Steel News

SMS Demag to Supply Steckel Mill for Baoshan Iron & Steel

16 August 2007 - SMS Demag will supply a steckel mill and related equipment and services to Baoshan Iron & Steel’s Special Steel Branch.

Mechel Trading Company Opens New Warehouses

15 August 2007 - Mechel’s trading company opens five new warehouses, with plans for further expansions to its distribution network in the near future.

Outotec to Provide Technology for Tata Steel Sinter Plant

15 August 2007 - Outotec will provide the design and basic engineering, supply proprietary equipment, and provide supervisory services for a new iron ore sinter plant – India’s largest to date – for Tata Steel's new Kalinganagar steel plant project.

Posco Breaks Ground in Vietnam for New Cold Mill

14 August 2007 - Posco holds groundbreaking ceremony in Vietnam for a new cold-rolling plant that will complement a three million tonne/year hot rolling plant that is also planned for Vietnam.

Siemens Optimizes Blast Furnace Top-Gas Dust Recycling Process

14 August 2007 - Siemens Metals Technologies will install its new cyclone separator for dedusting blast furnace top gases at JSW Steel Ltd in India.

Kocks to Supply RSB for new Henan Jiyuan Bar Mill

13 August 2007 - Friedrich Kocks GmbH will supply a 3-roll, heavy-duty reducing and sizing block for Henan Jiyuan Iron & Steel’s new 600,000 tonne/year SBQ bar mill.

Siemens Obtains Certificate of Conformity for Integrated Electric Steel Plants

10 August 2007 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies receives certificate of conformity from the Russian ‘Certification Body for Mechanical Engineering Production’ in Moscow covering the supply of integrated electric steel plants and direct-reduction plants. The certificate is a precondition for exports to the Russian Federation.

IISI Reports World Crude Steel Productions for June 2007

08 August 2007 - World crude steel production for the 67 countries reporting to the International Iron and Steel Institute stood at an estimated 110.6 million tonnes in June — 5.7% higher than for the same month of 2006. Excluding China, world production grew by just 1.7% compared to June 2006.

Evraz Moves Forward with Offer to Acquire Highveld Shares

08 August 2007 - Evraz confirms that it now holds 56.01% of Highveld’s issued share capital following the closing of Evraz Group’s June 4 offer to acquire the entire issued share capital of Highveld Steel and Vanadium Corp.

Danieli to Revamp Dunaferr Roughing Mill

07 August 2007 - Danieli Wean United signs contract with Dunaferr, Hungary, for the turnkey supply of a new reversing roughing mill, attached edger, descaling system, and hot coilbox automation.

Siemens to Supply Slab Caster for Tiantie Hot Rolling Mill

07 August 2007 - Siemens Metals Technologies will supply engineering, key equipment, and technological packages for a twin-strand slab caster to be built at Tiantie Hot Rolling Mill’s facility in the Hebei Province.

SMS Demag to Upgrade Tata Steel Strip Mill

06 August 2007 - Tata Iron & Steel awards SMS Demag a contract for the modernization of its hot strip mill in Jamshedpur that will allow production to increase from 3.1 million to 3.5 million tonnes per year.

Outokumpu to Build Stainless Service Center, Cold Mill in India

06 August 2007 - Outokumpu's Board of Directors approves plans to build a greenfield stainless steel service center in the western part of India, and is evaluating plans to build a new greenfield stainless steel cold rolling mill there as well.

Siemens to Supply Drives for Maghreb Steel Roughing and Steckel Mills

06 August 2007 - Maghreb Steel places an order with Siemens I&S to supply drive systems for a new Steckel mill and a new roughing mill.

SMS Demag Starts up Two New Casters at Masteel

03 August 2007 - SMS Demag AG recently started up two twin-strand continuous slab casters designed for joint production of 5.7 million tonnes of flat products per year at Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (Masteel), China.

Parsytec to Supply Surface Inspection Systems for Sandvik

31 July 2007 - Sandvik Materials Technology places order with Parsytec AG for two surface inspection systems for one of their stainless AP lines.

Siemens to Supply Roughing Stand and Cooling Bed for Wuyang Plate Mill Expansion

31 July 2007 - Wuyang Iron and Steel commissions Siemens Metals Technologies to supply a new roughing mill stand and cooling bed for the Phase 2 expansion of their 4100-mm wide plate mill.

Beitai Beilong Starts up Two Danieli High-Speed Finishing Blocks

31 July 2007 - Beitai Beilong Iron & Steel starts up two 10-pass Danieli high-speed finishing blocks at the No. 2 high-capacity wire rod mill in the Bengxi Province.

Danieli to Supply Additional Bloom Grinders for Seah Besteel

30 July 2007 - Seah Besteel contracts Danieli Centro Maskin to supply two bloom grinders to be added to the two identical units are starting up this summer.

Tenova to Install Five Consteel Plants in Asia

30 July 2007 - Tenova will install five new Consteel plants in Asia, including a system capable of producing 360 tonnes of steel per hour—the highest installed capacity in the world—for Tokyo Steel’s new steel plant currently under construction in Kurashiki, Japan.