Long Products Rolling
Includes bar, rod, wire and structural rolling and finishing processes.
Latest News
Gerdau’s New Structural Steel Mill in Mexico Starting Up Operations
02 March 2015 - With the start of steel production scheduled for the first quarter of 2015, the melt shop of Gerdau's new steel mill in Mexico is in its final testing period.
ArcelorMittal USA Idling Indiana Harbor Long Carbon Facility
27 February 2015 - ArcelorMittal will idle its Indiana Harbor Long Carbon (IHLC) facility beginning with the electric arc furnace on 1 March 2015, followed by the rolling mill operation in Q2 2015, pending customer requirements.
Primetals Technologies Revamps Two Wire Rod Mills for China’s Zenith Steel
10 February 2015 - The upgrade increases rolling speed to 105 m/s. Expanded product line allows entry into fine grain rebar markets. Integrated solution includes electrical/automation revamp.
Germany's Stahlwerk Thüringen Hopes to Expand Range of Heavy Sections
05 February 2015 - The company is planning to expand its range of beams to produce wider dimensions that can bear heavier loads.
ArcelorMittal Zenica Invests €4.65 Million in New Coil Production Facility
22 January 2015 - ArcelorMittal Zenica, the region’s largest steel producer, announced further enhancements to its production facilities in an investment project valued at €4.65 million.
Danieli Automation to Revamp Wire Rod Mill Automation and Drives for PT Pulogadung Steel
31 December 2014 - To revamp the automation and drives of the wire rod mill in operation at the Jakarta, Indonesia, operations of PT Pulogadung Steel, Danieli Automation will replace the armature and the field regulator cards of six DC converters for six stands of the rolling mill.
ANDRITZ to Supply New Furnace Plant for Railroad Track Production to voestalpine
24 December 2014 - International technology Group ANDRITZ has been awarded an order to supply a new walking beam furnace for the Donawitz plant of voestalpine Schiene GmbH, Austria, Europe’s leading supplier of railroad tracks.
Siemens to Modernize Wei Chih Bar Mill in Taiwan
22 December 2014 - Siemens Metals Technologies has received an order from Wei Chih Steel Industry Co. Ltd. to modernize the company's existing bar mill in its Tainan Plant in Taiwan.
Asil Çelik Orders Turkey’s First 3-Roll RSB from FRIEDRICH KOCKS
21 November 2014 - ASIL ÇELIK, headquartered in Orhangazi county, in the Turkish province of Bursa, has decided to modernize its medium section mill with a major revamp. An order was placed with an international consortium made up of: DANIELI (Italy), FEMATEK (Turkey), and FRIEDRICH KOCKS (Germany).
MLP Steel Installs New Rolling Mill for Shapes and Profiles
03 November 2014 - MLP Steel LLC has installed a state-of-the-art rolling mill at its facility in Scottsdale, Pa., to add to the company’s capabilities of rolling special shapes and profiles.
Siemens to Supply Bar Rolling Line for India Mini-Mill
27 October 2014 - SLR Metaliks Ltd., an Indian pig-iron producer, has awarded Siemens Metals Technologies an order to supply a state-of-the-art bar rolling mill for its new steel plant near Hospet.
ArcelorMittal Ostrava Modernizing Medium Section Rolling Mill in Czech Republic
06 October 2014 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava has invested 200 million crowns (US$9.2 million) into the modernization of the medium section rolling mill and has launched production of a unique product branded AMTB (ArcelorMittal threaded bars), designed for the construction sector.
Siemens Modernizing Cooling Conveyor for Keystone Steel & Wire
25 September 2014 - U.S. producer Keystone Steel and Wire Co. placed an order with Siemens Metals Technologies to upgrade the cooling conveyors of a two-strand wire rod mill in its Bartonville, Ill., production facility.
Joint Venture for Wire Rod Processing To Be Established in Mexico
03 September 2014 - Shinsho Corp. and Kobe Steel Ltd. have agreed with Metal One Corp., Osaka Seiko Ltd., Mexico’s Grupo Simec, and O&k American Corp. in the U.S. to establish a joint venture in Mexico to produce steel wire of cold heading (CH) quality.
New Caster at Gerdau’s St. Paul, Minn., Mill Begins Production
28 August 2014 - A US$60 million project to replace the continuous caster at Gerdau’s steel mill in St. Paul, Minn., is nearing completion.
Emerson’s New Monitoring Program Protects Rolling Mill Drives for Safe Increases in Mill Loads
25 August 2014 - Emerson Power Transmission Solutions is launching a new torque-amplification analysis program for precisely measuring the true torque loads and vibration frequencies experienced by rolling mill drives, as part of a program to help mills process tougher alloys, increase output with thicker slabs or higher speeds, protect against cold-end slabs, or mitigate torsional vibration.
ArcelorMittal Sends Second Shipment of Oversize Beams for German Bridge Project
21 August 2014 - This summer sees ArcelorMittal and CFL cargo repeating the feat achieved at the beginning of last year. On 18 August 2014, 14 more jumbo beams were transported by CFL cargo from ArcelorMittal Differdange to Dresden for use in the construction of a railway bridge by German rail company Deutsche Bahn.
Severstal Commissions New Long Product Mini-Mill in the Saratov Region
01 August 2014 - On 28 July 2014, OAO Severstal held the official presentation of the Balakovo Long Product Mill project in the Saratov Region of Russia.
SMS Meer to Supply Cooling Bed for Bar Mill Modernization at Deutsche Edelstahlwerke
29 July 2014 - Deutsche Edelstahlwerke has ordered a new rake-type cooling bed from SMS Meer for its Siegen works in Germany as part of the modernization of its bar mill.
Kobe Steel's Wire Rod Processing Venture in China to Expand Capacity
24 July 2014 - Kobe Steel Ltd. and the other equity shareholders in Kobe Special Steel Wire Products (Pinghu) Co. Ltd., have agreed to expand the production capacity of their Chinese joint venture that processes special steel wire rod.
