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Saarstahl Invests €46 million in Modernization of Rolling Mills

22 August 2014 - After the major investment projects of previous years, the most recent of which was the building of the new secondary metallurgy in the steelmaking plant, Saarstahl is continuing its modernization program with further investments in the rolling mills in Völklingen and Burbach, Germany.

VSW Mounts New Coating Line for Large Diameter Pipes

22 August 2014 - Vyksa Steel Works (VSW Open Joint Stock Company, based in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, part of United Metallurgical Company, OMK CJSC, Moscow) has started installing new equipment for the first line of anti-corrosion coating for large diameter pipes (LDP).

voestalpine Comments on HBI Contract with AHMSA, Says Other Negotiations Underway

21 August 2014 - voestalpine has revealed further details about its HBI supply agreement with AHMSA, and said negotiations with other North Ameican and European companies are currently underway.

ArcelorMittal Sends Second Shipment of Oversize Beams for German Bridge Project

21 August 2014 - This summer sees ArcelorMittal and CFL cargo repeating the feat achieved at the beginning of last year. On 18 August 2014, 14 more jumbo beams were transported by CFL cargo from ArcelorMittal Differdange to Dresden for use in the construction of a railway bridge by German rail company Deutsche Bahn.

Arnold Machine Builds Successful Custom Automation System for Nucor Steel

21 August 2014 - Arnold Machine Inc. (AMI), a premier full-service designer and manufacturer of industrial equipment and services, has built and successfully implemented a new proprietary automation system for custom fence posts for Nucor Steel.

INTECO Supplying Ruspolymet with VAR Plant; Discussing Strategic Partnership

19 August 2014 - In June 2014, Russian special steel producer Ruspolymet assigned INTECO with the engineering and supply of a 6t vacuum arc remelting (VAR) plant.

Overhead Crane Design-Build Company Now Offers In-House Construction of Box Girder Beams

19 August 2014 - Specializing in overhead bridge crane design, build, and installation, Innovated Industrial Services Inc. announces that it has expanded its product line to include construction of box girder beams.

ArcelorMittal Dofasco Selects Quintiq to Optimize Maintenance Scheduling

18 August 2014 - Quintiq, a global leader in supply chain planning and optimization (SCP&O), announced that ArcelorMittal Dofasco Inc. has selected Quintiq’s software platform to optimize maintenance planning and scheduling at its Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, flat rolled steelmaking facility.

Russula to Upgrade Automation System at Nucor Steel Utah’s No. 2 Bar Mill

13 August 2014 - Russula will upgrade the automation system and drives for the stacker on Nucor Steel Utah’s No. 2 bar mill in Plymouth, Utah.

PT Krakatau Nippon Steel Sumikin to Build New Galvanizing, Annealing and Processing Line in Indonesia

11 August 2014 - Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) and PT Krakatau Steel (Persero) Tbk (PTKS) executed on 11 August 2014 a definitive agreement concerning their joint venture, PT KRAKATAU NIPPON STEEL SUMIKIN (KNSS).

The Material Works and SES Partner to Supply EPS Systems to Steel Mills

08 August 2014 - The Material Works Ltd. (TMW) has designated SES LLC as the newest authorized supplier of environmentally friendly pickling lines incorporating patented Eco Pickled Surface (EPS) Technology.

Paul Wurth Introduces New Tuyere Phenomena Detection System

08 August 2014 - Within the past three years, Paul Wurth has developed new monitoring technology for the tuyeres and raceway area of blast furnaces.

Abakan Introduces Disruptive Materials for Billion Dollar Metal Processing Equipment Market

07 August 2014 - Abakan Inc., an emerging leader in the advanced coatings and metal formulations markets, has completed initial field testing, on full-sized production equipment, of its proprietary nanocomposite liquid metal corrosion-resistant coating, PComP™ M, with a leading steel producer.

Kobe Steel and Angang Steel Establish JV to Make Automotive Cold Rolled High-Strength Steel In China

07 August 2014 - Kobe Steel, Ltd. and China’s Angang Steel Company Limited, a leading subsidiary of Anshan Iron & Steel Group Complex, established a joint venture called Kobelco Angang Auto Steel Co. Ltd. in China on 1 August 2014 to produce and sell advanced cold rolled high-strength steel sheet for automobiles.

AUMUND Delivers Conveyor for Transport of Hot Sinter Material at Netherlands Steel Plant

06 August 2014 - A steel plant in the Netherlands has ordered another conveyor for transporting of hot sinter from AUMUND Fördertechnik, Germany.

InfoSight Announces Powerful Laser Upgrade

06 August 2014 - InfoSight Corporation announced that a laser upgrade is now available on its 2800 series printers — one of their most popular metal tag printers.

EAF and Off-Gas Cleaning from Siemens Begin Operating at Baku Steel

05 August 2014 - Azerbaijani steel producer Baku Steel has put into operation an electric arc furnace supplied by Siemens Metals Technologies.

ANDRITZ to Supply New Pickling And Galvanizing Line to Rizhao Steel

05 August 2014 - International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order to supply a pickling and galvanizing line for hot rolled steel strip from Rizhao Steel Holding Group, one of China’s leading steel producers.

Gerdau Completes Construction of Vacuum Degasser at Michigan Mill

04 August 2014 - Gerdau’s capital improvement projects at its special steel producing mill in Monroe, Mich., are making progress. In May 2014, the global steel company completed construction and start-up of its new twin tank vacuum degassing system, which was supplied by Danieli.

VOD from Siemens Launched at voestalpine Giesserei Linz

04 August 2014 - A vacuum oxygen decarburization (VOD) plant from Siemens Metals Technologies with a capacity of 50 metric tons commenced operation at voestalpine Giesserei Linz GmbH.