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SMS group to Supply 5,000-Ton Press to European Parts Maker

21 January 2019 - SMS group has won an order for a 5,000-ton closed-die forging press from components manufacturer Musashi Europe.

Paul Wurth Makes Investment in Hydrogen Steelmaking

07 January 2019 - SMS group’s Paul Wurth unit is investing in a German company that makes highly efficient electrolyzers and fuel cells.

Steelmaker Targets Heavier Bar-in-Coil Weights Through Mill Upgrade

16 October 2018 - South Korean long products producer DaehanSteel Co. Ltd. has awarded a contract to SMS group for upgrades to a rolling mill at the company’s Pyeongtaek plant.

SMS group Receives Final OK on Bar Mill Improvements

05 October 2018 - Spain’s Sidenor Aceros Especiales has signed the final acceptance certificate on upgrades to a bar mill at its Basauri plant, reports the equipment supplier on the project.

South Korean Steelmaker Slates Bar Mill Improvements

18 September 2018 - South Korea’s Daehan Steel Co. Ltd. has contracted SMS group to replace a bar mill quenching line at its Sinpyeong works and make other improvements, the equipment supplier has announced.

SMS group Wins Order for Bar Mill

14 September 2018 - With an eye to expanding its long products portfolio, Cameroon’s Prometal Aciérie has awarded a contract to SMS group for a 300,000-ton rolling mill, SMS group has announced.

SMS group Scores Contract for Plate Mill Upgrade

24 August 2018 - Denmark’s NLMK DanSteel has awarded a contract to SMS group to overhaul its heavy plate mill, the equipment manufacturer has announced.

SMS group to Build Meltshop for New Austrian Mill

27 July 2018 - SMS group has been chosen to outfit the meltshop at a planned special steel plant in Austria, the equipment supplier said on Friday.

SeAH Returns Upgraded Converter to Service

11 July 2018 - South Korean stainless producer SěAH CSS has completed upgrades to the 100-ton converter at its Changwon mill, according to the contractor on the project.

SMS group Secures Orders for Finishing Blocks

21 June 2018 - SMS group has landed two separate orders for its MEERdrive PLUS finishing blocks from Italian wire rod producers Arlenico SpA and Feralpi Siderurgica SpA.

SMS group Lands Order for Galvanizing Line

12 June 2018 - China’s Shandong Ruifeng Stainless Steel Co. has chosen SMS group to supply a hot-dip galvanizing line to complement its pickling line and tandem mill.

SMS group Receives Order for Slab Caster

23 May 2018 - NLMK Group has awarded a contract for a new thick slab caster to SMS group, the equipment supplier has announced.

Stainless Producer Signs Off on New Converter Equipment

02 May 2018 - SMS group has received the final acceptance certificate on a new torque retainer system at Acerinox Group’s Columbus Stainless Ltd. in Middelburg, South Africa.

New 2.5M-Ton Russian Blast Furnace Enters Production

10 April 2018 - Russian steelmaker EVRAZ has blown in a new blast furnace at its Nizhny Tagil facility, reports the equipment supplier on the project.

Nucor Contracts with SMS group for Illinois Bar Mill

14 March 2018 - SMS group has been awarded a contract to build Nucor Corp.’s planned merchant bar mill at its existing Kankakee bar plant in Illinois.

Digitalization R&D Project Could Lead to Enhanced Production Scheduling at Big River

12 March 2018 - SMS group and a German university have launched a research and development project that focuses on automating production planning at Big River Steel.

German Steelworks Turns on New Cooling System

06 March 2018 - SMS group has successfully retrofitted a German slab caster with a new secondary cooling system, the equipment supplier reported Tuesday.

SMS group, Arkansas College Form Partnership on Steelmaking School

07 February 2018 - SMS group and Arkansas Northeastern College, a community college based in Blytheville, Ark., USA, have formalized plans to establish a steelmaking training program.

Iranian Pipe Mill Calls on SMS group for Upgrades

29 January 2018 - SMS group has signed a signed a comprehensive service and modernization contract with Sadid Industrial Group’s Mahshahr pipe mill, the equipment supplier has announced.