Steel News

SMS group Upgrades Hot Strip Mill Automation for ArcelorMittal Tubarão

10 May 2023 - The equipment supplier announced today it has upgraded the existing automation system for the roughing mill and edger at ArcelorMittal Tubarão in Brazil.

SMS group Names New CTO, Launches Hub Focused on New Metals Technologies

26 April 2023 - SMS group has created a new unit focused on commercializing new technologies and has appointed chief technology officer Hans Ferkel to lead it.

Nucor Sheet Mill Complete Software Upgrade

21 March 2023 - Nucor Corp.’s Gallatin sheet mill in Kentucky has implemented a new production planning and scheduling system from SMS group, the plant engineer has said.

thyssenkrupp DRI Plant to Utilize Midrex Technology

14 March 2023 - Midrex Technologies Inc. will partner with SMS group subsidiary Paul Wurth to build thyssenkrupp’s planned 2.5-million-ton direct reduction plant.

SMS group Selected for EAF, Caster Modernization

14 March 2023 - Bahrain’s SULB Company (BSC) has contracted SMS group to modernize an electric arc furnace and 4-strand billet caster.

SDI Turns to Longtime Technology Partner for Aluminum Mill Build

09 March 2023 - Steel Dynamics Inc. has contracted SMS group to build its planned aluminum sheet mill, the plant engineer has announced.

thyssenkrupp Selects SMS group for EUR1.8 Billion Plant Project

01 March 2023 - thyssenkrupp has placed an EUR1.8 billion order with SMS group for a hydrogen-based direct reduction plant, two melting units and ancillary equipment.

YK Steel Turns to SMS group for Rebar Mill

13 February 2023 - South Korean steelmaker YK Steel has awarded a contract for a complete rebar mini-mill to SMS group.

Highbar Looking to Vault Into Steelmaking With Not One, Not Two, But Three Mills

08 February 2023 - Highbar LLC, the Dave Stickler-led rebar-making startup that is planning a mill in Arkansas and has a second on the drawing board, apparently has a third facility in the pipeline.

TISCO Starts SMS group-Built Heavy Plate Mill

24 January 2023 - Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd. (TISCO) has rolled the first plate on a new 4.3-m stainless heavy plate mill, according to the company that built it.

SMS group Keeps the Big Wheel Turning at German Mill

09 January 2023 - SMS group recently wrapped up replacement of a 90-ton wheel set at a European rolling plant, turning around a project that could have taken more than a year in five months, the company reports.

SMS group Unveils DC Power System for Metals Plants

16 December 2022 - SMS group has launched sales of an internal DC grid that promises to help steel mills decarbonize production and run more efficiently.

Tata Steel Partners With SMS group, Primetals Technologies in Decarbonization Effort

30 November 2022 - Tata Steel has signed separate memorandums of understanding with plant builders Primetals Technologies and SMS group as it looks to decarbonize its steelmaking operations.

SMS group Gets the Nod for Green Steel Mill Project

17 October 2022 - Steelmaking start-up H2 Green Steel has selected SMS group to provide the main process equipment for its planned mill in Sweden.

Siderúrgica Huachipato Signs On for Digitalization Project With SMS digital

27 September 2022 - SMS digital has entered into an agreement to provide a package of advanced digital services for the Siderúrgica Huachipato’s Talcahuano facility in Chile to help the company achieve efficiency cost savings.

JSW Steel, SMS group to Partner on Decarbonization Projects

13 September 2022 - JSW Steel will collaborate with plant builder and mechanical engineer SMS group on decarbonization projects throughout its fleet of Indian mills.

SMS group Contracted for Rolling Mill Build

16 August 2022 - Spain’s Megasider Zaragoza S.A.U. has ordered a new merchant bar mill from SMS group, the equipment supplier has announced.

SMS group Incoming Orders Reach 10-Year High

23 June 2022 - Mill equipment manufacturer SMS group said its order intake rose to its highest level in a decade, reaching EU3.5 billion in fiscal 2021.

Taylor-Winfield Technologies Partners With SMS group for Laser Welder Technology

15 May 2022 - Automated welding and heating systems maker Taylor-Winfield Technologies Inc. and SMS group have formed a global strategic alliance to drive sales of SMS group's X-Roll® heavy-gauge coil joining laser welder.

Jindal Stainless Ltd. Taps SMS group for New 2-Million-Ton Blast Furnace

28 April 2022 - India’s Jindal Stainless Ltd. (JSL) has contracted SMS group subsidiary Paul Wurth to install a 2-million-ton-capacity blast furnace at its Kalinganagar steel works, the equipment supplier announced today.