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Metinvest’s Ilyich Iron and Steel Works Restarts Pipe Electric Welding Shop
17 March 2015 - The pipe electric welding shop of Metinvest Group’s Ilyich Iron & Steel Works of Mariupol, Ukraine, which suspended operations in the second half of December 2014, will now be relaunched and operate at full capacity.
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.
SMS Siemag Upgrading 7-Stand Hot-Wide-Strip Mill at ArcelorMittal Gent
16 March 2015 - ArcelorMittal has awarded SMS Siemag the order to upgrade the 7-stand hot-wide-strip mill in Gent, Belgium.
Woodings to Deliver Large Tuyere and Valve Order to Pittsburgh Steelmaker
12 March 2015 - A large Pittsburgh-based steel producer has selected Woodings Industrial to provide a sizable order of tuyere stocks and hot blast valves.
JFE Steel, Marubeni-Itochu Steel, Senaat to Launch Large OD Pipe JV in UAE
12 March 2015 - JFE Steel Corporation, Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc. (MISI), and Senaat GHC, a private joint-stock general holding company owned by the government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, have agreed to establish a joint-venture company in Abu Dhabi, called Al Gharbia Pipe Company, to manufacture and sell large-diameter welded steel pipes, mainly for the energy industry.
New Guild International Laser Welder Allows Coil End Welding on Strip as Thin as .003”
11 March 2015 - New laser welding technology from Guild International is making coil end welding on strip as thin as .003” possible.
Gerdau Steel India Commissions QMOS MES System from Quad Infotech
09 March 2015 - Gerdau Steel India Limited (GSIL) has completed the first phase of commissioning of the QMOS MES system at its integrated steel plant in Tadipatri, India.
Axis Pipe and Tube Receives API Certifications; Starts Operations in Texas
09 March 2015 - Axis Pipe and Tube Inc. and The Prolamsa Group confirmed that operations have commenced at their Texas Triangle Park facility in Bryan, Texas, USA.
Fives to Supply Two New Processing Line Furnaces to Baosteel Zhanjiang
09 March 2015 - International engineering group Fives was entrusted by Baosteel, the largest automotive steel producer in China, with the design and supply of two Stein Digiflex® vertical annealing furnaces for its new 1550-mm cold rolling mill project in Zhanjiang in southeastern Guangdong province of China.
JP Steel Plantech to Supply New SBQ Mill to Jatim Taman Steel
09 March 2015 - Jatim Taman Steel has placed an order with JP Steel Plantech Co for a new SBQ mill to produce special round bar and flat bar.
TimkenSteel and SMS Meer Develop Advanced Q&T Facility
06 March 2015 - TimkenSteel has placed an order with SMS Meer for the design, construction and installation of a complete new heat treatment plant for the company’s Gambrinus complex in Canton, Ohio, USA.
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.
Ajax TOCCO Supplies Induction Heater for FBE Coating System at L.B. Foster
06 March 2015 - Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic recently shipped a 4,500-kW, 12-pulse, Pacer II induction heating system to the L.B.Foster Coated Products pipe coating facility in Birmingham, Ala.
U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission Introduces New Sprockets with Patented Wear Indicator Technology
05 March 2015 - U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission LLC has introduced Tsubaki SMART TOOTH sprockets utilizing the company’s patented Wear Indicator Technology that allows customers to identify and schedule drive system maintenance before critical component failure occurs.
Kenwal Steel Installs Digital Lumens Intelligent LED Lighting System
04 March 2015 - Digital Lumens announced that Kenwal Steel Corp., one of North America’s largest and most-respected flat-rolled steel distributors, has upgraded the lighting in its 100,000-square-foot steel mill in Detroit, Mich., to the Digital Lumens Intelligent LED Lighting System.
Harsco Acquires Transportation Safety Products Provider Protran Technology
03 March 2015 - Harsco Corporation has acquired Protran Technology, a New Jersey-based leader in the design and production of safety systems for transportation and industrial applications. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Zhejiang Kingland Puts Spiral Pipe Plant from PWS into Operation
03 March 2015 - Zhejiang Kingland Pipe Industry, based in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, has successfully commissioned a spiral pipe plant supplied by PWS.
Gerdau’s New Structural Steel Mill in Mexico Starting Up Operations
02 March 2015 - With the start of steel production scheduled for the first quarter of 2015, the melt shop of Gerdau's new steel mill in Mexico is in its final testing period.
Red Bud to Provide Multi-Blanking Line to Magic Coil Products
02 March 2015 - Magic Coil Products LLC of Butler, Ind., recently ordered a Red Bud Industries’ precision multi-blanking line.
ArcelorMittal USA Idling Indiana Harbor Long Carbon Facility
27 February 2015 - ArcelorMittal will idle its Indiana Harbor Long Carbon (IHLC) facility beginning with the electric arc furnace on 1 March 2015, followed by the rolling mill operation in Q2 2015, pending customer requirements.
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