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New Fine Dust Extraction Technology from SMS Group to Be Employed by Chinese Steelmaker
25 March 2015 - Shougang Qian'An Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. has placed an order with the SMS group to retrofit its steelworks with three hydro-hybrid filter systems.
SMS Siemag Supplying Continuous Pickling Line to Turkey’s Tezcan
23 March 2015 - Turkish steel service center Tezcan has placed an order with SMS Siemag for the supply of a continuous pickling line.
SMS Millcraft and SMS Meer Inc. Merge
17 March 2015 - Two SMS Group companies, SMS Millcraft LLC, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., and SMS Meer Inc., headquartered in Cranberry Township, Pa., the U.S. subsidiary of SMS Meer GmbH, have merged to become SMS Technical Services LLC.
SMS Siemag Upgrading 7-Stand Hot-Wide-Strip Mill at ArcelorMittal Gent
16 March 2015 - ArcelorMittal has awarded SMS Siemag the order to upgrade the 7-stand hot-wide-strip mill in Gent, Belgium.
TimkenSteel and SMS Meer Develop Advanced Q&T Facility
06 March 2015 - TimkenSteel has placed an order with SMS Meer for the design, construction and installation of a complete new heat treatment plant for the company’s Gambrinus complex in Canton, Ohio, USA.
Zhejiang Kingland Puts Spiral Pipe Plant from PWS into Operation
03 March 2015 - Zhejiang Kingland Pipe Industry, based in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, has successfully commissioned a spiral pipe plant supplied by PWS.
ArcelorMittal Zenica Invests €4.65 Million in New Coil Production Facility
22 January 2015 - ArcelorMittal Zenica, the region’s largest steel producer, announced further enhancements to its production facilities in an investment project valued at €4.65 million.
SMS Group Inaugurates New Manufacturing & Service Workshop in India
08 December 2014 - On 27 November 2014, the SMS group inaugurated its new manufacturing and service workshop in Bhubaneswar, in the Indian state of Odisha, built for an investment of approximately €31 million.
California Steel Industries Commissions Pipe Welding Line from SMS Meer
02 December 2014 - CSI Tubular Products Inc. (CSITP), a wholly-owned subsidiary of California Steel Industries Inc. (CSI), based in Fontana, Calif., U.S.A., has successfully commissioned an electrical resistance welding (ERW) line for up to 24-inch diameter pipes supplied by SMS Meer.
Altumet SPA Orders Pipe End Finishing Machine from PWS
28 November 2014 - Altumet SPA from Algiers, Algeria, has ordered a pipe end finishing machine from PWS.
Consortium Receives German Future Award for “Horizontal Strip Casting of Steel” Project
26 November 2014 - German Federal President Joachim Gauck presented the “German Future Award – Federal President’s Award for Technology and Innovation” in Berlin on 19 November 2014. The project partners are Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH, SMS Siemag AG, and the Technical University of Clausthal.
SMS Group to Build Big River Steel's Eco-Friendly Mill
18 November 2014 - The official ceremony marking the start of Big River Steel’s greenfield steel project on the Mississippi River in Mississippi County, Ark., U.S.A., took place on 22 September 2014.
SMS Siemag to Supply Submerged Arc Furnace to CBMM
17 November 2014 - CBMM (Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração) of Brazil placed an order with SMS Siemag for the supply of a submerged arc furnace (SAF).
SMS Supplies Ladle Degassing Plant and Steckel Mill to Project in Venezuela
11 November 2014 - SMS Siemag has been awarded an order for the supply of plants for the second construction stage of a new integrated steel making and processing complex of Siderúrgica Nacional (SN) in Venezuela.
SMS Siemag to Revamp SSAB Converter Shop
28 October 2014 - SSAB Luleå, Sweden, has awarded SMS Siemag the contract for the revamp of the converter shop and related environmental technology.
SMS Siemag Revamping 20-Roll Cold Mill at Outokumpu Nirosta
15 October 2014 - Outokumpu Nirosta in Krefeld, Germany, has awarded SMS Siemag an order to modernize the 20-roll cold mill “SG3” of type MB 21BB-61“.
Continuous Caster Supplied by SMS Siemag Begins Production at Ternium Siderar
29 September 2014 - Ternium Siderar and SMS Siemag have successfully commissioned the X-Cast® two-strand continuous slab caster, which was supplied by SMS Siemag, at the company’s San Nicolás, Argentina, location.
Joint Project of SMS Siemag, Salzgitter Nominated for President’s German Future Award 2014
26 September 2014 - The Federal President’s Office has nominated three innovation projects for the German Future Award 2014 – Federal President’s Award for Technology and Innovation, including the joint project “Horizontal Thin Strip Casting of Steel” conducted by Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH, SMS Siemag AG, and the Technical University of Clausthal.
Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Commissions Revamped Duplex RH-TOP Plant from SMS Mevac
18 September 2014 - After the successful commissioning of the new 80-ton Duplex RH-TOP plant No. 2 (Ruhrstahl Heraeus process) last April, Taigang Group International Trade Co. Ltd., and the plant operator Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd. (TISCO), both located in Taiyuan, China, have successfully revamped and commissioned the existing 80-ton Duplex RH-TOP plant No. 1.
Paul Wurth Announces Resignation of CEO, Names Succesor
17 September 2014 - Marc Solvi, CEO of Paul Wurth S.A. since 1 January 1998, will resign from his function as of 31 December 2014 but remain a member of the company’s Board of directors.
