Process
News on the latest technological processes and equipment used in all stages of the steelmaking process.
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Primetals Technologies Receives Final OK on New Ladle Furnace
21 February 2019 - PAO Severstal has signed the final acceptance certificate for a new twin-ladle metallurgy furnace at its Cherepovets facility in Russia.
January's Polar Vortex Brought Record Low Temperatures. These ArcelorMittal Employees Turned Into the Wind.
20 February 2019 - The record low temperatures and wind chills that descended on the Midwest and Great Lakes regions in the U.S. in January hobbled the area, forcing schools and businesses to close and bringing transportation systems to a halt.
FLANDERS Looks to Add to Machine Monitoring Services Through New Partnership
19 February 2019 - U.S.-based FLANDERS Inc., a specialist in electrical machine repair and control systems technology, has struck up a partnership with a technology firm focused on predictive maintenance and machine health.
OMK Plans New Seamless OCTG Mill
19 February 2019 - Danieli has won an order for a seamless pipe mill from Russian oil country tubular goods producer OMK.
Upgraded Slab Caster Enters Service at Taiwanese Plant
19 February 2019 - Taiwanese steelmaker China Steel Corp. has started up a revamped slab caster at its plant in the southern coastal city of Kaohsiung.
Hoping to Lure SDI Mill, Texas County Creates Investment Incentive Zone
18 February 2019 - Of the sites Steel Dynamics Inc. is looking at for its new flat-rolled mill, one is in eastern Texas, not far from Corpus Christi, the Corpus Christi Caller Times reveals.
SAIL Inaugurates New Pipe and Tube Mill
18 February 2019 - The Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) has cut the ribbon on a new pipe and tube mill in the eastern state of Bihar.
After Long Delay, Tube Maker to Begin Production at Texas Sucker Rod Plant
14 February 2019 - Tenaris said it plans to open its US$70 million sucker rod manufacturing plant in Conroe, Texas, USA, this summer.
Tenaris, Severstal Partner on Siberian OCTG Mill
13 February 2019 - Two steel companies have formed a joint venture that will build a US$240 million oil country tubular goods plant in Siberia.
EVRAZ Turns to Primetals Technologies for BF Process Automation Package
13 February 2019 - Primetals Technologies has been chosen to provide the process automation for a Russian blast furnace that is being rebuilt from the ground up.
SMS group Contracted for Cold Mill Build
13 February 2019 - SMS group has won a contract to build a two-stand reversing cold mill for Italy’s Marcegaglia Ravenna S.p.A., the equipment builder has announced.
MORE Receives Order for Taphole Manipulator
13 February 2019 - EAF robotics maker MORE s.r.l. has received an order for one of its STAP manipulators from Italy’s Acciaierie Bertoli Safau, the manufacturer said.
U. S. Steel to Resume Fairfield EAF Installation
11 February 2019 - United States Steel Corporation will resume construction on the planned electric arc furnace at its Fairfield, Ala., USA, steel plant, the company said Monday.
Union Partners Brings Aboard Former Big River Executive
11 February 2019 - A Chicago-based investment firm that owns several steel processors and distributors has hired a former Big River Steel executive to lead its business development efforts.
Danieli Corus Tapped for New Converter at Brazilian Steel Works
07 February 2019 - Brazil’s Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais (Usiminas) has contracted Danieli Corus to replace a converter at their Ipatinga integrated steel mill, according to the blast furnace specialist.
Seeing Improved Demand, U. S. Steel to Restart Idled Pipe Mill
05 February 2019 - United States Steel Corporation said on Monday that it is reactivating a Texas pipe mill and hiring 140 people.
Italian Wire Rod Producer Taps SMS group for New Billet Welder
05 February 2019 - SMS group has won a contract to install a continuous billet welder at a wire rod mill in Brescia, Italy.
SDI Expands Downstream Operations Through US$134M Deal
04 February 2019 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) is acquiring a majority stake in coated sheet distributor United Steel Supply for US$134 million in cash and debt, the company has announced.
SSAB Moves Up Blast Furnace Maintenance Project
04 February 2019 - SSAB Europe is taking down the No. 2 blast furnace at its Raahe plant in Finland for an eight-week maintenance outage, according to an announcement from the steelmaker.
More Details Emerge on New Australian Rail Mill
04 February 2019 - A new rail and heavy sections mill to be built at the GFG Alliance steel works in Australia will be capable of producing 750,000 metric tons annually, reports the equipment supplier on the project.
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