Long Products Rolling
Includes bar, rod, wire and structural rolling and finishing processes.
Latest News
Japanese Companies Mull Steel Wire Rod Processing Plant in Mexico
03 March 2014 - Kobe Steel, Ltd., trading affiliate Shinsho Corp., Metal One Corp., Osaka Seiko Ltd., and Republic Steel have signed a memorandum of understanding to consider establishing a joint venture in Mexico to process steel wire rod into steel wire of cold heading quality (CHQ).
ArcelorMittal Poland Inaugurates New Rolling Mill, Secures Major Order
25 February 2014 - ArcelorMittal Poland has officially opened its new long rail installation in Dąbrowa Górnicza, one of only three sites in the world capable of producing 120-m rails for the railway industry.
Lehigh Heavy Forge Invests in ArcelorMittal Steelton
19 February 2014 - Lehigh Heavy Forge Corp., with its parent company WHEMCO Inc., announced a US$11.5 million investment into ArcelorMittal Steelton.
Fives Stein Awarded Key Contract from Jindal Steel
17 February 2014 - Fives Stein, a designer and supplier of thermal solutions for steel and glass applications, was awarded a major contract to supply Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) with a new walking beam furnace for its Raigarh works in India.
BlueScope Acquires New Zealand Downstream Long Products Business
17 February 2014 - BlueScope Steel has agreed to acquire the downstream long-products rolling and marketing operations of Fletcher Building’s Pacific Steel Group (PSG), based in Auckland, New Zealand.
Siemens to Modernize Çemtaş Bar Rolling Mill in Turkey
13 February 2014 - Çelik Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. (Çemtaş), a Turkish steel producer, has awarded Siemens Metals Technologies an order to modernize its bar rolling mill in Bursa.
IREPAS Provides Short Range Outlook for Long Products Markets
11 February 2014 - In its short range outlook for February 2014, IREPAS says difficulties in emerging markets are adversely impacting long steel business.
Chinese SBQ Maker Places New Order with Friedrich Kocks
31 January 2014 - Friedrich Kocks is set to supply Beiman Special Steel with a new reducing and sizing block for its SBQ mill in China.
FRIEDRICH KOCKS Receives Order from China Steel Corp.
21 January 2014 - China Steel Corp. (CSC) has placed another with FRIEDRICH KOCKS GmbH & Co. KG order for the delivery of a 3-roll reducing and sizing block (RSB) and the process and equipment for temperature-controlled rolling (LTR).
Tata Steel Announces Track Supply Deal with French Rail Operator
10 January 2014 - Tata Steel Europe has won a two-year contract to supply more than 200,000 tonnes of track to French rail operator SNCF.
ArcelorMittal to Reopen Long Product Finishing Facility in Harriman, Tenn.
02 January 2014 - ArcelorMittal announced its decision to reopen ArcelorMittal Harriman, a long product finishing facility located in Harriman, Tenn., USA, around 40 miles west of Knoxville.
EVRAZ Launches Rolling Mill in Kazakhstan
31 December 2013 - EVRAZ plc announced completion of construction and launch of its light section rolling mill in Kostanay, Kazakhstan.
First Delivery of Innovative EVRAZ Rails Shipped to Russian Railways
17 December 2013 - EVRAZ announced that it has now launched the mass production of head-hardened R65 DT-350 rails, with the first large delivery — 10,000 tons of 25-meter rails — shipped to Russian Railways.
Dongbei Special Steel Commissions Open-Die Forging Press from SMS Meer
13 December 2013 - Dongbei Special Steel has successfully commissioned an 80-/100-MN open-die forging press supplied by SMS Meer at its works in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China.
SMS Logistiksysteme to Supply Billet Inspection Line for Steelmaker in Vietnam
11 December 2013 - SMS Logistiksysteme, Germany, received an order from Taiwanese Nan Ya Plastics Corp., a company of the Formosa Plastics Group, to supply a billet inspection line for the new fully integrated steelworks of Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation domiciled in Vietnam.
Construction Starts on New Minnesota Vikings Stadium Using ArcelorMittal Steel
09 December 2013 - ArcelorMittal Differdange, Luxembourg, will supply some 20% (3,000 tonnes) of the steel required for the construction of the new multi-purpose stadium in St. Paul, Minn., USA.
Koch Commissions Rail Finishing Line at EVRAZ ZSMK
03 December 2013 - In September 2013, EVRAZ ZSMK commissioned and issued the final acceptance certificate (FAC) for the new rail finishing line at its works in Novokuznetsk, West Siberia.
EVRAZ to Launch Mass Production of Head-Hardened Rails in Russia
15 November 2013 - EVRAZ has become the first company in Russia and the CIS to obtain approval to begin mass production and supply of head-hardened rails with a length of up to 100 meters.
voestalpine Accelerates with New High-Speed High-Tech Wire Rod Mill from Danieli
15 November 2013 - Danieli has agreed to supply an ultra-modern H3 wire rod and bar-in-coil line for the production of special steel coils to voestalpine Draht GmbH in Austria.
POSCO Considering Joint Development of Minimill in Russia
13 November 2013 - Russia's Basic Element and En+ Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with POSCO to jointly develop projects in metal, power and construction in Russia.
