Secondary Metallurgy
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SMS Mevac Commissions VOD Facility at Fujian Fuxin Special Steel
27 March 2015 - After the successful start-up of the stainless steel melt shop of Fujian Fuxin Special Steel (part of Formosa Plastics Corporation) in Zhangzhou, China, by the SMS group in 2014, last month the Duplex VOD X-eed unit supplied by SMS Mevac, Germany, was put into operation. This plant represents the extension phase of the melt shop.
MTAG Switzerland to Deliver Vacuum Degassing Installation to ArcelorMittal Hunedoara
25 February 2015 - MTAG Switzerland has signed a contract to supply a 100-metric-ton turnkey vacuum degassing installation with a dry mechanical pumping system to Romanian long product producer ArcelorMittal Hunedoara.
UHT to Deliver AOD Converter to Specialty Steelmaker in India
30 September 2014 - Danieli has awarded UHT the order for the supply of an AOD as a part of Danieli’s project for two new meltshops and one heavy bar mill for specialty and stainless steel at Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd, Jharsuguda, Orissa state, India.
Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Commissions Revamped Duplex RH-TOP Plant from SMS Mevac
18 September 2014 - After the successful commissioning of the new 80-ton Duplex RH-TOP plant No. 2 (Ruhrstahl Heraeus process) last April, Taigang Group International Trade Co. Ltd., and the plant operator Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd. (TISCO), both located in Taiyuan, China, have successfully revamped and commissioned the existing 80-ton Duplex RH-TOP plant No. 1.
DeP Converter from Siemens Commences Operation at Tangshan
28 August 2014 - A DeP converter from Siemens has commenced operation at Chinese steel producer Tangshan Stainless Steel Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Tangshan Iron & Steel Group Co. Ltd.
INTECO Supplying Ruspolymet with VAR Plant; Discussing Strategic Partnership
19 August 2014 - In June 2014, Russian special steel producer Ruspolymet assigned INTECO with the engineering and supply of a 6t vacuum arc remelting (VAR) plant.
Gerdau Completes Construction of Vacuum Degasser at Michigan Mill
04 August 2014 - Gerdau’s capital improvement projects at its special steel producing mill in Monroe, Mich., are making progress. In May 2014, the global steel company completed construction and start-up of its new twin tank vacuum degassing system, which was supplied by Danieli.
VOD from Siemens Launched at voestalpine Giesserei Linz
04 August 2014 - A vacuum oxygen decarburization (VOD) plant from Siemens Metals Technologies with a capacity of 50 metric tons commenced operation at voestalpine Giesserei Linz GmbH.
AHMSA Orders RH Plant from Siemens
08 July 2014 - Siemens Metals Technologies has won an order from Mexican steel producer Altos Hornos de Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. (AHMSA) to supply a 150-ton, twin RH vacuum degassing plant with mechanical vacuum pumps for its converter steelworks No. 2 in Monclova.
Jindal Shadeed Commissions Integrated Steel Plant in Oman
28 April 2014 - Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel, a wholly owned subsidiary of India’s Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (JSPL) has successfully commissioned its 2-million-metric-ton-per-year integrated steel plant (ISP) in Sohar, Oman.
China Steel Commissions Twin-Ladle Furnace from SMS Mevac
21 April 2014 - China Steel Corp. (CSC), located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, has successfully commissioned a 270-ton twin-ladle furnace No. 3 supplied by SMS Mevac.
Duplex RH Plant from SMS Mevac Now in Operation at Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel
18 April 2014 - Taigang Group International Trade Co. Ltd. and the end user Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd., both located in Taiyuan, China, have successfully put into operation a new 80-metric-ton duplex RH-TOP plant (Ruhrstahl Heraeus process) supplied by SMS Mevac, and its consortium partner SMS Siemag Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd.
SMS Siemag Starts Up Ecoplants Special Steel Plant at Fuxin Special Steel
08 April 2014 - Fuxin Special Steel Co. Ltd. of Taiwan successfully commissioned a steelworks supplied by SMS Siemag for manufacturing stainless steel slabs at its Zhangzhou location in the Chinese Fujian Province.
Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Witten Starts Up New Secondary Metallurgical Center
27 February 2014 - In January 2014 the first heat at the new secondary metallurgical center supplied by INTECO at Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Witten was carried out.
RH Plant from SMS Mevac in Operation at Tubos Reunidos
17 February 2014 - Spain’s Tubos Reunidos S.L.U. has successfully brought into operation a new RH plant (Ruhrstahl Heraeus process) supplied by SMS Mevac.
Hyundai Steel Orders RH Plant for Secondary Metallurgy from SMS Mevac
13 February 2014 - South Korea's Hyundai Steel Co. has awarded SMS Mevac a contract for the supply of a fast vessel exchange RH (Ruhrstahl Heraeus) unit for its secondary-metallurgy facilities in Dangjin.
Steel Plantech Makes Successful Hot Run of Hyundai Steel's Plant Expansion
28 November 2013 - Steel Plantech announced a successful hot run was held in early September 2013 of Phase III of the 4 million ton per year expansion of the No.2 steelmaking plant at Hyundai Steel’s Dangjin Works.
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).
Gerdau's Capex Projects Progressing at Special Steel Mill in Monroe, Mich.
25 September 2013 - Gerdau’s capital improvement projects at its special steel producing mill in Monroe, Mich., are making progress. The global steel company completed construction of its new continuous caster in October 2012 and dismantled the old caster in June.
Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum Wins Global Orders for Metal Treatment Vacuum Systems
09 September 2013 - Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum recently won several orders globally for vacuum systems out of the metal treatment field, optimized for customer specific needs. Advantage of these vacuum solutions is the high flexibility due to the use of standard vacuum pumps in a versatile skid.
