Process
News on the latest technological processes and equipment used in all stages of the steelmaking process.
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SunCoke Energy and VISA Steel Launch Joint Venture in India
18 March 2013 - SunCoke Energy, Inc. and VISA Steel Limited announced the official launch of their 400,000 tonne coke making joint venture in India called VISA SunCoke Limited.
TMK Launches Production of Super-Chrome Steel VIT
18 March 2013 - TMK has shipped the first pilot batch of vacuum insulated tubing (VIT) made of 13CrS steel (super-chrome steel) for Gazprom’s Bovanenkovo oil and gas condensate field on the Yamal peninsula in Russia.
Tenova Core and AustralTek Sign Strategic Agreement
14 March 2013 - Tenova Core and AustralTek announced the signing of a long-term technology cooperation agreement to better serve the North and South American metals industry.
Voestalpine Constructing Direct Reduction Plant in Texas
13 March 2013 - The decision on the location of the voestalpine Group’s direct reduction plant in North America has been made. The plant will be constructed on the La Quinta Trade Gateway in San Patricio County, just outside the city of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA.
Tenaris Expands Sucker Rods Mill in Mexico, Doubling Production Capacity
12 March 2013 - With an investment of US$12 million, Tenaris has finalized the second stage of the building of a sucker rods mill in Veracruz, Mexico.
General Steel Constructs Additional Advanced-Rebar-Rolling Production Line
11 March 2013 - General Steel Holdings' Longmen Joint Venture has begun construction of an additional continuous advanced-rebar-rolling production line in China.
Ferrolux Doubles Detroit CR Slitting/Inspection Capacity
11 March 2013 - Ferrolux Metals Co. of Michigan, LLC has added a second Herr Voss/Stamco cold rolled slitting and inspection line at its Detroit facility.
SMS Concast to Supply New Combi-Caster to BMM Ispat
08 March 2013 - BMM Ispat from Hospet, Karnataka Province, India, has ordered a combined-caster from SMS Concast of Switzerland.
Republic Steel Orders EAF and Process Equipment from SMS Concast
07 March 2013 - SMS Concast of Switzerland received an order to deliver a 150-ton electric arc furnace and process equipment to Republic Steel's plant in Lorain, Ohio.
South Africa's Cape Gate Orders HiSECTION System from Danieli Automation
07 March 2013 - Cape Gate Ltd. awarded Danieli Automation with the order for one state-of-the-art HiSECTION® system for its existing bar rolling mill in Vanderbijlpark, Gauten, South Africa.
OMK Opens New U.S. Pipe Plant
07 March 2013 - On 26 February 2013, Russia's United Metallurgical Co. (OMK) held a grand opening ceremony for its new 200,000 tonnes per year, US$98 million OMK Tube plant in Houston, Texas.
Construction Projects at Gerdau Special Steel Mill in Monroe, Mich., Making Progress
06 March 2013 - Gerdau’s $155.6 million capital improvement projects at its special steel mill in Monroe, Mich., are making progress. The company completed construction of a new continuous caster in October 2012 and plans to begin construction of a new vacuum degasser this spring.
Siemens Modernizes BGH Long Rolling Mills in Germany and Poland
06 March 2013 - Siemens Metals Technologies has equipped two long rolling mills belonging to BGH Edelstahlwerke GmbH with new drive and automation equipment.
CSI Orders 24-Inch HF Tube Welding Line from SMS Meer
05 March 2013 - California Steel Industries (CSI) has placed an order with SMS Meer for the delivery of a 24-inch HF tube welding line for its new ERW pipe mill in Fontana, Calif.
Berry Metal Brings Industry Expertise to Enhance Development of Energy-Efficient Ironmaking Technology
04 March 2013 - Berry Metal Co., in collaboration with the American Iron & Steel Institute and the University of Utah, is lending its expertise to the development of a breakthrough flash ironmaking process aimed at establishing an energy-efficient and environmentally preferred alternative to the traditional blast furnace process.
Berry Metal Brings Industry Expertise to Enhance Development of Energy-Efficient Ironmaking Technology
04 March 2013 - Berry Metal Co., in collaboration with the American Iron & Steel Institute and the University of Utah, is lending its expertise to the development of a breakthrough flash ironmaking process aimed at establishing an energy-efficient and environmentally preferred alternative to the traditional blast furnace process.
Kashima Steel Works Completes Full Restoration of Facilities Damaged by Japanese Earthquake
04 March 2013 - Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. has constructed a new gas holder to replace the one damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake of 11 March 2011, completing the restoration of all the company’s production facilities damaged by the quake.
Tata Steel Commissions Coke Oven Battery No. 10 at Jamshedpur
04 March 2013 - On 3 March 2013, Tata Steel commissioned and inaugurated its 700,000 tonne per year coke oven battery No. 10 and by-product plant at its Jamshedpur facility in India.
ISRA VISION Parsytec Installs Surface Inspection Technology for China Steel Corp.
01 March 2013 - China Steel Corp. decided to use ISRA VISION Parsytec's technology at its continuous annealing line no. 2 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Tenova Core Installs Consteel System at Steel Plant in Ecuador
28 February 2013 - Tenova Core recently completed the installation and commissioning of a Consteel® system for the Ecuadorian steelmaker Andec, at the company’s Guayaquil works. It is the first Consteel® installation in the region and the world’s most compact Consteel system.
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