Steel News

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Commissions New SMS Siemag Converter

20 November 2013 - After a modernization by SMS Siemag, the 400-ton converter at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG successfully produced the first heat at the Duisburg-Bruckhausen Works in September 2013.

SMS Siemag Commissions EAF at TMK Plant in Russia

19 November 2013 - SMS Siemag has successfully commissioned an electric steelmaking plant at Taganrog Metallurgical Works (OAO TAGMET) of the TMK Group in Russia.

Benteler Places Order for Q&T Line from SMS Elotherm

14 November 2013 - Benteler Steel/Tube from Salzburg, Austria, has placed an order with SMS Elotherm, Germany, for a TemperLine™ for its planned seamless pipe plant in Shreveport, La., USA.

PWS Supplies Unique Hydrostatic Pipe Tester to Salzgitter Mannesmann

08 November 2013 - Salzgitter Mannesmann Line Pipe (SMLP) in Siegen, Germany, has taken a globally unique HTM (Hydro Testing Machine) from spiral pipe manufacturer PWS, Germany, into operation.

SMS Mevac to Build Ultra-Modern Furnace for Tata Steel

07 November 2013 - Tata Steel announced it will build together with SMS Mevac GmbH a vacuum induction melting (VIM) furnace at its Stocksbridge site in South Yorkshire, UK, to enable the company to tap into new market opportunities and develop innovative new products for the aerospace and oil and gas industries.

SMS Meer Hosts First International Tube and Pipe Symposium

30 October 2013 - Two hundred fifty customers from 23 countries came to the first SMS Meer Tube and Pipe Symposium in Mönchengladbach, Germany, in September.

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.