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Process Lines

Includes galvanizing, tinning, coating, blanking and all other types of process lines.

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Danieli Tapped for Upgrades to SDI Galvanizing Line

04 November 2016 - Danieli Fata Hunter has won two contracts for upgrades to the No. 1 galvanizing line at Steel Dynamics Inc.’s Butler, Ind., sheet mill.

This Is How It Ended for an Ohio Galvanizing Steel Mill

04 November 2016 - Auctioneers liquidated an Ohio galvanizing plant on Thursday, selling off equipment for pennies on the dollar.

Weak Market Forces Union Electric to Consider Idling Roll Plant

02 November 2016 - Eight months after acquiring it, Union Electric Steel Corp. and parent Ampco-Pittsburgh have given notice that they might idle parts of the Åkers National Roll Co. plant in Pennsylvania due to market conditions.

AK Steel Fires Up Modified Hot-Dipped Galvanizing Line

26 October 2016 - AK Steel Corp. has completed a US$29 million upgrade to the hot-dipped galvanizing line at its Dearborn works in Michigan, executives have announced.

Danieli Secures Order for Heat Treat Furnace

17 October 2016 - Danieli Olivotto Ferré has won an order for a roller hearth furnace from Mexican tubemaker TenarisTamsa.

Mexican Wire Rod Processing Plant Inaugurated

12 October 2016 - Kobelco CH Wire Mexicana S.A. de C.V. has cut the ribbon on its new automotive wire plant in Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico.

Red Bud Fulfills Order for New Blanking Line

07 October 2016 - Red Bud Industries has shipped a precision blanking line to Majestic Steel USA Inc., a service center in Cleveland, Ohio, Red Bud has announced.

Chinese Steelmakers Trying to Evade U.S. Import Tariffs, American Steelmakers Allege

23 September 2016 - Several U.S. steelmakers are accusing their Chinese counterparts of circumventing newly imposed tariffs on cold-rolled and corrosion-resistant steels by diverting products into another country before exporting them.

Steel Dynamics Subsidiary Plans Long Products Galvanizing Facility

16 September 2016 - Steel Dynamics Inc. is expanding its coatings capabilities, establishing a contract galvanizing shop in Kentucky that can treat long products and fabricated steel components.

Vallourec Commissions Hydrostatic Pipe Tester

08 September 2016 - Tubemaker Vallourec and the Fives engineering group have commissioned a high-pressure hydrostatic pipe tester at Vallourec’s plant in Düsseldorf, Germany.

For Dongkuk Steel, The Technology Race Comes to a Photo Finish

31 August 2016 - South Korea’s Dongkuk Steel said it has developed inkjet printing technology designed specifically for printing on steel sheets, reports BusinessKorea.

Steel Distributor Expands Into Southwestern U.S. With New Facility

30 August 2016 - Flat rolled distributor Lex Holding Co. has opened a facility in Houston, Texas, USA, expanding its market reach into the southwestern United States and Mexico, the company has announced.

JFE Steel, thyssenkrupp to License Each Other's Sheet-Forming Technology

25 August 2016 - Japan’s JFE Steel Corp. and thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG have signed an agreement to cross-license each other’s flangeless automotive sheet-forming technologies, the steelmakers have announced.

voestalpine to Expand North American Auto Parts Manufacturing Capacity

18 August 2016 - Austrian steelmaker voestalpine said it will expand its U.S. auto body parts plant and build another after landing an EUR$500 million order for automotive components, the company announced on Wednesday.

Toolmaker Opens Sixth North American Service Center

09 August 2016 - An industrial engineering firm has opened its sixth North American service center in support of its machine tool business.

Steel Dynamics Completes US$114M Vulcan Acquisition

02 August 2016 - Steel Dynamics Inc. has finalized its acquisition of threaded rod manufacturer Vulcan Threaded Products Inc., the company has announced.

Baosteel Starts Up Continuous Galvanizing Line

28 July 2016 - A new continuous galvanizing line at China’s Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. has processed its first coil.

Nucor Executives See Much Potential in Texas Plate Mill Acquisition

21 July 2016 - Nucor executives are upbeat about the company’s US$29 million investment in a Texas plate mill, saying it is a well-run, well-equipped facility that will give Nucor access to new value-added niche markets.

New Owner of Cold-Finish Equipment Manufacturer Looks to Streamline Production

20 July 2016 - Pennsylvania-based Big B Manufacturing has acquired cold-finished machine maker Hetran Inc. out of bankruptcy for US$765,000, according to reports.

SDI Looks for New Paint Line to Start in Early 2017; Wins Quality Certification for Premium Rail

19 July 2016 - Construction of a new paint line at Steel Dynamics Inc.’s Columbus, Miss., plant is on budget and on schedule, chief executive Mark Millet said on Tuesday.

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