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News items on technologies necessary to ensure the smooth operation of iron and steel mills.
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SES Strikes Up Supplier Partnership With Machine Tool Maker
22 March 2016 - U.S.-based SES LLC is adding bar turning and burnishing/straightening machines to its product lineup through a new strategic partnership, the company has announced.
First 1-Inch Coil Processed on New Red Bud Line
09 March 2016 - Coil-processing equipment manufacturer Red Bud Industries recently celebrated a significant achievement – it has built and installed what it says is one of the world’s largest cut-to-length lines and has processed its first coil of 1-inch steel, the company said in a statement.
NLMK Announces 2018 Blast Furnace Rebuild
04 March 2016 - Russia’s NLMK said it will spend US$104.4 million (RUB 7.5 billion) to rebuild the No. 6 blast furnace at its Lipetsk works.
Ohio Electrode Manufacturer Adjusts Organizational Chart, Launches Strategic Review
01 March 2016 - Graphite electrode manufacturer GrafTech International Ltd. plans to realign its two business units and is considering a sale of one of them, the Ohio-based company has announced.
ArcelorMittal Shutters Indiana Aluminizing Line
26 February 2016 - ArcelorMittal has closed the No. 1 aluminizing line at its Indiana Harbor West plant in Indiana and is shifting production elsewhere, according to reports.
Rolling Mill Manufacturer Sets Up North American Subsidiary
26 February 2016 - France’s REDEX Group has established a North American subsidiary in an effort to improve customer service and develop new business, the company has announced.
Two JSW Steel Blast Furnaces Returned to Service
22 February 2016 - India’s JSW Steel has re-commissioned two idled blast furnaces and is preparing to relight a third, according to reports.
Gerdau Gives a Thumbs Up to a New Rolling Mill, Plans to Begin Plate Production This Summer
19 February 2016 - Long steel maker Gerdau has issued the final acceptance certificate for its new Steckel mill at its Ouro Branco plant in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, according to the vendor on the project.
Citing Losses, Australian Steelmaker Says It May Partially or Fully Close Its Integrated Steel Works
17 February 2016 - Arrium, an Australian iron ore miner and steel producer, posted an AU$235.8 million loss in the first half of fiscal 2016 and said it needs to find AU$60 million in cost savings or it will idle all or part of its integrated Whyalla works.
Paul Wurth Wins Order for Blast Furnace Equipment
12 February 2016 - SMS group subsidiary Paul Wurth has won a contract for two of its Bell Less Top charging systems, which are to be installed at a new Chinese ironmaking plant.
Primetals to Supply Stainless Bar and Rod Mill
08 February 2016 - China’s Yongxing Special Stainless Steel Co. Ltd., has awarded a contract for a combination bar and wire rod mill to Primetals Technologies, the company has announced.
Harsco Signs $125M Agreement with Chinese Plate Mill
05 February 2016 - Harsco Corp. has landed a 15-year, US$125 million contract to provide additional mill services at Hebei Iron & Steel Group’s Tangshan plate mill, the company has announced.
Upgrades to ThyssenKrupp Hot Strip Mill Pass Acceptance Test
02 February 2016 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG has signed off on upgrades to the intensive cooling section at a hot strip mill in Germany.
SMS group Installs New Welding Line at Russian Pipe Works
27 January 2016 - Russia’s Gazpromtrubinvest has commissioned a 16-inch, high-frequency pipe-welding line at its Volgorechensk pipe works, according to the supplier on the project.
Indonesian Steelmaker Orders Coil Equalizer
15 January 2016 - U.S.-based Delta Steel Technologies has won a contract to design and build one of its coil equalizers for Indonesia’s Gunung Steel Group, the company has announced.
Induction Heating Equipment Maker Fulfills Order for Strip Coatings Dryer
15 January 2016 - U.S.-based Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic has shipped an induction-heating dryer system to a steel strip galvanizing producer in China, the company announced.
AUMUND Wins Order for Conveyor at New DRI Plant in Algeria
15 January 2016 - Germany’s AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH is building a 116-meter conveyor that will link a new hot direct reduced iron plant to a meltshop at the Tosyali Holding AS mill in Algeria.
French Rod Mill Upgrades Coil Handling System
15 January 2016 - French stainless steel wire rod producer Ugitech has awarded a final acceptance certificate on upgrades to the compacting and coil handling system in the company’s rod mill, according to the supplier, Primetals Technologies.
Tenaris Upgrades EAF Injection System at Mexican Tube Mill
12 January 2016 - TenarisTamsa, Tenaris’ seamless tube mill in Mexico, has started up a new pneumatic carbon and lime injection system on its 160-ton electric arc furnace, the vendor on the project has announced.
New CEO Takes the Helm at TPC Wire & Cable
12 January 2016 - U.S.-based TPC Wire & Cable Corp. has named an industrial supply and services executive as its new CEO.
