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TMK IPSCO to Reduce Operating Hours at Three Welded Pipe Facilities

08 April 2014 - TMK IPSCO, the American Division of global pipe manufacturer TMK, announced plans to reduce the number of operating hours used to produce welded pipe at its Blytheville, Ark.; Camanche, Iowa; and Wilder, Ky., facilities.

SMS Siemag Starts Up Ecoplants Special Steel Plant at Fuxin Special Steel

08 April 2014 - Fuxin Special Steel Co. Ltd. of Taiwan successfully commissioned a steelworks supplied by SMS Siemag for manufacturing stainless steel slabs at its Zhangzhou location in the Chinese Fujian Province.

Linde to Present Technologies at AISTech 2014 to Help Steel Mills Balance Profitability, Production

08 April 2014 - Linde LLC, a global leader in technologies and industrial gases for all steps in the steel mill process chain, will feature proven solutions at AISTech 2014 to help mills strike the right balance between profitability and production objectives through improved process reliability, cost efficiency, productivity and product quality.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Using E-Business to Create More Transparent Production

04 April 2014 - A new customer communications system at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG is using the internet for near-real-time communications.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Gets New Robot for Use in Blast Furnace Area

03 April 2014 - Steelmakers in the blast furnace area in ArcelorMittal Ostrava have a new radio controlled colleague — a demolition robot.

Russula to Upgrade Automation System for Nucor Steel Nebraska

31 March 2014 - Russula has been selected by Nucor Steel Nebraska to upgrade the automation system and drives for the rod block and laying head in the NN1 rolling mill.

Herr-Voss Stamco Commissions Two New Lines at Cascadia Metals

31 March 2014 - Herr-Voss Stamco® recently completed the commissioning of two new state-of-the-art processing lines at Cascadia Metals in Brandon, Man., Canada, including a cut-to-length line and a Strand Extensioner® slitting line.

Hyundai Orders Continuous Bloom Caster, Long-Product Rolling Mills from Siemens

28 March 2014 - For a new special steel mill in Dangjin, Korean steelmaker Hyundai Steel has placed an order with Siemens Metals Technologies for a continuous bloom casting machine, a large bar rolling mill and a small bar and wire rod mill.

Huta Łabędy Orders HF Tube Welding Line from SMS Meer

28 March 2014 - For its works in Gliwice, Poland, Huta Łabędy has ordered a high-frequency (HF) tube welding line with API finishing facility from SMS Meer.

Royal Nickel Welcomes World’s First Nickel Pig Iron Plant Utilizing Nickel Sulfide Concentrate

28 March 2014 - Royal Nickel Corp. is pleased to report that Tsingshan Holding Group, a party with whom RNC entered a strategic alliance in March 2013, is currently constructing the world's first integrated nickel pig iron (NPI) plant to utilize nickel sulfide concentrate as part of the stainless steel production process.

Tata Steel’s Breakthrough Ironmaking Technology to Begin Fourth Trial

27 March 2014 - Tata Steel is to begin a fourth test production campaign on the HIsarna pilot plant at its IJmuiden works in the Netherlands. The trial is scheduled to start mid-May and last about six weeks.

voestalpine Tubulars Commissions New Tube Reeler from SMS Meer

27 March 2014 - Seamless tube manufacturer voestalpine has commissioned a tube reeler from SMS Meer and is thus upgrading its existing CPE mill in Kindberg, Austria.

DMT Commissions Coke Oven By-Product Plant for SAIL

26 March 2014 - DMT GmbH & Co. KG has put a new coke oven gas by-product cleaning plant into operation at SAIL's IISCO Steel Plant.

Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Orders Semi-Continuous Billet Mill from SMS Meer

26 March 2014 - For its new integrated steel plant in Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam, Formosa Ha Tinh Steel has placed an order with SMS Meer for a semi-continuous billet mill.

Grupo Simec to Build New SBQ Mill and Pipe Facility in Mexico

25 March 2014 - Industrias CH, S.A.B de C.V. (ICH) is investing in its Grupo Simec S.A.B de C.V. subsidiary to build a 600,000-ton-per-year special bar quality (SBQ) facility in northern Mexico.

Industeel Belgium to Invest €18 Million in Continuous Casting Line

25 March 2014 - ArcelorMittal recently approved an €18 million investment to upgrade the continuous casting line at its Industeel Belgium site in Charleroi.

Bekaert Solaronics to Supply Electrical Infrared Drying Furnace to Baosteel

24 March 2014 - Bekaert Solaronics received an important order from Baosteel to supply a post treatment near infrared furnace to its CGL 2030 cold rolling mill.

ISRA VISION PARSYTEC Installing Surface Inspection Unit for Italian Flats Producer

21 March 2014 - ISRA VISION PARSYTEC, a leading supplier of surface inspection systems for coil products, is installing a new SURFACE MASTER inspection system at OCSA S.p.A.

Acciaierie Valbruna Commissions Four Mill Stands from SMS Meer

21 March 2014 - Acciaierie Valbruna in Vicenza, Italy, has commissioned four mill stands for the intermediate train supplied by SMS Meer, Germany.

JFE Develops World’s First X80-Grade HFW Pipe with 1-Inch Thickness

20 March 2014 - JFE Steel Corp. has developed the world’s first API X80-grade high-frequency-welded (HFW) steel pipe with thickness of one inch (25.4mm).