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Primetals Technologies, Metinvest Partner on Decarbonization Tech Development
14 July 2021 - Primetals Technologies and Ukranian steel producer Metinvest have agreed to work together on developing decarbonization technologies.
Primetals Technologies-Built Rolling Mill, DRI Plant Begin Production
01 July 2021 - Maruichi Sun Steel Joint Stock Co. (SUNSCO)’s Ho Chi Minh steel mill has produced its first coil on its new Hyper UC mill from Primetals Technologies, according to an announcement by the equipment manufacturer.
voestalpine Sees Successful First Tests on New Ironmaking Tech
26 June 2021 - voestalpine has commissioned a new type of direct reduction plant and has carried out the first production tests, according to the developer of the technology.
Primetals Technologies Reports Successful Start-Up of Cast-Roll Line
01 June 2021 - An unidentified Chinese steel producer has started up a new Primetals Technologies Arvedi Endless Strip Production line and produced its first coil, according to the equipment manufacturer.
Primetals Technologies to Upgrade Plate Mill
26 May 2021 - Primetals Technologies has been contracted to modernize a Slovenian plate mill’s cycloconverter drives, the equipment manufacturer has announced.
Primetals Technologies Expands Indian Iron Ore Pelletizing Portfolio
19 May 2021 - Primetals Technologies has signed a licensing agreement allowing it to sell and supply Metso Outotec Oyj’s straight grate iron ore pelletizing technology in the Indian market.
Primetals Technologies to Equip Tosyali Plant With Second EAF
08 April 2021 - Turkish steel producer Tosyali Demir Celik Sanayi A.S. has placed a follow-on order with Primetals Technologies for a new electric arc furnace and has asked for additional capacity on a recently ordered continuous caster, the equipment manufacturer has announced.
Primetals Technologies Receives Order for RH Degasser, Caster
30 March 2021 - Primetals Technologies has won a key equipment contract from ArcelorMittal’s joint-venture re-rolling mill in Alabama.
SSAB Cold Mill Set for Automation Upgrade
23 March 2021 - Primetals Technologies has been contracted to modernize the process automation system for a Finnish tandem cold mill, the equipment manufacturer has announced.
Ukrainian Mill Signs Off on Newly Installed Downcoiler
18 March 2021 - Primetals Technologies recently received the final acceptance certificate for a new downcoiler installed at a Ukrainian mill, the equipment supplier has said.
thyssenkrupp Contracts Primetals Technologies for Mill Reconfiguration
11 March 2021 - Primetals Technologies has been awarded contracts related to major casting and rolling investments at thyssenkrupp’s Duisburg and Bochum sites in Germany.
Primetals, Midrex Ink Deal for 2M-Metric-Ton HBI Plant
01 March 2021 - Consortium partners Midrex Technologies and Primetals Technologies have won a contract to build what they say will be the world’s largest hot briquetted iron (HBI) plant in Russia’s Kursk region.
Chinese Billet Caster Becomes First to Utilize Primetals Technologies’ Caster Segment Tech
24 February 2021 - China’s Zenith Steel Group Co. Ltd. has started up a 10-strand billet caster that was recently upgraded by Primetals Technologies, the equipment manufacturer has announced.
First of Nine Primetals Technologies EAFs Starts Up in China
19 February 2021 - China’s Wuzhou Yongda Special Steel Co. Ltd. has started up a Primetals Technologies–built electric arc furnace (EAF) and twin ladle furnace, the equipment supplier reports.
Primetals Technologies Receives Final Acceptance on New Billet Welder
17 February 2021 - Italy’s Ferriera Valsabbia SpA has issued the final acceptance certificate on a new billet welding system, the first of its kind in the country, reports project contractor Primetals Technologies.
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.
Primetals Technologies Inks Deal for New Rolling Mill
04 February 2021 - Vietnamese steel producer Maruichi Sun Steel Joint Stock Co. (SUNSCO) has signed an agreement with Primetals Technologies to install a new type of rolling mill that will produce thinner construction steels.
Primetals Technologies Contracted for Rolling Mill Upgrade
21 January 2021 - Italy’s Acciaierie Venete S.p.A. has chosen Primetals Technologies to modernize the finishing train at its long products rolling mill in Mura.
Rizhao Steel Strip Mill Produces First Coils
14 January 2021 - China’s Rizhao Steel Co. Ltd. has rolled the first coil on its newest Arvedi Endless Strip Production (ESP) mill, according to the mill’s builder.
Primetals Technologies Upgrades Its Original Arvedi ESP Line
11 December 2020 - Acciaieria Arvedi has restarted its cast-roll strip mill following upgrades that will put it on a path to reach 3 million metric tons of annual production.