Steel News

ArcelorMittal Puts New Drag Chain Conveyor on Order

31 March 2017 - The AUMUND Group has won an order for a new double-strand, drag chain conveyor from ArcelorMittal Brazil.

Fabricator Upgrades LSAW Line with Danieli Measuring System

30 March 2017 - Danieli has won an order for an automatic measuring system from Italian steel fabricator Cimolai, the equipment supplier has announced.

HarbisonWalker Selects Location for New Manufacturing Facility

29 March 2017 - Refractories maker HarbisonWalker International said it has chosen The Point Industrial Park in South Point, Lawrence County, Ohio, has the home of its proposed monolithic refractories manufacturing facility.

ANDRITZ to Outfit US$230M Cold Mill Complex

29 March 2017 - ANDRITZ has won a contract to equip the specialty cold mill Nucor Corp. is planning to build at its Hickman, Ark., sheet plant.

Charter Steel Partners with KOCKS on New SBQ Mill

27 March 2017 - Charter Steel will incorporate KOCKS precision sizing technology in its new special bar quality mill, which is to be built at its Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio, plant, the mill builder tells AIST’s Steel News.

MMK Eyes Improvements to Slab Caster, Plate Mill

16 March 2017 - SMS group has won a contract to upgrade a continuous slab caster and the heavy plate mill at Russia’s Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works.

SES Strikes Up Joint Venture With German Equipment Builder

15 March 2017 - Equipment and engineering firm SES LLC has formed a joint venture with Germany’s Achenbach Buschhutten to better support North American customers, the companies have announced.

Harsco Looks to Offer New Recycling Technologies Through Partnership

13 March 2017 - Mill contractor Harsco Corp. plans to introduce the mills it services to new wastewater and recycling technologies through a partnership with a U.K. firm specializing in water treatment.

German Rod and Bar Mill Upgrades Capabilities

08 March 2017 - Danieli has completed the first phase of a modernization project at the Elbe-Stahlwerke Feralpi rod and bar mill in Riesa, Germany, the mill builder has announced.

Danieli Combines Two German Companies

03 March 2017 - Danieli has merged two German operations, Josef Fröhling GmbH & Co. KG and W+K Industrietechnik GmbH & Co. KG, into a single company.

Daubert Cromwell Opens New Plant in South America, Expanding International Footprint

03 March 2017 - Daubert Cromwell, a manufacturer of corrosion inhibitors and anti-corrosion packaging, has opened a new plant Brazil, the company has announced.

Tenova Marks 10 Years of Innovation, Launches New Website

03 March 2017 - Metals and mining technology supplier Tenova has launched a new website as it celebrates the 10th anniversary of its formation.

Conveyor Roller Manufacturer Sold to Canada's Metal 7

02 March 2017 - Enduride, a Canadian manufacturer of conveyor rollers and idlers, has been acquired for an undisclosed amount, according to an announcement.

Danieli Corus Ships First Hydraulic Gearbox for Blast Furnace Top-Charging Systems

27 February 2017 - Danieli Corus and Danieli Centro Metallics have shipped their first DANCU gearbox to a Ukrainian steel mill that is replacing its top-charging system.

Taylor-Winfield Names New Vice President

24 February 2017 - Ohio-based Taylor-Winfield Technologies. Inc. has promoted Richard A. Gunter to vice president of operations, the company has announced.

Tubemaker Puts ERW Mill on Order

24 February 2017 - Danieli W+K has won an order for a new ERW pipe mill from Bulgarian cold -rolled coil and tube maker Silva Mash, the mill supplier has announced.

New Rotary Discharge Machine Put Into Service at Australian Steelworks

24 February 2017 - AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH has built and installed a new rotary discharge machine serving the coke handling system at BlueScope Steel Ltd.’s Port Kembla Works in New South Wales, Australia.

Canadian Ore Producer Set to Begin Work on New Mine

23 February 2017 - Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore Company of Canada will invest CA$79 million to open a new open-pit mine in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Its New Steel Works Now Open, an Open-Die Forger Sets a Casting Record

23 February 2017 - South Korea’s TAEWOONG Co. Ltd. has set a new steelmaking record, becoming the first to successfully produce 1,000 mm blooms on a curved continuous caster, according to an announcement.

HarbisonWalker International Plans New Refractories Plant

22 February 2017 - Refractories manufacturer HarbisonWalker International plans to build a US$30 million monolithic refractories plant in the Ohio River Valley, the company has announced.