Steel News

SMS group, Yamato Steel Commission Japan’s First CRS® Roller Straightener

14 October 2025 - Manufacturer of beams and sections Yamato Steel and SMS group have successfully commissioned Japan’s first compact roller straightener (CRS®) for Yamato Steel’s heavy section mill in Himeji, Japan.

Maruichi Stainless Tube Taps SMS group for Complete Production Line for Extruded Stainless Steel Tubes

08 October 2025 - Manufacturer of stainless steel tubes, Maruichi Stainless Tube Co. Ltd., has tapped SMS group to supply a complete production line for the manufacture of extruded stainless steel tubes for its new greenfield project in Shimonoseki, Japan.

SMS group Upgrades Yamato Steel’s Heavy Section Mill

02 October 2025 - SMS group will provide new compact cartridge mill stands (CCS®) to upgrade beams and structural steel manufacturer Yamato Steel’s heavy section mill in Himeji, Japan.

SMS group Successfully Expands Hoa Phat Steelmaking Plant

29 September 2025 - SMS group has successfully completed the contract for a new basic oxygen steelmaking (BOF) plant for Hoa Phat Dung Quat Steel, a member of the Hoa Phat Group, at Dung Quat 2 in Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam.

JISCO Rolls First Plate on New 4,200-mm Heavy Plate Mill From SMS group

23 September 2025 - JISCO Hongxing Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. celebrated the completion and commissioning of its new 4,200-mm heavy plate mill from SMS group.

SMS group Completes Modernization of WISCO’s High-Capacity Hot Strip Mill

22 September 2025 - SMS group has received the final acceptance certificate from Wuhan Iron & Steel Co. (WISCO) for the successful modernization of the high-capacity hot strip mill No. 2 in Wuhan, China.

SMS group Mourns the Loss of Their Former CEO

10 September 2025 - SMS group announced their former chief executive officer and entrepreneur, Heinrich Weiss, passed away on 8 September.

JSW Steel Issues FAC to SMS group for Second RH Plant

09 September 2025 - JSW Steel Ltd. has given the final acceptance certificate (FAC) to SMS group for the second 250-metric-ton Ruhrstahl Heraeus (RH) TOP plant at its Dolvi steelmaking shop 2 in Maharashtra, India.

SMS group to Supply Continuous Galvanizing Line for Shougang Jingtang

02 September 2025 - SMS group will supply Shougang Jingtang with a new continuous galvanizing line at its facility in Caofeidian, China.

NEOVAC Presents New Technology for Coating Steel Strip

27 August 2025 - NEOVAC, a joint venture between SMS group GmbH and SITIZN Group Holding AG, has launched new technology for coating steel strip specially designed for high-strength and ultrahigh-strength steels.

SMS group to Modernize thyssenkrupp Electric Steel’s Cold Rolling Mill Automation System

23 July 2025 - SMS group announced it has been awarded a contract from thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel to upgrade the automation system at its cold rolling mill with a 4-high CVC® design in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

SMS group Innovation: Viridis Carbon

22 July 2025 - SMS group’s Viridis Carbon is a central component of its green metals portfolio and allows precise tracking, analysis and documentation of corporate carbon footprints and product carbon footprints.

SMS group Upgrades Process Automation System

03 July 2025 - SMS group announced it has successfully upgraded the process automation system at CELSA Barcelona’s medium section mill in Castellbisbal, Spain.

SMS group Modernizes Tandem Cold Rolling Mill

01 July 2025 - SMS group announced it modernized the rotary mandrel in the tandem cold rolling mill at Acciaierie d’Italia (ADI) on-site in Genoa, Italy.

SMS group and The Systems Group Partner for Safety and Sustainability

20 June 2025 - SMS group announced it has partnered with The Systems Group to deliver safer, more sustainable and lower maintenance solutions for electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking plants and secondary metallurgy units.

SMS group Modernizes Jingye Steel’s Heavy Plate Mill

18 June 2025 - SMS group announced it has successfully completed an automation system upgrade for Jingye Steel Co. Ltd.’s five-meter heavy plate mill in Yingkou, China.

SMS group to Modernize Eight-Strand Concast Billet Caster

11 June 2025 - Reinforcing steel grades manufacturer Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel LLC has tapped SMS group to upgrade its eight-strand Concast continuous caster at its facility in Sohar Port, Sultanate of Oman.

Hoa Phat Turns to SMS group to Deliver Rail and Section Mill

02 June 2025 - SMS group announced it has partnered with Hoa Phat Dung Quat Rail and Special Steel Joint Stock Company, Vietnam to deliver a state-of-the-art rail and section mill to be built in the Dung Quat Economic Zone of Vietnam.

SMS Concast Successfully Installs Continuous Caster

30 April 2025 - Reinforcing steel and profiles manufacturer, İzmir Demir Çelik Sanayi A.Ş (IDC), has expanded its steel works with SMS Concast's 7-strand continuous caster at its facility in Aliağa, İzmir, Türkiye.

SMS group to Upgrade AM/NS Calvert Hot Strip Mill

23 April 2025 - SMS group announced today that it has been commissioned by AM/NS Calvert to upgrade the automation control system at its 7-stand hot strip mill in Calvert, Ala., USA.