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Instron Releases Software Add-On to Limit Specimen Self-Heating Under Dynamic Loads
27 September 2013 - Instron, a leading provider of testing equipment designed to evaluate mechanical properties of materials and components, announced the release of the Specimen Self-Heating Control (SSHC) add-on to the versatile Instron® WaveMatrix™ Software package for dynamic and fatigue testing of polymers and composites.
Storage Dome Collapse at Nucor Steel Louisiana Delays Start-Up of DRI Facility
26 September 2013 - Nucor Corporation announced that on the afternoon of 25 September a storage dome collapsed at Nucor Steel Louisiana in St. James Parish. There were no injuries and no environmental impact. Nucor Steel Louisiana is finishing construction of its new direct reduced iron (DRI) plant on the site and had planned to begin production within a few weeks. Based on a preliminary assessment, the company is currently forecasting the start-up of operations to be delayed until the end of the year.
Interpipe Niko Tube Orders Groove Dressing Machine from SMS Meer
26 September 2013 - Interpipe Niko Tube from Nikopol, Ukraine, has ordered a three-axis groove dressing machine from SMS Meer for its seamless tube plant in Nikopol. The new machine will improve precision in production and shorten the dressing times and expand the company’s production capacities.
EVRAZ VÍTKOVICE Granted Permit to Operate Steel Mill
26 September 2013 - EVRAZ VÍTKOVICE STEEL, a.s. (EVS) in the Czech Republic has been granted an integrated permit for the operation of the steel mill from the Regional Authority of the Moravian-Silesian Region. Thanks to this permit EVS can continue to operate the steel mill with an obligation to implement the secondary dedusting of the convertor hall in the steel mill within next two years. The permit includes the obligation to perform other technical and organizational measures that help to further reduce emissions from the steel production.
ArcelorMittal Ostrava Gains EU Funding for Environmental Investments
26 September 2013 - ArcelorMittal’s steel plant in the Czech Republic is co-funding its environmental projects through European Union funds, for the first time in the company’s history. ArcelorMittal Ostrava will use the funding to commission new, cleaner technologies worth CZK 2.6 billion (US$136.7 million) by 2016.
Gerdau's Capex Projects Progressing at Special Steel Mill in Monroe, Mich.
25 September 2013 - Gerdau’s capital improvement projects at its special steel producing mill in Monroe, Mich., are making progress. The global steel company completed construction of its new continuous caster in October 2012 and dismantled the old caster in June.
ArcelorMittal's New €90 Million Continuous Annealing Line Starts Production in France
25 September 2013 - The new annealing line at ArcelorMittal’s Saint-Chély d’Apcher site in France, announced in 2012, started production on 20 September. The new production line, unique in Europe, will develop new high value-added electric steels for the automotive, energy and industrial electric motors markets.
Danieli Corus to Modify Stack Cooling System of BF No. 7 at SAIL Bhilai Steel Plant
24 September 2013 - Danieli Corus has received an order from the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) for the modification of the stack cooling system of blast furnace No. 7 at the Bhilai Steel Plant.
Vallourec Widens Premium Offer For Offshore Oil & Gas Market With Production Of Umbilicals Tubes
24 September 2013 - Vallourec, a world leader in premium tubular solutions, announced the launch of a new offer for the offshore oil and gas market: the production of welded stainless steel tubes to be fitted into umbilicals.
Hatch IAS Wins Two New Orders for Automation Control Systems
24 September 2013 - Hatch IAS has won an order from Stripco Inc. as well as an order for repeat business from Hussey Copper.
Air Liquide and AHMSA Announce New Agreement
23 September 2013 - Air Liquide continues its rapid growth in Northern Mexico, announcing new agreements with Altos Hornos de Mexico (AHMSA) for the acquisition of an air separation unit (ASU) and a new investment of more than €45 million (approximately US$ 60 million) for Air Liquide’s construction and operation of another ASU, both located on AHMSA’s Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico site.
Valinox Nucléaire Commissions New Tube Plant Supplied by SMS Meer
23 September 2013 - Valinox Nucléaire has commissioned new machines for its tube plant in Nansha, Guangdong, China, thereby expanding its production capacities. With the new technology supplied by SMS Meer, Germany, the two companies are expanding their long-standing partnership.
voestalpine Opens State-Of-The-Art Duo Rolling Mill at Böhler Bleche in Austria
23 September 2013 - voestalpine, the steel-based technology and capital goods group, is again improving its market position in the special steel segment with the opening of a state-of-the-art duo reversing rolling stand for the production of premium steel plates in Mürzzuschlag on 20 September 2013.
Metalloinvest Holds Conference on HBI Applications In Steelmaking
20 September 2013 - Metalloinvest, the only HBI producer in the CIS and the largest producer in Europe, recently held its first “HBI Application in Steelmaking: Technology, Financing and Markets” conference which was organized at Lebedinsky GOK (part of the Metalloinvest group).
SMS Concast Supplies World’s Largest Continuous Caster for Blooms
19 September 2013 - Dongbei Special Steel in Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China, successfully commissioned an 800-mm bloom continuous caster from SMS Concast. That means the company is now operating its third continuous bloom caster supplied by SMS Concast.
Siemens Continuous Caster Produces World's Thickest Stainless Steel Slabs At Posco
19 September 2013 - A single-strand continuous stainless steel slab caster capable of casting the world's thickest stainless steel slabs was brought into operation in July for Pohang Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. (Posco) in Pohang, South Korea.
SSAB Reducing Emissions With Use of Natural Gas
19 September 2013 - SSAB in Borlänge, Sweden, is converting one of the reheating furnaces in its rolling mill to natural gas, thereby achieving SSAB’s environmental target of reducing nitrogen oxide emissions to 300 tonnes/year.
Magnetek Adds Anti-Shock Feature to Crane Controls
19 September 2013 - Magnetek, Inc., a leading supplier of digital power and motion control systems for the material handling industry, announced the addition of an anti-shock feature to its IMPULSE®•VG+ Series 4 crane controls.
Republic Steel Increasing Steel Production
18 September 2013 - Republic Steel announced that it has restarted steel production on the #7 Furnace at its Canton, Ohio, melt shop that experienced a transformer failure on 2 August 2013.
AUMUND to Supply DRI Hot Transport Conveyor to JSW in India
18 September 2013 - AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH is supplying a hot transport conveyor (HTC) for the direct charging of hot DRI into the electric arc furnace at JSW Toranagallu in Karnataka Province, India.
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