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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 group Details 1.5-Million-Ton Beam Mill
13 January 2021 - SMS group has been contracted to build a new mill for Italy’s Duferco Travi e Profilati in Brescia, the plant builder has confirmed.
Bull Moose Tube Wraps Up Plant Upgrades
13 January 2021 - U.S.-based pipe and tube producer Bull Moose Tube Co. says it has completed major capital projects at its two largest plants.
LIBERTY Steel Restarts Polish Heavy Plate Mill
12 January 2021 - LIBERTY Steel Group is leasing one of Poland’s largest steel mills and has resumed production, the company has announced.
Tenaris Lays Plans for Italian Hydrogen Electrolyzer
11 January 2021 - Tenaris and two other companies will work together on a project to bring hydrogen-based steelmaking to Tenaris’ Dalmine facility in Italy.
Salzgitter Heavy Plate Mill Starts New Heat-Treat Line
11 January 2021 - Salzgitter Group subsidiary Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH has processed the first heavy plate in a new heat-treat facility, according to the supplier of the equipment.
Nucor Sees Successful Start of Florida Rebar Mill
08 January 2021 - Nucor Corp. in December started up its Florida micro-mill, which began production in endless mode with its first heat, according to the mill’s builder.
ArcelorMittal, Nippon Steel Shake Hands on Alabama EAF
05 January 2021 - ArcelorMittal and joint-venture partner Nippon Steel Corp. are moving ahead with plans to build an electric arc furnace (EAF) at their advanced re-rolling plant in Alabama, the companies have announced.
TMS International Expands Through Stein Acquisition
05 January 2021 - Mill services contractor TMS International is bolstering its U.S. footprint, acquiring Cleveland, Ohio-based Stein LLC and Stein Steel Mill Services LLC for an undisclosed amount, the company has announced.
Paul Wurth Signed to Coke Plant Build
05 January 2021 - SMS group’s Paul Wurth subsidiary has won a contract to build a new cokemaking facility for China Steel Corp., Taiwan’s largest steel producer.
Danieli Completes Coating Line Upgrade
05 January 2021 - Danieli Centro Combustion India has wrapped up an upgrade to a continuous galvanizing line in Vietnam, the equipment supplier reports.
Fives Secures Intelligent Qualification Project
21 December 2020 - Stainless steel producer Acciai Speciali Terni has selected Fives for a quality qualification project as part of a digital technology improvement plan at its facility in Terni, Italy, the supplier has announced.
Russian Steel Producer Taps Danieli for New Rolling Mill
18 December 2020 - Danieli has been awarded a contract to build a special steel rolling mill for Russian steelmaker Severstal, the equipment supplier has announced.
Commercial Metals Co. Is Burning Daylight
17 December 2020 - Commercial Metals Company’s original micro-mill in Mesa, Ariz., USA, is now being powered in part by electricity generated from 100-megawatt solar array, the company reports.
Mexican Mill Sees Successful Commission of New Skinpass Mill
17 December 2020 - The Villacero Group’s Lamina y Placa Comercial S.A de C.V. has completed hot commissioning of an upgraded galvanizing line at its facility in Apodaca, N.L., Mexico, according to project contractor SMS group.
Steel Plate Mill Employs Danieli Shear
15 December 2020 - French plate producer Laminoirs des Landes has commissioned a Danieli-built hydraulic hot shear at its Tarnos facility. According to Danieli, the shear can cut hot plate up to 50 mm thick and 3,500 mm wide.
SMS group Company Awarded Contract for Laser Measurement System
14 December 2020 - SMS group’s TBK Automation und Messtechnik GmbH has received an order for a laser-based measuring system from China’s Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (Masteel), the company has said.
Primetals Technologies Upgrades Its Original Arvedi ESP Line
11 December 2020 - Acciaieria Arvedi has restarted its cast-roll strip mill following upgrades that will put it on a path to reach 3 million metric tons of annual production.
Danieli: HBIS Direct Reduction Plant Will Be in a Green Class of Its Own
10 December 2020 - China’s Hebei Iron & Steel Group’s (HBIS) planned direct reduction plant, when completed in 2021, will be the lowest carbon-emitting direct reduced iron (DRI) plant in the world, according to one of its technology partners.
It’s Official: ArcelorMittal USA Mills Now Belong to Cleveland-Cliffs
09 December 2020 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has finalized its acquisition of ArcelorMittal USA and bought out a would-be partner in two jointly owned sheet processing facilities, the company announced Wednesday.
thyssenkrupp Signs with Primetals Technologies for Strip Mill Improvement
09 December 2020 - Primetals Technologies has been contracted to replace drives on a German hot strip mill, the company has announced.
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