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News on the latest technological processes and equipment used in all stages of the steelmaking process.

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Abinsk Electric Steel Works Commissions Two Roughing Stands from SMS Meer

13 November 2013 - Abinsk Electric Steel Works from the Krasnodar Region of Russia has successfully commissioned an expansion of its high-speed rebar rolling mill supplied by SMS Meer.

NLMK DanSteel Joins Two Universities to Achieve Excellence in Thick Plates for Offshore Constructions

12 November 2013 - NLMK DanSteel has joined forces to boost the efficiency of thick plate production for the manufacture of offshore windmills and constructions.

LGOK's Quality Management System Complies with International Requirements

12 November 2013 - Lebedinsky GOK (LGOK), part of Metalloinvest, has successfully passed the regular audit of its quality management system.

VEO Generates Electricity in Eisenhüttenstadt from Top Gas

11 November 2013 - Siemens Metals Technologies has received an order from VEO (Vulkan Energiewirtschaft Oderbrücke GmbH) to install a top gas pressure recovery turbine (TRT) and auxiliary systems on ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt blast furnace 5A in Germany.

Ilyich Iron & Steel Works of Mariupol Completes Major Converter Overhaul

08 November 2013 - Metinvest Group’s Ilyich Iron & Steel Works of Mariupol, Ukraine, completed a UAH 55 million major overhaul of its Converter #3, as part of its strategic production modernization program.

SMS Mevac to Build Ultra-Modern Furnace for Tata Steel

07 November 2013 - Tata Steel announced it will build together with SMS Mevac GmbH a vacuum induction melting (VIM) furnace at its Stocksbridge site in South Yorkshire, UK, to enable the company to tap into new market opportunities and develop innovative new products for the aerospace and oil and gas industries.

Hoesch Hohenlimburg Investing in Quality and Performance

07 November 2013 - Major investments are underway at Hoesch Hohenlimburg, a subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe.

SMS Mill Services Awarded Slab Conditioning Contract with Severstal North America

06 November 2013 - SMS Mill Services Michigan, LLC (SMS) has been awarded a steel slab conditioning services agreement with Severstal North America (SNA) at its Dearborn, Mich., operation.

Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals to Supply Pickling Tandem Cold Mill to Baotou

06 November 2013 - Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery, Inc. received an order for a second pickling tandem cold mill from Baotou Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd. of Inner Mongolia in the People's Republic of China.

Zink Körner Supplies Efficient and Eco-Friendly Galvanizing Furnace to Wiegel

04 November 2013 - Zink Körner has successfully implemented an order for Wiegel Neuwied Feuerverzinken GmbH & Co KG, covering the supply of a batch-galvanizing furnace for the new Neuwied facilities.

Tata Steel Invests in Gelsenkirchen Production Plant

04 November 2013 - Europe’s second largest steel producer Tata Steel is expanding its production plant in Gelsenkirchen, in the Ruhr region of Germany.

Danieli Corus to Supply Two Sublance-Based BOF Process Control Systems for Chinese Steelmaker

01 November 2013 - Danieli Corus has been awarded an order for the design and supply of two complete sublance systems and a SDM level 2 model for Rizhao Steel Group in China.

SMS Meer Hosts First International Tube and Pipe Symposium

30 October 2013 - Two hundred fifty customers from 23 countries came to the first SMS Meer Tube and Pipe Symposium in Mönchengladbach, Germany, in September.

Gerdau Midlothian Successfully Starts Up Lime/Dololime Sidewall Injection System from MORE

30 October 2013 - Gerdau Midlothian, located in Midlothian, Texas, commissioned the lime and dololime fix injection technology supplied from MORE srl (Italy) on EAF A and EAF B.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Puts Blast Furnace 9 in Duisburg Back into Operation

29 October 2013 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe’s blast furnace 9 in Duisburg-Hamborn has been fired up again and has started a new campaign.

Magnetek Introduces IMPULSE®∙T Variable Frequency Crane Controls

29 October 2013 - Magnetek, Inc., a leading provider of digital power and motion control systems, announced the introduction of their IMPULSE∙T Variable Frequency Crane Controls.

Metinvest to Upgrade Azovstal's Blast Furnace No. 4

29 October 2013 - Metinvest Group will invest over US$ 92 million to upgrade Azovstal’s blast furnace No. 4. The work will increase the furnace’s annual output by 25% to 1.1 million tons of iron.

voestalpine Commences Operations at Visionary Cold Rolling Center in Kematen

28 October 2013 - The voestalpine Group is opening one of the world’s most modern cold rolling centers for the production of high quality strip steel in Kematen an der Ybbs in Lower Austria.

Converter Successfully Revamped by SMS Siemag at ArcelorMittal Gent

28 October 2013 - ArcelorMittal Gent in Belgium successfully commissioned the converter modernized by SMS Siemag according to schedule.

AIST Announces December Publication of The Making, Shaping And Treating Of Steel®, 11th Edition, Flat Products Volume

28 October 2013 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) is proud to announce the upcoming release of The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel®, 11th Edition, Flat Products Volume.