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News items on technologies necessary to ensure the smooth operation of iron and steel mills.
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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.
Have Assets for Sale? Nucor Might Be Interested in Hearing From You
26 October 2015 - With access to more than $3 billion in cash in credit, Nucor Corp. is in a good position to make opportunistic acquisitions in a challenging market, CEO John Ferriola said on 26 October.
AK Steel Temporarily Idles Kentucky Steel Works
16 October 2015 - U.S.-based AK Steel Corp. is idling the blast furnace and other steelmaking operations at its Ashland Works in Kentucky, the company has announced.
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.
Analyst: Despite Cost-Cutting Measures, Steel Works Unlikely to Remain Open
09 October 2015 - Wage freezes and layoffs will delay, but likely won’t prevent, the eventual closure of BlueScope Steel Ltd.’s Port Kembla works, according to a Deutsche Bank analyst.
ArcelorMittal Plans Upgrades to Canadian Bar Mill
09 October 2015 - ArcelorMittal Montreal will spend CA$27 million to update the finishing line at its Longueuil bar mill, boosting the mill's capacity by 25%, the company has announced.
Austrian Equipment Manufacturer Secures Record Order
06 October 2015 - Austria's BRAUN Maschinenfabrik GmbH has received an order for six high-performance, abrasive cut-off machines and associated equipment, the largest in its 167-year history, the company has announced.
ATI Completes Repairs to Key Piece of Equipment
01 October 2015 - Allegheny Technologies Inc. has completed repairs to the rotary crop shear at its hot rolling and processing facility and put it back rolling stainless coils, the company has announced.
Russia’s NLMK Upgrades Italian Plate Mill
01 October 2015 - NLMK has completed a round of upgrades to the press at its Verona, Italy, plate mill, the company has announced.
Pakistani Rebar Manufacturer Triples Production Capacity With New Mill
29 September 2015 - Primetals Technologies has won an order to design and outfit a bar mill for Pakistan’s Amreli Steels Ltd., the company has announced.
Nucor-Yamato Announces US$75 Million Beam Mill Upgrade
28 September 2015 - Nucor-Yamato Steel Co. plans to spend US$75 million on incorporating a new production process into its Blytheville, Ark., USA, plant, expanding its product offerings.
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.
Company Wins Contracts for Blast Furnace Improvement at Italian Steel Works
15 September 2015 - The Paul Wurth Group has been awarded contracts for major environmental upgrades to the idled No. 5 blast furnace at Italy’s ILVA steel works in Taranto.
Italian Mill Retains Harsco As Principal On-Site Contractor
09 September 2015 - A ThyssenKrupp stainless steel works has renewed a service contract with Harsco Metals & Minerals, Harsco has announced.
Material Handling Equipment Commissioned at New Vietnamese Steel Works
08 September 2015 - Germany’s SCHADE Lagertechnik is delivering bulk material handling equipment to Formosa Plastic Group’s Ha Tinh steel and power complex in Vietnam, SCHADE has announced.
