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Primetals Technologies Receives FAC for Blooming Mill at Acciaierie Venete in Italy
03 July 2015 - Acciaierie Venete S.p.A. has issued the Final Acceptance Certificate (FAC) for a blooming mill extensively modernized by Primetals Technologies at its Camin, Italy location.
NISCO Plate Mill Controlled by TMEIC Automatic Control Software State-of-the-Art Solution Delivers Robust Control and Functionality.
02 July 2015 - Nanjing Iron and Steel Co. Ltd’s (NISCO) green-field heavy plate mill in Nanjing, China operates using TMEIC’s latest control and automation system, the TM Advanced Control Solutions (TMACS) system.
Acroni Produces X120 Mn12 Grade on Continuous Caster From Primetals Technologies
02 July 2015 - Since early 2015, the continuous caster of Slovenian steelmaker Acroni, d.o.o. (member of SIJ – Slovenian Steel Group) that was modernized by Primetals Technologies also produces X120Mn12 wear resistant grade.
Primetals Technologies Modernizes Wire-Rod Mill in Turkey for Kroman
17 June 2015 - Turkish steel producer Kroman Çelìk Sanayìì A.Ş. has contracted with Primetals Technologies to apply advanced technology to a wire rod outlet built in 2008 to expand its product line with high carbon wire rod.
Primetals Technologies Wins Order for Mulpic Intensive Cooling System From Baosteel Zhanjiang
12 June 2015 - Chinese producer Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. has ordered a new Mulpic (Multi-Purpose Interrupted Cooling) system from Primetals Technologies.
Primetals Technologies Supplies New Dedusting System to Buderus Edelstahl in Germany
08 June 2015 - The new combined primary and secondary dedusting system from Primetals Technologies has been in full operation at Buderus Edelstahl GmbH in Wetzlar, Germany since February 2015.
Primetals Technologies sells first EAF condition monitoring system to North American Höganäs
22 May 2015 - A new system to monitor key parameters of an electric arc furnace has had its first global sale after a successful pilot installation in Germany.
voestalpine Stahl GmbH to Use Robots From Primetals Technologies in Its Converter Steel Works
29 April 2015 - • Robot systems to manipulate the probes on the three converters. • Higher sublance availability and greater safety at work. • Measuring probes in exchangeable containers simplify probe handling.
Primetals Technologies to Supply EAF Quantum to Acciaieria Arvedi
09 April 2015 - • First deployment of new furnace type in Europe. • Annual production capacity up to 1.57 million metric tons. • Integrated dedusting and heat recovery system improves environmental balance.
China’s Zenith Steel Revamps Complete Rod Outlet With Primetals Technologies
01 April 2015 - • Product line expanded into high carbon market. • First Optimesh system installed in China for increased cooling. • Upgrade increases rolling speed to 110 m/s for greater production.
Primetals Technologies to Modernize Rolling Mill Drives for AMAG Rolling in Austria
31 March 2015 - Primetals Technologies has won an order from AMAG rolling GmbH, located in Ranshofen, Austria, to modernize the entire drive technology on its four-high hot rolling stand.
Tyasa Issues Final Acceptance of Minimill Meltshop from Primetals Technologies
16 March 2015 - Talleres y Aceros S.A. de C.V. (Tyasa), a Mexican steel producer, issued Primetals Technologies with the final acceptance certificate for a new mini-mill meltshop late in 2014.
Rizhao Produces First Coil on Arvedi ESP Plant from Primetals Technologies
06 March 2015 - In February, Chinese steel producer Rizhao Steel Group Co. Ltd. rolled the first coil on the ArvediESP (Endless Strip Production) plant No. 1 supplied by Primetals Technologies.
New Cold Rolling Mill from Primetals Technologies Produces First Coil at Tangshan
23 February 2015 - The cold rolling mill supplied by Primetals Technologies to Tangshan Iron and Steel Group Co. Ltd., a Chinese steel producer, has now been brought into production and the first coil was rolled in January 2015.
Primetals Technologies to Modernize Rebar Rolling Line for KWTSteel in Kuwait
19 February 2015 - United Steel Industrial Company (KWTSteel), a Kuwaiti steel producer, has awarded Primetals Technologies an order to modernize its rebar rolling mill in the Shuaiba Industrial Area, Kuwait. Under the project the rolling mill will be equipped with an inline quenching system (PQS, Pomini Quenching System) and a new hot dividing shear with a higher capacity. The quenching system will produce the required material proper ties largely without the need for expensive alloying elements. This will improve KWTSteel’s access to export markets. The modernized rolling mill is scheduled to go on stream late 2015.
Primetals Technologies Receives FAC for Heat Treatment Plant at Borusan Mannesmann in Texas
12 February 2015 - Primetals Technologies received the final acceptance certificate from Borusan Mannesmann Pipe U.S. for a heat treatment plant installed in the company ́s new ERW (Electric Resistance Welded) pipe mill in Baytown, Texas, USA. The equipment is used to quench and temper oil country tubular grades (OCTG), enabling Borusan Mannesmann to produce a wide range of high quality products for the highly competitive OCTG market. The Baytown facility is a subsidiary of the Turkish steel pipe producer Borusan Mannesmann Bo ru and is the first Turkish owned plant in the United States.
Primetals Technologies Revamps Two Wire Rod Mills for China’s Zenith Steel
10 February 2015 - The upgrade increases rolling speed to 105 m/s. Expanded product line allows entry into fine grain rebar markets. Integrated solution includes electrical/automation revamp.