Steel News

SMS group, Arkansas College Form Partnership on Steelmaking School

07 February 2018 - SMS group and Arkansas Northeastern College, a community college based in Blytheville, Ark., USA, have formalized plans to establish a steelmaking training program.

SES to Build Flash Bainite Process Line

07 February 2018 - SFP Works LLC, the entity that is working to commercialize a steel produced by way of a patented heat-treat process, has chosen strip processing and material handling equipment specialist SES to build its first production line.

ANDRITZ Accepts Order for French Galvanizing Line Furnace

05 February 2018 - ArcelorMittal Atlantique & Lorraine S.A.S. has ordered a direct-fired furnace from the ANDRITZ technology group in support of a EUR67 million coating line conversion.

GrafTech Names U. S. Steel SVP as Chief Executive

31 January 2018 - Steel industry veteran and United States Steel Corporation executive David J. Rintoul has been named president and chief executive of electrode manufacturer GrafTech International Ltd.

Mesabi Metallics Finds Potential Pellet Customers in China

30 January 2018 - Iron ore investor Tom Clarke, who is attempting to revive the stalled Essar Steel Minnesota taconite project, tells the Duluth (Minn.) News Tribune newspaper that he has preliminary off-take agreements with Chinese steelmakers.

Iranian Pipe Mill Calls on SMS group for Upgrades

29 January 2018 - SMS group has signed a signed a comprehensive service and modernization contract with Sadid Industrial Group’s Mahshahr pipe mill, the equipment supplier has announced.

JSW Steel Awards Furnace Contract to Fives

24 January 2018 - Industrial engineering firm Fives has bagged an order for two high-capacity reheat furnaces from India’s JSW Steel, the firm reported on Wednesday.

Chinese Steelmaker Lights New Blast Furnace

22 January 2018 - China’s Shandong Steel Group Rizhao has blown in a new blast furnace and tapped the first batch of hot metal, reports SMS group’s Paul Wurth unit.

NISCO Calls on Primetals Technologies for Caster Mod

19 January 2018 - Primetals Technologies has received an order to modify a bloom caster China’s Nanjing Iron & Steel United Co. Ltd.

Danieli Lands Expanded Order from Steel Dynamics

16 January 2018 - Danieli said it has won a follow-on order for a water treatment plant at Steel Dynamics Inc.’s Columbia City, Ind., USA, bar mill.

EVRAZ Signs Off on Furnace Improvements

16 January 2018 - Russia’s EVRAZ has signed the final acceptance certificate on a project that modernized the No. 2 electric arc furnace at its plant in western Siberia.

Steelmaker Realizes Operating Benefits With New Furnace Injection Equipment

12 January 2018 - Slovenian special steel producer Metal Ravne recently completed modifications to its 45-ton oval bottom tapping furnace, hoping to resolve some challenges that arose through a prior project.

SMS group Announces Leadership Change in Digitalization Unit

12 January 2018 - SMS group has hired a university president to lead its digitalization and automation businesses.

Primetals Technologies Names New Chief Executive for U.S. Operations

11 January 2018 - Primetals Technologies Ltd. has appointed a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries veteran to the helm of its U.S. operations, the company has announced.

Danieli Wins Order for New Nucor Mill

09 January 2018 - Nucor Corp. has chosen Danieli as the primary technology supplier for its planned rebar micro-mill in Sedalia, Mo., USA.

Fives Expands Machine Tool Services Business Through Acquisition

09 January 2018 - Konecranes has sold its U.S.-based machine tool service unit to industrial engineer Fives for an undisclosed amount, Fives said on Tuesday.

Tenova Promotes COO to Lead Metals Division

08 January 2018 - Tenova S.p.A. has named a company veteran as chief executive of its metals division, the equipment manufacturer announced Monday.

Danieli Corus Lands Orders for Process Control Systems

05 January 2018 - Danieli Corus has won orders for sublance-based process control systems that are to be installed at two Chinese steel plants.

GFG Alliance Acquires Australian Coking Coal Mine

02 January 2018 - The family-owned company that acquired Australia’s Whyalla steel works last summer has a deal to buy a metallurgical coal mine that supplies it.

SMS group Lands Significant Order From Ukrainian Steel Mill

27 December 2017 - PJSC ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih has awarded a contract for two secondary metallurgy plants and two billet casters to SMS group, the equipment supplier has announced.