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News on the latest technological processes and equipment used in all stages of the steelmaking process.
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Vallourec Mill Selects Smart Steel Software for Temp Control Upgrade
07 June 2022 - Seamless pipemaker Vallourec Soluções Tubulares do Brasil has selected Smart Steel Technologies’ software to help optimize the mill’s steelmaking process, the supplier reports.
ArcelorMittal, Nippon Steel Adding Processing Capabilities to JV Mill
01 June 2022 - Joint-venture partners Nippon Steel Corp. and ArcelorMittal are investing US$1.1 billion in an Indian steel works as they target value-added production, reports Nikkei Asia.
Danieli Lands Order for Hot Mill Spindles
31 May 2022 - Danieli has received an order from thyssenkrupp for a set of heavy-duty slipper spindles for a hot strip mill in Duisburg, Germany.
U. S. Steel Kicks Off Pig Iron Caster Build
27 May 2022 - United States Steel Corporation has ceremonially marked the start of construction on a pig iron caster at its Gary Works.
Brazilian BF Slated for Upgrade
25 May 2022 - Latin American steelmaker Ternium is planning to refurbish a blast furnace at its Rio de Janeiro facility in Brazil, reports the Reuters news service.
Primetals Technologies Receives FAC on New Caster Optimization System
25 May 2022 - U.S. and German steel producers have issued the final acceptance certificates for a subscription-based casting optimization system created by Primetals Technologies.
Danieli Casts 1,200-mm Round Blooms at YongGang
18 May 2022 - In a press release yesterday, Danieli announced it had commissioned what it called the “largest round section in the world” on a 18-m radius curved conticaster at China’s YongGang.
Kobe Steel Unveils Low-CO₂ Blast Furnace Steel
17 May 2022 - Japan's Kobe Steel is launching a branded line of steel with significantly reduced carbon emissions, the company announced today.
SDI to Acquire Mexican Scrap Recycler
16 May 2022 - Steel Dynamics Inc. today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the equity interest of scrap metals recycling business ROCA ACERO S.A. de C.V. ("ROCA"), based in Monterrey, Mexico.
Feralpi Stahlwerke Contracts Danieli for Rolling Mill
16 May 2022 - According to an announcement from Danieli, the new installation at ESF Elbe-Stahlwerke Feralpi’s new long products mill in Riesa, Germany, will produce quality spooled bars in coils up to 8 tons.
Rolling Mill Upgrades Slated for Tennessee Bar Plant
15 May 2022 - Gerdau Long Steel North America is planning US$67 million in improvements to its Jackson, Tenn., USA, mill, the company has announced.
Taylor-Winfield Technologies Partners With SMS group for Laser Welder Technology
15 May 2022 - Automated welding and heating systems maker Taylor-Winfield Technologies Inc. and SMS group have formed a global strategic alliance to drive sales of SMS group's X-Roll® heavy-gauge coil joining laser welder.
British Steel Will Continue Supplying Network Rail in Renewed Contract
12 May 2022 - British Steel has extended their contract with Network Rail until March 2024. By the time the contract concludes, British Steel’s Scunthorpe headquarters will have supplied more than 1 million tons of rail in a decade to Network Rail.
Primetals Technologies to Supply 3.4-Million-Ton Slab Caster for Algerian Mill
12 May 2022 - Tosyali Holding has contracted Primetals Technologies to install a 3.4-million-ton-capacity slab caster at its mill in Bethioua, Algeria, the equipment supplier reports.
North Star BlueScope Steel Completes Expansion
11 May 2022 - The company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday for the expansion of the Delta, Ohio, USA, facility, which represents a US$700 million investment aimed at increasing its annual hot-rolled coil production by 850,000 tons.
TenarisDalmine Awards Two Contracts to Tenova
09 May 2022 - In a press release today, Tenova announced it received orders for a meltshop ladle furnace and heat treatment furnace for Tenaris’ mill in Dalmine, Italy.
Pacific Steel Taps Danieli for Hybrid Micro-Mill
06 May 2022 - The rebar fabricator awarded Danieli a contract for a 380,000-ton-per-year MIDA Hybrid mini-mill to be built in Mojave, Calif., USA.
World’s Largest ERW Tube Mill Opens in Arkansas
05 May 2022 - Atlas Tube, a division of Zekelman Industries, has cut the ribbon on its new US$150 million electric resistance welded (ERW) tube mill in Blytheville, Ark., USA, bringing on-line what it says is the largest continuous ERW tube mill in the world.
JSPL to Build Coal Gasification-Based DRI Plants
04 May 2022 - India’s Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) is planning to build two 2-million-metric-ton-capacity coal gasification-based direct reduced iron (DRI) plants, one in Angul, Odisha, and one in Raigarh, Chattisgarh, according to The Hindu BusinessLine.
ArcelorMittal Contrecoeur Tests Green Hydrogen to Produce DRI
03 May 2022 - ArcelorMittal announced that it has successfully tested a partial replacement of natural gas with green hydrogen in the production of direct reduced iron (DRI) at its steel plant in Contrecoeur, Que., Canada, according to Bloomberg.
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