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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 Bags Order for Replacement Converters

12 August 2019 - SMS group has received an order from Taiwan’s China Steel Corp. for three replacement converters, a project intended to improve uptime and reduce maintenance costs. 

Danieli Lands Contract for Plate Mill Improvements

12 August 2019 - PAO Severstal has awarded a contract to Danieli for upgrades to a plate mill at its Cherepovets works. 

KOCKS Lands Orders for Bar Mill Rolling Blocks

09 August 2019 - German bar mill specialist KOCKS GmbH & Co. KG has received separate orders from three Chinese rolling mills.

Alabama Coke Plant Sold to Coal Mine Operator

08 August 2019 - Coal miner Bluestone Resources Inc. has acquired a 100-year-old Alabama merchant coke plant, saving a facility that was in danger of closing, it said in a statement.

Vietnamese Cold Mill Begins Start-Up

08 August 2019 - Vietnam’s Hoa Phat Steel has produced the first coil on its No. 2 hot-dipped galvanizing line, the first unit to come on-line at its cold mill complex.

Nucor Names GM for New Plate Mill

07 August 2019 - Nucor Steel Kankakee vice president and general manager Johnny Jacobs will helm the steelmaker’s planned US$1.35 billion plate mill in Kentucky, the company has said.

Cleveland-Cliffs Celebrates Completion DR-Grade Pellet Project

07 August 2019 - U.S. iron ore miner Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has cut the ribbon on a US$100 million expansion of its Northshore mine in Silver Bay, Minn.

Coke Plant Progresses on Stamp Charging Upgrade

07 August 2019 - NLMK Group has begun installing the process equipment to stamp charge one of the coke batteries at its Altai-Koks coke facility. 

Zekelman Industries Chooses Arkansas for US$150M Mill

31 July 2019 - Zekelman Industries will build its new electric-weld tube mill in Blytheville, Ark., USA, next to its existing Atlas Tube facility, the company has announced.

AK Steel Plans Efficiency Upgrades for Dearborn Works

31 July 2019 - AK Steel Corp. is preparing for a maintenance outage at the Dearborn works hot end this fall, one that is expected to yield significant cost savings.

Primetals Technologies Lands Order for Strip Mill Tech Packages

31 July 2019 - Baoshan Iron and Steel Co Ltd. subsidiary Baosteel Zhanjiang has contracted Primetals Technologies to supply digitalization packages, automation technology and electrical equipment for a planned 1,780-mm hot strip mill.

AIC Buys Long Products Equipment Maker

30 July 2019 - Italian automation and robotics firm Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) has acquired the assets of an Italy-based manufacturer of long products hot rolling machines.

PSI Metals Wins Order for Systems Upgrade

30 July 2019 - Slovenian Steel Group and its SIJ Metal Ravne works have contracted PSI Metals to replace two legacy software systems.

Steelmakers Set Investments at Canadian Mills

29 July 2019 - The Canadian government is contributing CA$36 million toward upgrades to long products mills in Ontario and Alberta. 

ArcelorMittal Reconsiders Hot End Idling at Polish Mill 

29 July 2019 - ArcelorMittal Poland said it will postpone the planned idling of the Krakow plant’s hot end as it re-evaluates its plans. 

Danieli Erects BF Stove in a Day

29 July 2019 - Danieli Corus has pulled off what it says is a first: it erected an entirely pre-fabricated shell of a hot blast stove in a single lift.

Systems Spray-Cooled Celebrates Milestone Order

26 July 2019 - The Systems Group’s Systems Spray-Cooled division has reached a major milestone, delivering its 1,000th piece of equipment in its 33 years of making Spray-Cooled ™ furnace parts.

Fives Bags Order for Galvanizing Line Upgrade

26 July 2019 - China’s Ma’anshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. has awarded Fives a turnkey contract to upgrade a continuous galvanizing line in the Anhui province.

Proposed Specialty Mill Aims for 50K Tons of Seamless Tube Production

26 July 2019 - A new company is looking to set up a specialty seamless tube mill in the Downriver region of Michigan, reports The Detroit (Mich.) News.

Liberty Steel Hires New Sales VP

26 July 2019 - Wire rod maker Liberty Steel USA has named long products veteran Tim Dillon to lead its sales and marketing effort.