Steel News

SMS group Lands Supporting Order for Galvanizing Line Project

05 December 2017 - SMS group has received a supplementary order for a production planning system to serve the US$176 million pickling and galvanizing line it is building for Nucor Corp.’s Gallatin sheet mill in Kentucky.

Italian Steelmaker Adding Continuous Rolling Capabilities to Rebar Mill

30 November 2017 - Primetals Technologies has received an order for its ERT-EBROS billet welding system from Italy’s Ferriera Valsabbia S.p.A., which plans to install the technology at its Odolo mill in the province of Brescia.

Tenova Wins First-in-Market Order for Offgas Analysis System

30 November 2017 - Japan’s Tokyo Steel Co. Ltd. has ordered an offgas analysis system from Tenova, the equipment supplier said on Thursday.

SMS to Build Auto Steel Galvanizing Line for Chinese Mill

29 November 2017 - SMS group has won a contract to build a new continuous hot-dipped galvanizing line for China’s Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., the equipment manufacturer said.

Fives Lands Order for Galvanizing Furnace

28 November 2017 - China’s Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel has awarded a contract to Fives for a continuous galvanizing line furnace and inductors, the equipment supplier has announced.

PCI Units at Russian Blast Furnace Meet Performance Expectations

22 November 2017 - New pulverized coal injection plants added to the Nos. 6 and 7 blast furnaces at NLMK Group’s Lipetsk plant in Russia have passed performance guarantee tests, the equipment supplier on the project has announced.

Asian Steelmaker Starts Up New Cold Mill

16 November 2017 - Vietnam’s Nam Kim Steel Joint Stock Company has rolled the first coil on its new reversing cold mill at its plant in the province of Binh Duong, according the equipment supplier on the project.

SMS group Wades Deeper into 3D Printing

14 November 2017 - SMS group has struck up a partnership with a company that makes a modular 3D printing system in an effort to drive sales in the growing additive manufacturing sector.

Kuwaiti Steelmaker Puts Bar Mill on Order

13 November 2017 - Italian bar mill equipment manufacturer Nuova Carpenteria Odolese (NCO) has won an order for a rebar mill from Kuwait’s Al-Oula Steel Manufacturing Company.

Mexican Furnace Maker Expands Through U.S. Acquisition

10 November 2017 - Industrial furnace manufacturer Nutec Bickley has acquired the key assets of U.S.-based Olson Industries for an undisclosed amount.

Former U.S. Steel Executive Joins Harsco Board

10 November 2017 - Mill services contractor Harsco Corp. has elected Mario Longhi to its board of directors, the company has announced.

Large-Diameter Spiral-Weld Line Enters Production

07 November 2017 - Algeria’s EPE Alfapipe has put a new 80-inch, spiral-welded pipe mill into service, according to the equipment supplier on the project.

Spanish Mill Puts New Walking Beam Furnace on Order

03 November 2017 - SMS group has received an order for a walking beam furnace from Spain’s Forjas Iraeta Heavy Industry, the equipment supplier said on Friday.

Steelmaker, OEM Form Chinese Joint Venture

02 November 2017 - Primetals Technologies has launched a joint venture with China’s HBIS Tangshan Iron and Steel Group that will provide support for the steelmaker’s slab casters in the Hebei province.

Tenova Sees Growing EAF Market in China

30 October 2017 - Over the last eight months, Tenova has won contracts to install six electric arc furnaces at Chinese steel mills, reflecting a shift in the production route there, the company said.

ArcelorMittal Awards Contract for Caster Rebuild

27 October 2017 - SMS group has won a contract to rebuild the No. 2 slab caster at ArcelorMittal Asturias’ plant in Avilés, Spain, the equipment supplier has announced.

Primetals Wins Order for New Caster

26 October 2017 - India’s Star Wire Ltd. has contracted with Primetals Technologies for a new billet and bloom caster at its mill in Ballabgarh, Haryana state.

New Cold Mill Put Into Service at Turkish Mill

24 October 2017 - Turkish joint venture producer Tosyali-Toyo Celik has fired up a new rolling complex that is producing cold-rolled tinplate and hot-dip galvanized and painted sheets.

Danieli Contracted for Slab Caster Upgrade

24 October 2017 - Danieli has been awarded a contract to overhaul the No 2. slab caster at ArcelorMittal Tubarão, the steelmaker’s flat-rolled plant in Serra, Brazil.

Czech Mill Plans Caster Mold Improvements

16 October 2017 - ArcelorMittal’s unit in the Czech Republic, ArcelorMittal Ostrava, is upgrading a round bloom caster with a mold that uses fiber optics to read temperatures instead of thermocouples.