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News on the latest technological processes and equipment used in all stages of the steelmaking process.
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Waelzholz Group Looks to Grow Sales in China, Mexico
30 December 2019 - German cold roller Waelzholz Group is expanding its cold mill in China and has established a Mexican sales subsidiary, the company reports.
MORE Technology Selected for Planned EAF
30 December 2019 - Italian EAF specialist MORE S.r.l. will be outfitting a new furnace in Ohio with a number of technology packages, the company has announced.
Nippon Steel Nisshin to Halt Blast Furnace
26 December 2019 - Nippon Steel Nisshin Co. Ltd. plans to bank a blast furnace in southern Japan next year, saying that a slowing market and other factors necessitated the move.
Liberty Steel to Acquire Bankrupt Bayou Steel for US$28 Million
26 December 2019 - Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty Steel Group has been named the preferred buyer for bankrupt long products maker Bayou Steel Group, which suddenly halted operations this fall and laid off more than 400 people.
Justice Department OKs IPSCO Acquisition
23 December 2019 - The U.S. Department of Justice has cleared Tenaris’ planned acquisition of PAO TMK’s North American unit, IPSCO Tubulars Inc.
Danieli Upgrades EAF at Acciaierie Fonderie Cividale
23 December 2019 - Danieli Automation has completed an upgrade to Acciaierie Fonderie Cividale’s 35-metric-ton AC electric arc furnace in Italy, the equipment supplier announced.
U. S. Steel Accelerates Best of Both Strategy
20 December 2019 - United States Steel Corporation plans to indefinitely idle parts of its Great Lakes Works in Michigan next year as it advances its “best of both” strategy, through which it intends to narrow its operational focus to a few core integrated assets and expand into electric arc furnace steelmaking.
Sandvik Acquires Stainless Tube Maker
20 December 2019 - Sweden’s Sandvik Group is acquiring Summerill Tube Corp., a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of high-precision stainless and nickel alloy tubes, for an undisclosed amount.
Danieli Lands Order for Bar Mill Caster, Secondary Metallurgy Station
19 December 2019 - Nucor Corp. has chosen Danieli to provide a new 4-strand billet caster and secondary metallurgy station for its Kankakee bar mill in Bourbonnais, Ill., USA, the equipment supplier has announced.
Nucor to Add Paint Line to Arkansas Mill
19 December 2019 - Nucor Corp.’s board of directors has greenlighted installation of a new coil paint line at its Arkansas sheet mill, an addition that will allow it to compete in new markets.
SMS Group Earns Final Acceptance Certificate for Ultrawide Slab Caster
17 December 2019 - China’s Shandong Iron & Steel Group Co. Ltd. has issued the final acceptance certificate on its new ultrawide slab caster, reports the machine’s builder, SMS group.
ArcelorMittal, Nippon Steel Look to Expand Essar Steel
16 December 2019 - ArcelorMittal and joint venture partner Nippon Steel Corp. have finalized their acquisition of Essar Steel India Ltd., completing a deal that gives both a foothold in the growing Indian steel market.
NLMK Lights Rebuilt Blast Furnace
16 December 2019 - NLMK has blown in a rebuilt blast furnace at its Lipetsk plant, concluding a project that began in May, the project contractor has announced.
U. S. Steel Turns to Danieli for Slab Caster Improvement
12 December 2019 - United States Steel Corporation will revamp the C Line slab caster at its Gary Works in Indiana following the successful installation and commissioning of Danieli stopper-rod control systems, mold-level control sensors and automation packages on other units.
Italian Plant Receives Danieli Bar Finishing Line
11 December 2019 - Italian engineered bar maker Acciaierie Venete has commissioned a patented finishing mill from Danieli, the equipment supplier has said.
Paul Wurth Lands Order for Coke Battery Equipment
11 December 2019 - SMS group’s Paul Wurth subsidiary has been contracted to supply the pressure control system for two new coke oven batteries in China.
Liberty Steel Announces Two Senior Appointments in Its European Business Unit
09 December 2019 - Pascal Genest was appointed chief executive of Liberty Ostrava, part of GFG Alliance’s Liberty Steel Continental Europe, the company has announced.
Gerdau Partners With SKF for Maintenance Services
06 December 2019 - Gerdau SA has signed a fee-based agreement with bearings and seals maker SKF for parts and remote maintenance services at two of its mills.
Hot Metal Production Resuming at Indiana Steel Works Following Flood
06 December 2019 - United States Steel Corporation has restarted two of its Gary, Ind., USA, blast furnaces after a flood knocked them off-line last week, reports commodities news and pricing service S&P Global Platts.
Carpenter Technology Cuts the Ribbon on Additive Manufacturing Center
06 December 2019 - Specialty alloys producer Carpenter Technology Corp. has opened a US$40 million, 500,000-square-foot additive manufacturing facility in Alabama, the company has announced.
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