Steel News

Siemens Sells Stake in Primetals Technologies

03 October 2019 - Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery is buying out its joint-venture partner in Primetals Technologies, the parent companies have announced.

Primetals Technologies Modernizes Twin EAF for Baosteel

01 October 2019 - The final acceptance certificate has been issued for the modernization of a more than 20-year-old DC twin electric arc furnace at Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd.’s (Baosteel) Shanghai, China, plant.

Primetals Technologies Wins Order for Stainless Steel Combination Mill

27 September 2019 - Walsin Yantai Stainless Steel Co. Ltd. has contracted Primetals Technologies to supply a stainless steel combination bar mill, the equipment supplier has announced.

Primetals Technologies, Tata Steel Europe Commission Automation System – From Afar

19 September 2019 - Primetals Technologies and Tata Steel Europe reached a first in their 50-year relationship – Primetals Technologies remotely commissioned a new level 2 automation system for a caster.

Primetals Technologies Automation Upgrades Receive Final Acceptance from Gerdau

05 September 2019 - Primetals Technologies has received the final acceptance certificates on level 1 and 2 systems upgrades at Gerdau's Ouro Branco mill in Brazil.

Primetals Technologies to Supply Third Caster at Chinese Mill

27 August 2019 - Primetals Technologies has received an order for a continuous slab caster from China’s Baosteel Zhanjiang, the equipment supplier has said.

Primetals Technologies, Gerdau to Partner on Digitalization Strategy

08 August 2019 - Gerdau has signed Primetals Technologies to guide it through its digitalization journey, the equipment supplier has announced.

Primetals Technologies Lands Order for Strip Mill Tech Packages

31 July 2019 - Baoshan Iron and Steel Co Ltd. subsidiary Baosteel Zhanjiang has contracted Primetals Technologies to supply digitalization packages, automation technology and electrical equipment for a planned 1,780-mm hot strip mill.

Primetals Technologies to Acquire One of Its Suppliers

18 July 2019 - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Primetals Technologies are acquiring ABP Induction Systems, a manufacturer of induction furnaces and heating systems, for an undisclosed amount, the companies have announced.

Primetals Technologies Sees Increasing Demand for Caster Optimization Packages

11 July 2019 - Primetals Technologies has reached a new sales milestone, signing a contract to install its 150th level 2 process automation package for continuous casters in the last 10 years.

Plant Builder Expects Shift in Mill Investments

17 June 2019 - The North American steel industry has seen an extraordinary level of mill investment in the past two years, but the biggest of the capex announcements are likely behind, according to an executive at plant builder SMS group.

Primetals Technologies Lands Order for Automated Tapping System

30 May 2019 - China’s Jiangsu Shagang Group Co. Ltd. has contracted Primetals Technologies to install a fully automated tapping system on two BOF converters at its Zhangjiagang steel works in the Jiangsu province.

AHMSA Signs Acceptance Certificate on New Vacuum Degasser

23 May 2019 - Primetals Technologies has received the final acceptance certificate on a twin RH vacuum degasser it built for Altos Hornos de Mexico S.A.B. de C.V., the company has announced.

Primetals Technologies Undertakes Caster Overhaul

14 May 2019 - China’s Angang Iron & Steel Group Co. has contracted Primetals Technologies to rebuild the No. 1 slab caster at its Anshan plant in the Liaoning province.

Primetals Technologies Gets the Nod for U. S. Steel Strip Mill

07 May 2019 - United States Steel Corporation has chosen Primetals Technologies’ Arvedi ESP (Endless Strip Production) technology for its new US$1 billion hot strip mill, the equipment supplier confirmed on Tuesday.

Turkish Plant Upgrades Environmental Controls

09 April 2019 - Turkey’s Karabük Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. has equipped the sinter plants at its iron and steel works with new offgas cleaning systems, reports the equipment supplier, Primetals Technologies.

Tata Steel Blast Furnace Returns to Service

04 April 2019 - The No. 5 blast furnace at Tata Steel’s Port Talbot works in the U.K. is again producing hot metal following a revamp of the unit.

Primetals Technologies Receives Final OK on New Ladle Furnace

21 February 2019 - PAO Severstal has signed the final acceptance certificate for a new twin-ladle metallurgy furnace at its Cherepovets facility in Russia.

Upgraded Slab Caster Enters Service at Taiwanese Plant

19 February 2019 - Taiwanese steelmaker China Steel Corp. has started up a revamped slab caster at its plant in the southern coastal city of Kaohsiung.

EVRAZ Turns to Primetals Technologies for BF Process Automation Package

13 February 2019 - Primetals Technologies has been chosen to provide the process automation for a Russian blast furnace that is being rebuilt from the ground up.