Steel News

MORE Receives Order for Taphole Manipulator

13 February 2019 - EAF robotics maker MORE s.r.l. has received an order for one of its STAP manipulators from Italy’s Acciaierie Bertoli Safau, the manufacturer said.

Danieli Corus Tapped for New Converter at Brazilian Steel Works

07 February 2019 - Brazil’s Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais (Usiminas) has contracted Danieli Corus to replace a converter at their Ipatinga integrated steel mill, according to the blast furnace specialist.

Italian Wire Rod Producer Taps SMS group for New Billet Welder

05 February 2019 - SMS group has won a contract to install a continuous billet welder at a wire rod mill in Brescia, Italy.

More Details Emerge on New Australian Rail Mill

04 February 2019 - A new rail and heavy sections mill to be built at the GFG Alliance steel works in Australia will be capable of producing 750,000 metric tons annually, reports the equipment supplier on the project.

Acquisition Expand AZZ's Network of Galvanizing Shops

04 February 2019 - Fabricated products galvanizer AZZ Inc. has reached a preliminary agreement to acquire Tennessee Galvanizing Inc. and its four galvanizing lines for an undisclosed amount, the company said on Monday.

Hyundai Steel Deploys New Straightener to Expand Product Range

28 January 2019 - Hyundai Steel has issued the final acceptance certificate on a new straightening machine installed at the company’s Incheon, South Korea, plant, according to the equipment supplier.

Chinese Plant Fires Up New ESR Furnace

28 January 2019 - China’s Nantian Tool Steel has produced the first ingot on a new eight-ton electroslag remelting (ESR) furnace, according to the equipment supplier.

Thai Steel Plant Commissions Robotic Manipulators

28 January 2019 - Long products producer Siam Yamato Steel Thailand has installed two robotic manipulators from Danieli Telerobotlabs at its SYS Rayong plant.

Harsco Wins Long-Term Contract Worth US$247M

25 January 2019 - Mill services contractor Harsco Corp. has signed a 15-year, US$247 million contract with China’s HBIS Laoting Steel, the company has said.

Nucor-Yamato Plans Improvements to No. 2 Rolling Mill

22 January 2019 - Nucor-Yamato Steel Co. has contracted SMS group to upgrade its Arkansas plant, the machine builder said on Tuesday.

Finnish Stainless Producer Restarts Revamped Converter

22 January 2019 - Finland-based Outokumpu has returned an AOD converter at its Tornio plant to service following a modernization project, according to the equipment supplier on the project.

Acquisition Expands Fives Processing Line Equipment Know-How

21 January 2019 - French industrial machine builder Fives has acquired the cold rolling and strip processing lines business of Spain’s RDI-Met, the company has said.

SMS group to Supply 5,000-Ton Press to European Parts Maker

21 January 2019 - SMS group has won an order for a 5,000-ton closed-die forging press from components manufacturer Musashi Europe.

JSW Steel Signs Mill Services Contract

21 January 2019 - Mill services contractor Harsco Corp. has signed a 10-year agreement with JSW Steel Ltd.’s Dolvi works in India to provide as variety of mill services.

MORE Secures Order for Automated Furnace Temperature, Sampling System

21 January 2019 - EAF equipment maker MORE S.r.l. has landed an order for one of its automatic temperature and sampling manipulators from UAE steelmaker Emirates Steel.

Ebner Contracted for Annealing Facility Expansion

16 January 2019 - Galva Metal, a subsidiary of Egypt’s Kandil Steel, is expanding its bell annealing facility, reports the equipment supplier, Ebner Industrieofenbau GmbH.

Endless Mill Sets New Hot Rolling Record

15 January 2019 - A Chinese endless cast-roll mill has set a new world record for the thinnest hot-rolled strip made on such equipment, according the mill’s builder, Primetals Technologies.

Fives Lands Order for New SDI Galvanizing Line

14 January 2019 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has awarded the contract for its planned Mississippi galvanizing line to Fives, the industrial equipment builder has announced.

Red Bud Industries Bags Order for Coil Processing Machine

11 January 2019 - Flat-rolled processor Steel Warehouse of Arkansas has placed an order with Red Bud Industries for a 79-inch stretcher-leveler to augment capabilities at its facility in Osceola.

California Steel Plans Strip Mill, Galv Line Improvements

10 January 2019 - California Steel Industries Inc. has awarded a contract to Primetals Technologies for electrical and automation upgrades to its 86-inch hot-strip mill and its No. 2 continuous galvanizing line, the plant builder said on Thursday.