Steel News

SMS group Wins Order for US$150 Million Structural Tube Mill

10 May 2019 - Pipe and tube maker Zekelman Industries has contracted SMS group as the primary equipment supplier for its new US$150 million electric-weld tube mill.

Pipe Maker Plans New Spiral Weld Mill

04 April 2019 - SMS group has been awarded a contract to build a spiral pipe mill for American SpiralWeld Pipe, a manufacturer of municipal and industrial water and wastewater lines.

Big River Chooses Technology Supplier for Arkansas Expansion

25 March 2019 - SMS group has locked up a contract to expand Big River Steel’s flex mill in Arkansas, the equipment supplier said on Monday.

SMS group Adds Two to Leadership Team

07 March 2019 - SMS group GmbH is expanding its management team, creating two new posts focused on technology and operations.

SMS group Contracted for Peruvian Meltshop Build

06 March 2019 - Peru’s Corporación Aceros Arequipa S.A. has turned to SMS group for a new meltshop being built at the company’s Pisco plant.

Italian Wire Rod Producer Taps SMS group for New Billet Welder

05 February 2019 - SMS group has won a contract to install a continuous billet welder at a wire rod mill in Brescia, Italy.

Hyundai Steel Deploys New Straightener to Expand Product Range

28 January 2019 - Hyundai Steel has issued the final acceptance certificate on a new straightening machine installed at the company’s Incheon, South Korea, plant, according to the equipment supplier.

Nucor-Yamato Plans Improvements to No. 2 Rolling Mill

22 January 2019 - Nucor-Yamato Steel Co. has contracted SMS group to upgrade its Arkansas plant, the machine builder said on Tuesday.

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.