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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.

thyssenkrupp Signs with Primetals Technologies for Strip Mill Improvement

09 December 2020 - Primetals Technologies has been contracted to replace drives on a German hot strip mill, the company has announced.

Primetals Technologies Wraps Up Continuous Caster Upgrade

01 December 2020 - Primetals Technologies has completed a software upgrade to an Outokumpu caster in Finland, the company reports.

voestalpine Upgrading Annealing Line Automation

17 November 2020 - voestalpine has contracted Primetals Technologies to modernize a continuous annealing line’s basic automation system, the company has announced.

Primetals Technologies Contracted for New Converter

05 November 2020 - Primetals Technologies has received an order from China’s HBIS Group Handan Iron and Steel for a new converter, the company has said.

Primetals Technologies Relocates Long Mill Shop

19 October 2020 - Primetals Technologies has completed construction on a new workshop and office in Massachusetts and is moving in machines and personnel, the company reports.

Primetals Technologies Details voestalpine Bloom Caster

01 October 2020 - A new caster at voestalpine’s site in Leoben, Austria is capable of producing 950,000 metric tons annually and can cast in fully automatic mode, the caster’s manufacturer, Primetals Technologies, reports.

Primetals Technologies Receives Final Acceptance for Hot Strip Mill Revamp

27 August 2020 - Metinvest’s Ilyich Iron and Steel Works of Mariupol has signed off on improvements to its 1,700-mm hot strip mill, reports project contractor Primetals Technologies.

Baosteel Gives Thumbs Up on New Dummy Bar System

30 July 2020 - Baosteel has given final acceptance of a new dummy bar feeding system installed on a caster at its Shanghai works, reports project contractor Primetals Technologies.

Tokyo Steel Plans Pickling Line Modernization

17 July 2020 - Electric arc furnace-based flats and longs producer Tokyo Steel Co. Ltd. has contracted Primetals Technologies to overhaul a continuous pickling line at its facility in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, Primetals Technologies has said.