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Plant Operations
News items on technologies necessary to ensure the smooth operation of iron and steel mills.
Latest News
Steel Dynamics Plans New Galvanizing Line for Mississippi Sheet Mill
28 June 2018 - Steel Dynamics Inc. plans to add a third galvanizing line to its Columbus, Miss., USA, sheet plant and make US$90 million to US$100 million in other improvements there.
Tata Steel Modernizes Continuous Annealing Line
21 June 2018 - The No. 12 continuous annealing line at Tata Steel Packaging in IJmuiden, Netherlands, has been restarted following upgrades to its automation system and electrics, according to the equipment supplier on the project.
SSAB Floats Product Data into the Cloud
24 May 2018 - SSAB is rolling out a new service that provides customers with cloud-based traceability and documentation of the steel they buy.
Harsco Extends, Expands Role at ArcelorMittal's French Operations
21 May 2018 - Mill services contractor Harsco Corp. has renewed two logistics and packaging contracts – and signed four new agreements – with ArcelorMittal Atlantique & Lorraine in France, the company has announced.
Stainless Producer Signs Off on New Converter Equipment
02 May 2018 - SMS group has received the final acceptance certificate on a new torque retainer system at Acerinox Group’s Columbus Stainless Ltd. in Middelburg, South Africa.
Danieli Lands Additional Order From Vietnamese Mill
02 May 2018 - Vietnam’s Nghi Son Cast Iron and Steel has placed a follow-on order with Danieli for two water treatment plants at its mill in the Thanh Hoa province.
Slovenian Steelmaker Receives New Ladle Car
17 April 2018 - SIJ Ravne Systems, part of Slovenia’s SIJ Group, has built and installed a new ladle transfer car for sister company SIJ Acroni, turning around the project in four months, the company said.
AK Steel Signs With Harsco for Scrap Services
16 February 2018 - Mill services contractor Harsco Corp. said it has signed a seven-year agreement to begin providing scrap management services to AK Steel Corp.’s Mansfield, Ohio, Works.
SAIL Lights New Blast Furnace, and Another Comes Down for Repair
14 February 2018 - The Steel Authority of India Ltd. has blown in a new blast furnace at its Bhilai Steel Plant, reports The (India) Economic Times.
Iranian Pipe Mill Calls on SMS group for Upgrades
29 January 2018 - SMS group has signed a signed a comprehensive service and modernization contract with Sadid Industrial Group’s Mahshahr pipe mill, the equipment supplier has announced.
U. S. Steel Sued Over Chromium Discharges
24 January 2018 - The city of Chicago has sued United States Steel Corporation in federal court over two accidental discharges of chromium into Lake Michigan.
Fire Damages AK Steel Mill
22 January 2018 - AK Steel Corp. has begun repairing the steel shop at its Middletown, Ohio, mill after molten steel escaped from a ladle and damaged the facility.
Danieli Lands Expanded Order from Steel Dynamics
16 January 2018 - Danieli said it has won a follow-on order for a water treatment plant at Steel Dynamics Inc.’s Columbia City, Ind., USA, bar mill.
Fives Expands Machine Tool Services Business Through Acquisition
09 January 2018 - Konecranes has sold its U.S.-based machine tool service unit to industrial engineer Fives for an undisclosed amount, Fives said on Tuesday.
Danieli Corus Lands Orders for Process Control Systems
05 January 2018 - Danieli Corus has won orders for sublance-based process control systems that are to be installed at two Chinese steel plants.
FLANDERS Grows Customer Base Through Acquisition
21 December 2017 - U.S.-based power and control systems manufacturer and engineer FLANDERS Inc. has acquired an electric motor repair shop for an undisclosed amount, the company has announced.
Partnership Aims to Improve Services for Japan's Continuous Casting Plants
08 December 2017 - SMS group K.K. in Japan has established a partnership with Japan Engineering Network Co. (JEN) to provide repair services for continuous casting molds.
SMS group Lands Supporting Order for Galvanizing Line Project
05 December 2017 - SMS group has received a supplementary order for a production planning system to serve the US$176 million pickling and galvanizing line it is building for Nucor Corp.’s Gallatin sheet mill in Kentucky.
TimkenSteel Puts New Heat Treat Facility Into Service
03 November 2017 - Ohio-based TimkenSteel has commissioned its new US$40 million heat treat plant and has begun processing orders, the company has announced.
Italian Mill Orders Remotely Operated Taphole Equipment
13 October 2017 - Italy’s Acciaierie Bertoli Safau has ordered an equipment package that will eliminate the need to man the eccentric bottom taphole sump panel.
