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News on the latest technological processes and equipment used in all stages of the steelmaking process.
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A Foundry Prepares to Plunge Into the Abyss
27 October 2017 - A Finnish steel foundry has been contracted to help build a submersible that will take Chinese researchers to the deepest point on Earth.
Primetals Wins Order for New Caster
26 October 2017 - India’s Star Wire Ltd. has contracted with Primetals Technologies for a new billet and bloom caster at its mill in Ballabgarh, Haryana state.
New Cold Mill Put Into Service at Turkish Mill
24 October 2017 - Turkish joint venture producer Tosyali-Toyo Celik has fired up a new rolling complex that is producing cold-rolled tinplate and hot-dip galvanized and painted sheets.
Danieli Contracted for Slab Caster Upgrade
24 October 2017 - Danieli has been awarded a contract to overhaul the No 2. slab caster at ArcelorMittal Tubarão, the steelmaker’s flat-rolled plant in Serra, Brazil.
The Gears Turn, and TimkenSteel Unveils a New Line of Steel
24 October 2017 - TimkenSteel has introduced a new line of special bar quality steels that combine strength and toughness.
Sandvik Lands Order for Offshore Tube
24 October 2017 - Sweden’s Sandvik has bagged an order for 250 km worth of undersea tubing to connect a development area to an offshore platform.
Improved Sales Lift Cleveland-Cliffs Q3 Profits
20 October 2017 - Iron ore miner Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. posted a profitable third quarter on better demand and prices.
JSW Steel Eyes Italian Long Products Producer
18 October 2017 - India’a JSW Steel Ltd. is in the market for European opportunities and may be lining up to buy Italy’s Aferpi.
Tata Executive: Spinoff of Merged European Business Will Be Later, Not Sooner
16 October 2017 - An anticipated spinoff of Tata Steel and thyssenkrupp’s European joint venture won’t happen for another two to three years, reports the Reuters news service.
Czech Mill Plans Caster Mold Improvements
16 October 2017 - ArcelorMittal’s unit in the Czech Republic, ArcelorMittal Ostrava, is upgrading a round bloom caster with a mold that uses fiber optics to read temperatures instead of thermocouples.
Italian Mill Orders Remotely Operated Taphole Equipment
13 October 2017 - Italy’s Acciaierie Bertoli Safau has ordered an equipment package that will eliminate the need to man the eccentric bottom taphole sump panel.
Heat Treat Equipment Maker Wins Orders for Annealing Facility Expansions
13 October 2017 - voestalpine is expanding its new bell annealing facility in Linz, Austria, adding four high-temperature workbases, according to the equipment supplier, Ebner Industrieofenbau.
Primetals Completes Overhaul of Rebar Mill
11 October 2017 - Russian long products manufacturer Abinsk Electric Steel has completed an overhaul of its meltshop and billet caster, according to the equipment supplier on the project.
SMS group to Install New Cold Mill at Pakistani Plant
11 October 2017 - SMS group has won an order for a Compact Cold Mill (CCM) from Pakistan’s Aisha Steel Mills Ltd., the equipment supplier has announced.
Gerdau Sells Chilean Long Steel Business
06 October 2017 - Gerdau SA is divesting its Chilean assets for US$154 million, the company has announced.
EU Sets Tariffs on Hot-Rolled Coil From Four Countries
06 October 2017 - The European Union has imposed tariffs ranging from EUR17.6 to EUR96.5 per ton on hot-rolled flat steel from Brazil, Iran, Russia and Ukraine.
Rio Tinto and the Cargo Train that Could ... Drive Itself
04 October 2017 - Iron ore miner Rio Tinto said it has executed Australia’s first-ever fully autonomous, heavy-haul train trip, with a driverless train successfully making a 100 km pilot run between Wombat Junction and Paraburdoo in Western Australia.
U.S. Graphite Electrode Plants Sold to Japanese Manufacturer
04 October 2017 - Graphite electrode manufacturer Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd. has acquired SGL Carbon’s U.S. graphite electrode business for about US$114.4 million, giving the Japanese manufacturer a production presence in North America.
Minnesota Governor Puts Support Behind Firm's Effort to Revive Stalled Iron Ore Project
04 October 2017 - Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has given his blessing to a firm looking to rescue the stalled Essar Steel Minnesota iron ore mine and taconite plant, reports the (Minneapolis, Minn.) Star Tribune.
Official: Despite Opposition, Deal Between thyssenkrupp Management, Labor Over Tata Merger Is Attainable
04 October 2017 - The premier of thyssenkrupp’s home state, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, said he believes a deal between the company and its union employees could be reached over the proposed combination of its steel unit with Tata Steel, according to the Reuters news service.
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