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News items on technologies necessary to ensure the smooth operation of iron and steel mills.
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NLMK to Install New Walking Beam Furnace at U.S. Mill
29 December 2016 - NLMK Group will invest an estimated US$80 million in a new reheat furnace for its U.S. sheet mill in Pennsylvania, the company has announced.
With Approvals in Hand, Konecranes Plans to Finalize Terex Deal in Early 2017
22 December 2016 - The European Commission has given the green light to a deal in which Finnish crane manufacturer Konecranes plc will sell its hoist and crane components business to an American company. The approval clears the way for Konecranes to finalize the sale of its port solutions and material handling business to U.S.-based Terex Corp.
Sweden's SSAB Contracts for Automation System Upgrade
22 December 2016 - SSAB Europe has awarded a contract to Primetals Technologies for a new automation system at its mill in Raahe, Finland.
U.S. Steel to Restart Idled Strip Mill
13 December 2016 - United States Steel Corp. said it will bring back up the idled hot strip mill at its Granite City Works in Illinois to maintain production as other mills undergo maintenance outages, the steelmaker announced on Tuesday.
SAIL Fires Up New Silicomanganese Furnace
13 December 2016 - Steel Authority of India Ltd. has announced that its Chandrapur ferroalloy plant has begun ramping up a new silicomanganese furnace, said to be India’s largest.
German Steelmaker Upgrades Process Automation System
13 December 2016 - Primetals Technologies has won a contract to install level 2 process optimization system for a twin RH degassing plant and its two downstream treatment stations at Germany’s Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH.
The Scoop on ArcelorMittal's New Stacker Reclaimer? It's Now Up and Running, Contractor Says
01 December 2016 - Industrial contractor MC Industrial Inc. announced that it has wrapped up installation of a new stacker reclaimer at ArcelorMittal’s Burns Harbor mill in Indiana.
Praxair Didn't at First Succeed, And Now It's Trying Again
30 November 2016 - Industrial gas supplier Praxair is looking to renew merger talks with Linde, its German rival, the company said on Tuesday.
Expanded Contract Expected to Generate US$50M for Harsco
29 November 2016 - Mill services contractor Harsco Corp. will be taking on an expanded role at a long products mill in Colorado, adding scrap management services to its list of responsibilities.
Salzgitter Deploys New Volume Measurement System
17 November 2016 - Germany’s Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH has installed a laser measuring system at its coke bunker, the company that supplied the technology has announced.
Schaeffler Announces Additional Job Cuts, Plant Consolidations
09 November 2016 - German roller bearings manufacturer Schaeffler said it plans to lay off 500 people and consolidate plants in Europe and the Americas as part of an expanded cost-cutting effort.
SMS group Wins Caster Maintenance Contract
09 November 2016 - Gerdau Ouro Branco has awarded SMS group a three-year contract for maintenance services, the mill equipment maker has announced.
Danieli Tapped for Upgrades to SDI Galvanizing Line
04 November 2016 - Danieli Fata Hunter has won two contracts for upgrades to the No. 1 galvanizing line at Steel Dynamics Inc.’s Butler, Ind., sheet mill.
Ukrainian Steelmaker Upgrades Blast Furnace, Adds Coal-Injection System
17 October 2016 - ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih chief executive Paramjit Kahlon and Ukraine Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman ceremonially opened a new pulverized-coal injection system at the company’s No. 9 blast furnace last week.
Worthington Steel Replaces Rolling Mill Gauges
06 October 2016 - IMS Systems Inc., a maker of x-ray, isotope and optical measuring systems, has installed two thickness gauges on the 56-inch cold reversing mill at Worthington Steel’s facility in Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio, the company has announced.
SMS Opens New U.S. Service Center, Dedicated Roll Shops
06 October 2016 - SMS Technical Services has opened a new repair and maintenance shop in Arkansas to serve the Big River Steel facility and other regional steelmakers, the company has announced.
With Low Oil Prices, U.S. Mills Lose Relative Energy Advantage
04 October 2016 - Not only have falling oil prices lowered the demand for steel pipe and tube, they’ve dulled a cost advantage U.S. steel producers had over their counterparts elsewhere in the world, according to an industry consultant.
Taiwanese Rebar Maker Equipping Itself for Continuous Rolling
30 September 2016 - Taiwan’s Tung Ho has ordered a new continuous billet welder for its Taoyuan bar mill, enabling the facility to operate in endless rolling mode.
POSCO Trades the Safety Goggles for Electronic Goggles Through Virtual Tours
27 September 2016 - Using some emerging technology, POSCO is giving its customers a chance to see its steel plants without having to travel to them.
Steelmaker Completes Improvements to Furnace Emissions System
26 September 2016 - Italy’s Acciaierie Bertoli Safau SpA has upgraded its emissions treatment capabilities, adding a system to better control the release of dioxins.
