has won a contract to refurbish the No. 5 blast furnace at Severstal’s Cherepovets Metallurgical Plant in Russia, the equipment maker has announced. 

SMS group Upgrades Severstal Pickling Line

16 May 2017 - PAO Severstal has installed a new twin-head side trimmer on a pickling line at its Cherepovets plant in Russia, according to equipment supplier SMS group. 

Harsco Called Upon to Support New Integrated Mill

09 May 2017 - Mill contractor Harsco Corp. has been awarded a US$25 million contract to provide services at Tata Steel’s new Kalinganagar works in India, the company announced on Tuesday.

Saudi Steelmaker Upgrades Bar Mill Drives

04 May 2017 - Danieli Automation has won a contract to upgrade a portion of the No. 3 bar mill at SABIC’s Saudi Iron & Steel Co., the equipment manufacturer has announced. 

DRI Plant Still in the Works for Cliffs

28 April 2017 - Iron ore miner Cliffs Natural Resources said it remains committed to building a direct-reduction plant and intends to make preliminary investments in the project in 2018, chief executive Lourenco Goncalves said Thursday. 

Lincoln Electric Signs Deal to Acquire European Counterpart

27 April 2017 - Welding equipment and consumables manufacturer Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. is acquiring Air Liquide’s welding equipment subsidiary for about US$125 million, the company announced on Thursday.

Koch Knight Acquiring DURO Line of Chemical-Resistant Bricks

26 April 2017 - Refractories maker Fuzion Technologies Inc. is selling its DURO product line to Koch Knight LLC for an undisclosed amount, according to an announcement. 

New Contract Expands Harsco's Middle Eastern Mill Portfolio

25 April 2017 - Mill contractor Harsco Corp. has landed a US$60 million agreement to provide services to a new rebar and wire rod plant in Egypt, the company announced Tuesday.

Tenova Wins Order for Reheat Furnace

20 April 2017 - NLMK has awarded a contract to Tenova for a new walking beam furnace at its Lipetsk, Russia, mill.

Primetals Technologies Tapped for Rebar Mill Improvements

18 April 2017 - Primetals Technologies has won an order to install a continuous rolling system at a rebar mill in Abu Dhabi, the mill builder has announced. 

SMS Wins Contract for Bar Mill Modernization

13 April 2017 - Spain's Sidenor Aceros Especiales SL has awarded a contract to SMS group to modernize the bar mill at its Basauri facility. 

Two Look to Acquire Bankrupt Essar Steel Minnesota

11 April 2017 - Iron ore miner and an investor group are making competing bids for the former Essar Steel Minnesota, the half-built taconite mine and processing plant in Minnesota’s Iron Range, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune newspaper.

Quaker Chemical, Houghton International Agree to Merge

10 April 2017 - Metalworking fluids maker Quaker Chemical Corp. is acquiring Houghton International Inc. through a deal valued at more than US$1.4 billion.