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Air Liquide Lays EUR100 Million Investment in Air Separation Unit
09 July 2021 - Air Liquide will build what it says is the global steel industry’s single largest air separation unit as part of a long-term supply agreement with China’s Jiangsu Shagang Group.
Renewed Contract Builds on SSAB, Harsco Relationship
06 July 2021 - Environmental services contractor Harsco Corp. has renewed its service contract with SSAB America’s Montpelier, Iowa, USA, mill.
Mitsubishi Power Contracted for Power Plant Build
28 June 2021 - China’s Jiangsu Shagang Group has contracted Mitsubishi Power to build a 180-MW, gas-turbine combined cycle power plant.
American Zinc To Be Acquired Through US$450M Deal
17 June 2021 - Mill environmental services contractor American Zinc Recycling is being sold to Luxembourg-based Befesa S.A., giving it its first North America operation and a foothold in the growing EAF steelmaking market in United States.
Danieli Completes Nucor Gearbox Rebuild
03 June 2021 - Danieli has remanufactured and delivered a rolling mill stand pinion gearbox to Nucor Corp.’s Gallatin sheet mill in Kentucky, the equipment manufacturer reports.
SDI Wins Permit for Texas Mill
21 May 2021 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has received the wastewater discharge permit for its Sinton, Texas, flat-rolled mill, reports the (Corpus Christi, Texas) Caller Times newspaper.
Tenova to Supply Roll Grinders to Nucor Mills
03 May 2021 - Nucor Corp. has ordered two Tenova roll grinders for its greenfield plate mill in Kentucky as well as one for its expanding Gallatin sheet mill, Tenova has said.
Nucor, SMS group Ink Maintenance Agreement for New Caster
08 April 2021 - Nucor Corp. has signed SMS group to a multi-year maintenance contract for the new slab caster being installed at its new Kentucky plate mill, the equipment manufacturer has announced.
Mill Contractor Takes On Expanded Role at JSW Steel Facility
06 April 2021 - Harsco Corp.’s environmental division has renewed a multi-year mill services contract with JSW Steel’s Dolvi Works in Maharashtra, India.
Egyptian Mill’s Furnace Upgrade Yields Big Fuel Savings
29 March 2021 - Danieli recently completed upgrades to a reheat furnace at Egypt’s El Masria Steel, the equipment manufacturer has said.
Steel Plant Issues Final Acceptance on Revamped Degasser
26 March 2021 - SMS group has received the final acceptance certificate related to work on an RH degasser at China Steel Corp.’s Kaohsiung works in Taiwan.
New Air Separation Unit Planned for Ohio Mill
23 March 2021 - Industrial and medical gas supplier Messer will build a new air separation unit to support an Ohio steelmaker and a growing merchant customer base in the Midwestern U.S.
Primetals Technologies Receives Final OK on New Gas Cleaning System
09 February 2021 - China’s Changzhou Eastran Special Steel Co. Ltd. has issued the final acceptance certificate on a newly installed gas cleaning system that serves its two basic oxygen converters.
Danieli Service Concludes Successful Project at Italian Mill
27 January 2021 - Danieli Service recently completed a service project at an Italian plate mill, the company reports.
TMS International Expands Through Stein Acquisition
05 January 2021 - Mill services contractor TMS International is bolstering its U.S. footprint, acquiring Cleveland, Ohio-based Stein LLC and Stein Steel Mill Services LLC for an undisclosed amount, the company has announced.
AIC Looks to Enhance Customer Service Through New Partnership
07 December 2020 - Industrial automation systems specialist Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) has struck up a partnership with a European maker of instrumentation and control technology for the iron and steel industry.
Two Mills Sign Up for Danieli Spare Parts Service
01 December 2020 - LIBERTY Steel Group’s Galati plant in Romania and Marcegaglia San Giorgio di Nogaro plant in Italy have signed three-year spare parts contracts with Danieli Service.
Zekelman Deploys AI-Based Safety System
21 October 2020 - Pipe and tube maker Zekelman Industries Inc. is partnering with an industrial safety tech company on an effort to improve safety at its Atlas Tube facility in Blytheville, Ark.
Deacero Partners With SKF on Service Solutions
23 September 2020 - Mexico’s Deacero will bring SKF bearings and services to its rolling mill in Celaya, SKF has announced.
Drones Propel MMK Scrap Cost Savings
23 September 2020 - Russian steelmaker Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) has put eyes in the sky to help speed up the process of accepting scrap deliveries.