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News on the latest technological processes and equipment used in all stages of the steelmaking process.
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SMS Meer to Provide New Wire Rod Mill to Chinese Steelmaker
05 November 2012 - China’s Xilin Iron & Steel in Heilongjiang Province is increasing its production capacities with a new 1 million tonne/year high-speed wire rod mill from SMS Meer.
SKF ConRo Unit Reduces CO2 Emissions From Steel Production
05 November 2012 - SKF announced that its SKF ConRo roll line unit, a BeyondZero Portfolio product, can reduce an estimated 1.5 tonnes of CO2 per roll line each year.
Germany’s Benteler Steel/Tube Selects Louisiana for $900M U.S. Expansion
29 October 2012 - Benteler Steel/Tube announced it will build a new hot rolling tube mill in Caddo, La., strengthening the company’s position in the North American oil country tubular goods (OCTG) market.
Leveltek Announces Expansion of Laporte, Ind., Facility
26 October 2012 - Leveltek, a manufacturer of stretch leveling systems, is excited to announce a significant expansion at its Laporte, Ind., location.
Steel Dynamics Awards SBQ Plant Expansion Contract to SMS Meer
25 October 2012 - Steel Dynamics awarded the contract for a major expansion of its SBQ plant at its Pittsboro, Ind., works to SMS Meer. This upgrade is to integrate a new reheating furnace, a roughing mill and a new threeroll PSM® (Precision Sizing Mill) into the facility.
Gerdau Unveils New Continuous Caster in Michigan
25 October 2012 - Gerdau has completed construction of a new continuous caster at its Monroe, Mich. facility; the caster was showcased at a ribbon cutting ceremony held on 24 October 2012.
AIST Presents the 2012 Reliability Achievement Awards
24 October 2012 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) proudly announced the 2012 Gold, Silver and Bronze Reliability Achievement Awards on 23 October 2012. These awards recognize organizations and the individuals within them that have developed, applied and proved a new practice, policy or procedure that significantly improves iron- and steelmaking reliability in North America.
Gerdau Corsa Makes the Largest Private Investment in the History of Hidalgo State
24 October 2012 - Gerdau Corsa announced details of the project to build a new plant to produce structural steel in Ciudad Sahagún, Hidalgo, Mexico.
Michigan Seamless Tube Expands Pickling Capabilities
24 October 2012 - Michigan Seamless Tube announced that it will complete construction on a new 9,600 square foot pickling house later this year.
Steelmaker in Taiwan Orders Bar-in-Coil Line from Siemens
24 October 2012 - Siemens Metals Technologies has received an order from Taiwan’s Wei Chih Steel Industry Co. Ltd. to supply a new rolling line for bar-in-coil which is scheduled to go on stream at the end of 2013.
Siemens Receives Final Acceptance Certificate for EAF at Outokumpu in Finland
23 October 2012 - Outokumpu Oy, a Finnish steelmaker, issued Siemens VAI Metals Technologies in April with the final acceptance certificate for electric arc furnace no. 1 in the Tornio Stainless Steel Works.
worldsteel Announces 7th Steeluniversity.com Challenge Launch Dates
22 October 2012 - The World Steel Association announced the 7th steeluniversity.org Challenge will begin with the Round 1 Regional Championship in November 2012 and will finish with the Round 2 World Championship in February 2013.
Jemison Demsey Metals Selects Butech Bliss for New Stretch Leveling CTL Line
19 October 2012 - Butech Bliss has been selected to design, manufacture, and install a new 5/8" x 96" wide heavy gauge stretch leveling cut-to-length Line for installation at Jemison Demsey Metals’ new coil processing center in Decatur, Ala.
ArcelorMittal Poland Starts Up Investment at its Kraków Unit
19 October 2012 - ArcelorMittal Poland continues its investment program with the commencement of a coke gas cleaning installation in the Kraków coke plant.
Siemens to Modernize EAF for ArcelorMittal Esch-Belval in Luxemburg
18 October 2012 - ArcelorMittal Esch-Belval has awarded Siemens Metals Technologies an order to renew core components of its electric arc furnace in the Esch-sur-Alzette steel works in Luxemburg.
Siemens Develops Converter Suspension System With Improved Design
17 October 2012 - With the newly developed Simetal Conlink 2.0, Siemens Metals Technologies is offering steelmakers an especially robust converter suspension system with minimum space requirements.
Metinvest Decommissions Two Coke Batteries at Azovstal
17 October 2012 - Metinvest is set to decommission two coking batteries (#6 and #7) at its Azovstal Iron and Steel Works in Ukraine.
CMI FPE to Supply a Reversing Cold Rolling Mill to Tezcan Galvaniz
16 October 2012 - CMI FPE Ltd., an Indian subsidiary of CMI Industry, has entered into a new agreement with Tezcan Galvaniz A.S. of Turkey for the design, manufacture and supply of a 6 Hi reversing cold rolling mill.
Tata Steel Invests in New Finishing Line in Netherlands
16 October 2012 - Tata Steel Europe is building a new finishing line for hot-dipped galvanized steel at its IJmuiden works in the Netherlands.
ArcelorMittal Unveils New Collection of Chromium-Free Organic Coated Steels for Construction
16 October 2012 - ArcelorMittal has launched a range of organic coated steels that have eliminated the need for the chemical Strontium chromate (SrCrO4).
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