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Cliffs Natural Resources Idles Mine, Taconite Pellet Plant
18 November 2015 - Iron ore producer Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. is temporarily idling pellet production at its Northshore Mining operation in Minnesota, the company has announced.
Primetals Secures Order for Meltshop Substation
17 November 2015 - Primetals Technologies has won an order for a new electrical substation and associated equipment that will serve Frisa Forjados S.A. de C.V new meltshop in Villa de Garcia, Mexico.
Lechler Introduces New Air Mist Cooling Nozzle
13 November 2015 - Nozzle manufacturer Lechler Inc. has launched North American sales of a new air mist nozzle designed for use in continuous casters.
Industrial Cable Manufacturer Finalizes Acquisition, Looks to Grow in Latin America
13 November 2015 - U.S.-based TPC Wire & Cable Corp. has closed on its acquisition of its Mexican distributor, Enersave Wire & Cable, TPC has announced.
Tenova Wins Order for Upgrades to Nucor EAF
12 November 2015 - Tenova Goodfellow Inc. has won an order for one of its iEAF control and analysis systems at Nucor Steel Seattle Inc.
Grupo Simec Plans to Invest US$600M in New SBQ Mill
10 November 2015 - Mexican special bar quality (SBQ) manufacturer Grupo Simec is planning to build a greenfield mini-mill capable of producing 600,000 tons of SBQ products per year, the company has announced.
Ohio Service Center Installs New Multiblanking Line
06 November 2015 - Liberty Steel, a U.S.-based service center, has cut the ribbon on a new Butech Bliss multiblanking line at its North Jackson, Ohio, facility, the vendor on the project has announced.
Upgrades on Tap for German BOF
04 November 2015 - Primetals Technologies has won an order from Germany’s Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH (HKM) to modernize the No. 2 basic oxygen furnace (LD) at the steelmaker’s Duisburg plant, Primetals has announced.
SKF Outfitting U. S. Steel Facility With New Bearings
03 November 2015 - Bearings manufacturer SKF has won an order to supply integrated seals, lubrication and bearings for the hot strip mill table rolls at United States Steel Corporation’s Granite City Works, the company has announced.
New Reheat Furnaces On Order for Chinese Mill
02 November 2015 - Austria’s ANDRITZ has won an order for two reheat furnaces from Tangshan Iron and Steel Group in China, the company has announced.
Outotec to Acquire South African Mill Services Business
02 November 2015 - Outotec is acquiring South Africa’s Sinter Plant Services CC to complement its service offerings for the country’s ferrochrome market, Outotec has announced.
SMS Wins Order for Chinese Strip Mill
30 October 2015 - China’s Shandong Iron and Steel Rizhao has awarded a contract to the SMS group to supply a complete flat steel plant in the Shandong province, SMS has announced.
South Korean Steelmaker Upgrades Secondary Metallurgy Plant
28 October 2015 - South Korea’s Hyundai Steel Co. has put a new quick-change Ruhrstahl Heraeus (RH) process plant into service at its secondary metallurgy facilities in Dangjin, the vendor on the project has announced.
Quaker Chemical Rolls Out New Metalworking Fluids
21 October 2015 - Quaker Chemical Corp. is introducing a new line of metal removal emulsion fluids designed for the metalworking industry's automotive and heavy equipment manufacturers and components producers.
Italian Steelmaker Accepts Furnace Efficiency Upgrade
09 October 2015 - Italy’s Industrie Riunite Odolesi SpA has signed off on upgrades to an electric arc furnace, the vendor on the project has announced.
New BOF Put Into Service at JSW Steel Works
08 October 2015 - India’s JSW Steel Ltd. has installed a new basic oxygen furnace (LD) at its Vijayanagar works in Toranagallu, Karnataka, according to the contractor on the project.
Danieli Wins Order for Pakistani MicroMill
05 October 2015 - A Jordanian steel company has placed an order for a Danieli MicroMill as it looks to expand in the Asian markets, Danieli has announced.
Rizhao Steel Achieves Production Goal, Makes First Ultra-Thin Strip
05 October 2015 - China's Rizhao Steel Group Co. Ltd. has successfully rolled ultra-thin hot strip, achieving its target thickness of 0.8 mm at a new plant, according to the vendor on the project.
IMS Gauges To Be Installed at New U.S. Tube Mill
17 September 2015 - No-contact measuring systems manufacturer IMS Systems Inc. has won an order for tube gauges at a new mill in Bay City, Texas, USA, the company has announced.
Steelmaker Issues Acceptance Certificate on Continuous Caster Improvements
16 September 2015 - German steelmaker Elbe-Stahlwerke Feralpi GmbH has issued the final acceptance certificate for improvements to a 21-year-old continuous billet caster, according to the contractor on the project.
