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Converter Successfully Revamped by SMS Siemag at ArcelorMittal Gent
28 October 2013 - ArcelorMittal Gent in Belgium successfully commissioned the converter modernized by SMS Siemag according to schedule.
Tata Steel to Build New Vacuum Induction Melting Furnace in UK
23 October 2013 - Tata Steel announced it will build a vacuum induction melting (VIM) furnace at its Stocksbridge site in South Yorkshire, UK, to enable it to tap into new market opportunities and develop innovative new products for the aerospace and oil & gas industries.
SMS Meer Acquires Interest in Austrian Measurement Technology Company
23 October 2013 - SMS Meer of Germany has acquired shares held by the Austrian measurement technology company TBK in Graz.
EAF with DRI Charging System from SMS Siemag Brought Into Operation at Jindal Steel
22 October 2013 - On 7 August 2013, SMS Siemag successfully commissioned an electric steelmaking plant for Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (JSPL).
SMS Concast Revamps Casting Machine for Taiwanese Steelmaker
15 October 2013 - Feng Hsin Iron & Steel has successfully commissioned the upgraded casting machine at its plant in Taichung City, Taiwan.
SMS Concast Provides Molds for Siderperú's New Continuous Caster
14 October 2013 - Empresa Siderúrgica Del Perú (Siderperú), a company of the Gerdau Group, has revamped its continuous casting machine in Chimbote, Peru, thereby significantly improving its production process.
Outokumpu VDM Orders Peeling Line for Forged Products from SMS Meer
04 October 2013 - Outokumpu VDM of Germany has placed an order with SMS Meer to supply a PMH 320 rotary peeling machine including finishing equipment for its plant in Unna.
SeAH Steel Puts Pipe Forming Press from SMS Meer Into Operation
02 October 2013 - In Pohang, South Korea, tube manufacturer SeAH Steel Corporation has taken a JCO® pipe forming press from SMS Meer into service.
SMS Meer to Supply Fifth Ring Rolling Machine to Euskal Forging
27 September 2013 - Euskal Forging from Sestao, Spain, has ordered a fifth ring rolling machine from SMS Meer of Germany. The new machine will be the second most powerful ring rolling machine that SMS Meer has ever built.
Interpipe Niko Tube Orders Groove Dressing Machine from SMS Meer
26 September 2013 - Interpipe Niko Tube from Nikopol, Ukraine, has ordered a three-axis groove dressing machine from SMS Meer for its seamless tube plant in Nikopol. The new machine will improve precision in production and shorten the dressing times and expand the company’s production capacities.
Valinox Nucléaire Commissions New Tube Plant Supplied by SMS Meer
23 September 2013 - Valinox Nucléaire has commissioned new machines for its tube plant in Nansha, Guangdong, China, thereby expanding its production capacities. With the new technology supplied by SMS Meer, Germany, the two companies are expanding their long-standing partnership.
SMS Concast Supplies World’s Largest Continuous Caster for Blooms
19 September 2013 - Dongbei Special Steel in Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China, successfully commissioned an 800-mm bloom continuous caster from SMS Concast. That means the company is now operating its third continuous bloom caster supplied by SMS Concast.
SMS Concast to Deliver Three-Strand Billet Casting Plant to Turkey
12 September 2013 - Asil Celik of Orhangazi, Turkey, has commissioned SMS Concast of Switzerland with the supply of a new three-strand billet caster.
SMS Siemag Receives Order for Integrated Steelworks for Greenfield Project in Venezuela
04 September 2013 - SMS Siemag has been awarded a major order by Siderúrgica Nacional in Venezuela for the supply of a new integrated plant complex for the production and processing of steel.
Metal Ravne Orders Secondary Metallurgical Center from SMS INNSE and SMS Mevac
13 August 2013 - Metal Ravne, Ravne na Koroskem, part of the Slovenian Steel Group (SIJ), has placed an order with SMS INNSE S.p.A.and SMS Mevac GmbH for the planning, delivery and erection of a secondary metallurgical center, which will be integrated into the existing Metal Ravne plant at Ravne na Koroskem.
Tung Ho Steel Orders New Induction System from SMS Elotherm
25 July 2013 - Tung Ho Steel has ordered a new induction system from SMS Elotherm for its production plant for medium and large sections in Miaoli, Taiwan.
SMS Siemag Modernizing Cold Rolling Mill in Bangladesh
23 July 2013 - KYCR Coil Industries Limited of Bangladesh has contracted SMS Siemag for an upgrade of the existing CVC® plus six-high reversing cold mill to a CCM® (Compact Cold Mill).
SMS Siemag Successfully Modernizes Acroni Heavy-Plate Mill
17 July 2013 - Slovenian steelmaker Acroni has commissioned a new 2.6-m X-Roll® heavy-plate mill stand from SMS Innse of Italy and a new roller-type quench supplied by Drever International of Belgium, two subsidiaries of SMS Siemag.
South Steel Commissions Minimill Supplied by SMS Concast and SMS Meer
16 July 2013 - South Steel in Jizan, Saudi Arabia, has commissioned a minimill from SMS Meer and SMS Concast which will produce up to 1 million tonnes of billets and roll up to 500,000 tonnes of rebar per year.
SMS Mevac to Supply 150-Ton X-eed VOD Facility to Chinese Stainless Producer
10 July 2013 - SMS Mevac GmbH has received an order for the supply of an X-eed Duplex VOD facility from Fujian Fuxin Special Steel (part of Formosa Plastics Corp.), based in Zhangzhou, China.
