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News on the latest technological processes and equipment used in all stages of the steelmaking process.
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Shougang Jingtang Runs First Coils on New Galvanizing Line
23 January 2020 - China’s Shougang Jingtang has started up a new 360,000-ton hot-dip galvanizing line that is designed to coat high-strength automotive steels, according to equipment manufacturer SMS group.
Record Mill Shipments, Strong Sales Contributed to Profitable Year at SDI
23 January 2020 - Despite falling steel prices that marked much of 2019, Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) recorded one of its best years ever, posting record shipments and near-record net sales, the company reported Thursday.
Tenova Bags Order for Process Furnace
22 January 2020 - Tenova LOI Thermprocess has won an order for a continuous annealing furnace from ChelPipe Group’s Pervouralsk Pipe Plant in Russia.
Primetals Technologies Receives Order for Blast Furnace Staves
21 January 2020 - Primetals Technologies will supply a number of cast iron staves that will be used in the rebuild of a Taiwanese blast furnace.
Steel Recycler Expands Through Acquisition
20 January 2020 - Rivers Metals Recycling has closed on its acquisition of Kentucky-based scrapper Industrial Services of America Inc., Rivers Metals has said.
ABB Launches Longs-Specific Mill Optimization Service
20 January 2020 - Automation technology specialist ABB has created a new digital service designed to help long products rolling mills reach new levels of performance in terms of yield, quality and productivity.
Chinese Mill Orders Danieli SBQ Bloom Caster
17 January 2020 - Danieli has been chosen to install a new, technologically advanced 5-strand bloom caster at China’s Chengde Jianlong Special Steel Co. Ltd.
Australian Pellet Plant Turns to AUMUND for Conveyor Upgrade
17 January 2020 - Germany’s AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH has been contracted to install a 92-m pan conveyor at an Australian pellet plant.
Noodle.ai, SMS digital Release AI-Driven Production Application
16 January 2020 - A new partnership between equipment maker SMS group and artificial intelligence (AI) provider Noodle.ai has borne fruit – the companies have released their first AI-driven application for the steel industry.
Gerdau Rolling Mill Receives Automation Upgrade
14 January 2020 - Italy’s Automazioni Industriali Capitanio s.r.l. is upgrading to the rolling mill at Gerdau’s Selkirk plant in Canada.
Primetals Technologies Completes AOD Improvement
14 January 2020 - India’s Jindal Stainless Ltd. has issued the final acceptance certificate on an upgrade to the No. 1 AOD converter at its Jaipur, Odisha, plant.
CMC Mill Upgrades Furnace Control System
13 January 2020 - Industrial automation specialist Automazioni Industriali Capitanio has been contracted to upgrade a furnace system at Commercial Metals Company's Jacksonville, Fla., USA, mill, the company has announced.
North Star BlueScope Taps Danieli for Meltshop EOT Cranes
13 January 2020 - Danieli Centro Cranes will supply two charging cranes to North Star BlueScope Steel’s new meltshop at its Delta, Ohio, USA, plant.
ArcelorMittal Blast Furnace to Return to Service, But Other Outages Planned
10 January 2020 - ArcelorMittal intends to put an idled blast furnace back into service at its Gijón plant in northern Spain, but will halt other production lines this quarter in order to cope with lower demand, reports Kallanish Steel.
Court Allows Ilva Blast Furnace to Remain in Service
10 January 2020 - The No. 2 blast furnace at ArcelorMittal’s Ilva steel works in Italy can keep operating, an Italian court has ruled, according to reports.
With Construction Still Going Strong, Commercial Metals Records Profitable Q1
07 January 2020 - An expanded Commercial Metals Company took advantage of a healthy construction market and posted some of its best first-quarter results in years, the steelmaker said on Monday.
Tenaris Completes Acquisition of IPSCO Tubulars
03 January 2020 - Tenaris S.A. has finalized its US$1.07 billion acquisition of IPSCO Tubulars Inc. and has signed a new distribution agreement with IPSCO parent PAO TMK, the company announced.
Nucor SBQ Mill to Receive New Processing Line
03 January 2020 - Special bar quality maker Nucor Steel Memphis Inc. is investing approximately US$10 million in a new heat treat line at its bar mill in Tennessee, reports the Daily Memphian.
POSCO Developing Precision Location Tag
02 January 2020 - A POSCO research and development subsidiary is partnering with two tech firms to develop a location-tracking tag to be used in its plants.
Monnet Ispat Eyes Restart
02 January 2020 - Indian steelmaker Monnet Ispat & Energy is to resume steel production this month following an extended outage for maintenance and upgrades, according the Business Standard newspaper.
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