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Nucor Bar Mill Puts New Reheat Furnace on Order
19 May 2017 - Nucor Corp. has ordered a reheat furnace from SMS group as part of a US$85 million upgrade to its Ohio bar mill.
Severstal Blast Furnace to be Retrofitted with New Charging System
18 May 2017 - SMS group’s Paul Wurth unit has won a contract to refurbish the No. 5 blast furnace at Severstal’s Cherepovets Metallurgical Plant in Russia, the equipment maker has announced.
SMS group Upgrades Severstal Pickling Line
16 May 2017 - PAO Severstal has installed a new twin-head side trimmer on a pickling line at its Cherepovets plant in Russia, according to equipment supplier SMS group.
SMS Wins Contract for Bar Mill Modernization
13 April 2017 - Spain's Sidenor Aceros Especiales SL has awarded a contract to SMS group to modernize the bar mill at its Basauri facility.
Severstal Signs Off on Tandem Mill Upgrades
04 April 2017 - Russia’s PAO Severstal has issued the final acceptance certificate on its newly modernized tandem cold mill at its Cherepovets plant, according to the vendor on the project.
MMK Eyes Improvements to Slab Caster, Plate Mill
16 March 2017 - SMS group has won a contract to upgrade a continuous slab caster and the heavy plate mill at Russia’s Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works.
Its New Steel Works Now Open, an Open-Die Forger Sets a Casting Record
23 February 2017 - South Korea’s TAEWOONG Co. Ltd. has set a new steelmaking record, becoming the first to successfully produce 1,000 mm blooms on a curved continuous caster, according to an announcement.
Big River Disclosed Its First-Month's Production. It's A Lot.
09 February 2017 - Start-up Big River Steel produced 63,000 tons of hot-rolled coil in January, its first full month of production, the company has announced.
German Wire Rod Mill Wraps Up Modernization Project
26 January 2017 - Germany’s Saarstahl AG has signed off on upgrades to its wire rod mill in Burbach, according to the vendor on the project.
Tubemaker Starts Up Revamped ERW Line
20 January 2017 - SMS group has completed upgrades to a high-frequency ERW tube line for Italy’s Arvedi Tubi Acciaio.
Mill Installs New Rebar Coiling Line
23 November 2016 - An upgrade to an eastern European mill's rebar line has passed performance tests, according the equipment vendor on the project.
Nucor JV Selects SMS to Build Continuous Galv Line
21 November 2016 - SMS group has won a contract to equip a planned galvanizing mill in central Mexico, the company has announced.
Indian Steelmaker to Commission New Ladle Furnace in 2018
14 November 2016 - SMS group has won an order for a 130-ton twin ladle furnace of the Steel Authority of India Ltd., the mill equipment maker has announced.
SMS group Wins Caster Maintenance Contract
09 November 2016 - Gerdau Ouro Branco has awarded SMS group a three-year contract for maintenance services, the mill equipment maker has announced.
SMS to Build Continuous Mill For Omanese Steelmaker
28 October 2016 - SMS group has won a contract to build a continuous rebar mill in Oman, the company has announced.
SMS Opens New U.S. Service Center, Dedicated Roll Shops
06 October 2016 - SMS Technical Services has opened a new repair and maintenance shop in Arkansas to serve the Big River Steel facility and other regional steelmakers, the company has announced.
Auto Parts Maker Orders 25-MN Forging Press
22 July 2016 - SMS group said it has won an order for a closed-die forging press from Turkey’s PARSAN Makina Parçaları Sanayii A.Ş., a key forged-parts supplier to the European automotive industry.
Severstal Plans Pickling Line Upgrade
31 May 2016 - Severstal has ordered a double-headed edge trimmer for the No. 3 continuous pickling line at its facility in Cherepovets, Russia, the vendor on the project has announced.
Big River Begins Switching On Production Lines at New Mill
18 March 2016 - Big River Steel has commissioned its batch anneal furnaces and skin pass mill and has begun processing steel at its new mill in Arkansas, the company announced.
Romanian Tubemaker Adding Heat Treatment Line to Mill
22 February 2016 - Romania’s TMK-ARTROM has awarded a contract to the SMS group for a new heat treatment line, according to SMS.
