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

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NLMK Expands Capacity and Efficiency of Auxiliary Material Production

29 May 2013 - NLMK has commissioned an 800 tonnes per day lime kiln (256,000 tonnes per year) for the production of metallurgical lime used in steelmaking.

Tenaris Invests in Brazilian Mill to Support Deepwater Challenges

27 May 2013 - Next week, Tenaris will start up two new presses at its mill in Pindamonhangaba — the result of an US$180 million investment — which will produce casing and tubing for use in offshore applications.

Severstal to Improve Heavy Plate Quality for South Stream and Power of Siberia Oil and Gas Projects

23 May 2013 - More than 200 million rubles are to be invested into a large-scale project to upgrade the equipment at plate-rolling facility No.3 of Severstal's Cherepovets steel mill.

Kentucky Electric Steel Announces $6 Million Capital Improvement Project

23 May 2013 - Kentucky Electric Steel's parent company Optima Specialty Steel has committed US$6 million in capital to provide KES with the ability to produce high-quality round bars with diameters up to 3.75 inches.

Essar Steel Becomes Extra-Wide Plate Manufacturer

23 May 2013 - Essar Steel has joined the ranks of international steel producers who manufacture extra wide plates.

ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih Repairs Blast Furnace in Record Time

22 May 2013 - ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, the largest producer of rolled steel in Ukraine, has finished the overhaul of its blast furnace number seven after just 26 days. A total of 17 operations were performed on the blast furnace.

Russula to Upgrade Special Metals Co. Rolling Mill

21 May 2013 - Russula has been selected by Special Metals Company, a PCC company, to upgrade the automation system and drives for its Huntington, W.Va., wire mill.

Kobe Steel, U. S. Steel Announce Commercial Production Begins at PRO-TEC CAL Joint Venture

20 May 2013 - Kobe Steel and U. S. Steel announced that the continuous annealing line at their joint venture, PRO-TEC Coating, has commenced commercial production of advanced high-strength steel sheet for automobiles.

MORE to Supply Severstal Columbus with Pneumatic Lime/Dolo-Lime Injection System

20 May 2013 - Severstal Columbus, located in Columbus, Miss., has placed an order with MORE srl (Gemona Del Friuli -Italy) to supply a new pneumatic lime/dolo-lime injection system for its two 165-ton electric arc furnaces.

Hebei Puyang Iron and Steel Orders Medium Slab Caster from SMS Siemag

17 May 2013 - China's Hebei Puyang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd (Puyang Steel) has awarded SMS Siemag Technology (Beijing) Co. a contract for the supply of a medium slab caster to be installed at the works in Wuan City, Hebei Province.

Tenaris’ Dopeless® Technology Run for First Time in Brazil

17 May 2013 - Tenaris’ Dopeless® technology was run for the first time in Brazil, in a Petrobras deepwater offshore operation, during the first half of this year.

Siemens Receives FAC from Outokumpu for Stainless Steel Plant in the USA

17 May 2013 - At the beginning of April, Siemens Metals Technologies received the final acceptance certificate for the stainless steel works owned by Outokumpu Stainless in Calvert, Ala.

ArcelorMittal Ruhrort's RH Facility to Receive New Vacuum Pump from SMS Mevac

17 May 2013 - ArcelorMittal Ruhrort in Duisburg, Germany, has contracted SMS Mevac GmbH to modernize the steam ejector pump system for its existing RH facility (Ruhrstahl-Heraeus process). .

IronArc Revolutionizing Iron Production, Halving Carbon Dioxide Emissions

15 May 2013 - A new method for producing hot metal has been developed by ScanArc Plasma Technologies of Sweden, in collaboration with the steel group Ovako at its Hofors, Sweden, plant.

Enertechnix Launches PyrOptix ST Infrared Camera System for Steel Industry

13 May 2013 - Enertechnix, Inc., a leader in innovative technologies for process and environmental monitoring, announced the PyrOptixTM ST camera system for the steel industry.

Essar Steel Launches Specialized Plate Products for Shipping and Logistics Industry

13 May 2013 - Essar Steel announced the launch of high-end branded steel plate products for the shipping and logistics industry.

Jindal Steel Orders X-Melt BOF Converter Shop from SMS Siemag

13 May 2013 - Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. (JSPL), one of India's largest steel producers, has contracted SMS Siemag for the delivery of an X-Melt® BOF converter shop including a secondary metallurgy center and comprehensive environmental technology.

U. S. Steel and Kobe Steel Commission PRO-TEC Coating Continuous Annealing Line

13 May 2013 - The United States Steel Corporation and Kobe Steel, Ltd., of Japan formally commissioned the new continuous annealing line at their joint venture PRO-TEC Coating Company. PRO-TEC will now process some of the strongest and most formable grades of steel in North America

TMEIC Announces Rugged New Drive for Rolling Mills

10 May 2013 - TMEIC has introduced an improved version of its rugged TMdrive-70 medium voltage, variable frequency drive, used to provide high torque and overload capability to main drives on hot strip mills and cold mills.

Siemens to Modernize Continuous Caster for HKM in Germany

10 May 2013 - Siemens Metals Technologies has received an order from Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH (HKM) to modernize the No. 1 continuous slab caster in the DuisburgHuckingen plant.