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

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Siemens to Deliver Dephosphorization Plant to Indian Steel Producer

11 July 2013 - The Indian steel manufacturer Vandana Global Ltd. has ordered a treatment stand for dephosphorization of liquid steel from Siemens Metals Technologies.

China Steel Successfully Commissions New Paul Wurth INBA System

10 July 2013 - China Steel Corp. (CSC) has successfully commissioned the first of two new slag granulation systems with INBA® dewatering technology for its blast furnace no. 4 at the Kaohsiung steel works in Taiwan.

SMS Mevac to Supply 150-Ton X-eed VOD Facility to Chinese Stainless Producer

10 July 2013 - SMS Mevac GmbH has received an order for the supply of an X-eed Duplex VOD facility from Fujian Fuxin Special Steel (part of Formosa Plastics Corp.), based in Zhangzhou, China.

VELCO Installs Automatic Gunning Installation for Finnish Stainless Producer

09 July 2013 - At the beginning of this year VELCO set up a fully automatic gunning installation for the maintenance of standing ladles for a Finnish stainless steel producer. The gunning system is designed for four ladles which are transported by rail carriage into a gunning hall.

Fives Acquires OTO Mills, Subsidiary of the Marcegaglia Group

09 July 2013 - Fives has signed an agreement to acquire OTO Mills, an Italy-based supplier of high performance mills for the production of welded tubes and automation systems for the steel industry.

Global Direct Reduced Iron Production Sets New Record in 2012

09 July 2013 - Total production of direct reduced iron (DRI) topped 74 million tons globally in 2012, setting yet another new record for the industry, according to data compiled by Midrex Technologies, Inc. and audited by World Steel Dynamics. 

SMS Siemag X-Pro Laser Welder Successfully Commissioned in South Korea

09 July 2013 - On 20 June 2013, after successful commissioning of an X-Pro® Laser Welder at Hyundai Hysco, SMS Siemag received the final acceptance certificate for the plant.

voestalpine Signs Contract with Siemens and Midrex for Direct Reduction Plant

08 July 2013 - The voestalpine Group has announced the signing of a contract with Siemens Industry Inc. and consortium partner Midrex Technologies, Inc. to build a new MIDREX® direct reduction (DR) plant for its previously announced DR project in North America.

Latest Test Campaign to Develop HIsarna Technology Completed

08 July 2013 - The third campaign on a pilot low-carbon iron making plant at Tata Steel’s IJmuiden works in the Netherlands was successfully completed during the last week of June 2013.

SMS Siemag to Supply New High-Performance Hot Strip Mill for Baosteel

08 July 2013 - Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron & Steel Co. has placed an order with SMS Siemag for the supply of a new 2,250 mm hot strip mill.

Broner's MES and Integrated Scheduling Solution Goes Live at SSI UK

05 July 2013 - Broner Metals Solutions announced its MES and scheduling modules have been put into operation at Sahaviriya Steel Industries’ (SSI) UK Teesside steel operations.

Continuous Annealing Line from SMS Siemag Successfully Commissioned at PRO-TEC

03 July 2013 - PRO-TEC Coating Co. successfully started hot commissioning of the continuous annealing line supplied by SMS Siemag and installed at the works in Leipsic, Ohio. The line will be used to produce ultrahigh-strength steel strips.

Siemens Providing High Accuracy Slitting Line to Anshan Iron and Steel

03 July 2013 - Siemens Metals Technologies has signed an order with China's Anshan Iron and Steel Group Corp. to equip a new slitting line.

Siemens Acquires Rolling Mill Repair and Refurbishing Specialist

01 July 2013 - Siemens Industry, Inc. announced it has completed the acquisition of Service Guide, Inc., an Ohio-based company that has provided repair and refurbishing services for steel and aluminum mills since 1964.

Siemens to Supply Two Arvedi ESP Lines to Chinese Mill

28 June 2013 - A Chinese steel producer has placed an order with Siemens Metals Technologies for the supply of two Arvedi ESP (endless strip production) lines.

ArcelorMittal Belval Increases Energy Efficiency with New Furnace

28 June 2013 - ArcelorMittal Belval and Differdange has started the modernized electric arc furnace at the Esch-Belval steel works in Luxembourg, as planned.

Can-Eng Furnaces Successfully Start Up Two New Q&T Furnace Lines

27 June 2013 - Can-Eng Furnaces International Limited announced the successful start-up of two rotary screw hearth bar quench and temper furnace lines, one in Detroit and the other in Chicago.

Siemens Modernizes Dedusting Plant in Turkish Steel Works

26 June 2013 - Turkish steel producer Diler Demir Çelik End.Ve Tic. A.Ş. (Diler) has awarded Siemens Metals Technologies an order to modernize the dedusting plant at the company's finger-shaft furnace in the Dilovası steelworks.

Bri-Steel Establishes New Benchmark in Large Seamless Pipe Manufacturing in North America

25 June 2013 - Bri-Steel Manufacturing has successfully produced 36 inch diameter seamless carbon steel pipe — the largest seamless steel pipe manufactured to date in North America.

Danieli Corus to Upgrade PCI System for Tata Steel

24 June 2013 - Danieli Corus has received an order from Tata Steel for the engineering, materials supply, supervision and erection services for upgrading the PCI system at its blast furnace “G” in Jamshedpur, India.