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SMS Meer to Supply Pipe Upsetting Plants for TMK

01 May 2005 - The TMK Pipe Metallurgical Co., Russia, has placed an order with SMS Meer GmbH, Germany, for two pipe upsetting plants.

Danieli to Modernize JSC Petrovsky DMP Steelmaking Plant

01 May 2005 - JSC Petrovsky DMP, Ukraine, recently awarded Danieli the contract to modernize its steelmaking facilities in Dnepropetrovsk. The goals of the project include enhanced flexibility and reduced production costs.

AIS Solutions to Provide Production Planning System for OEMK

01 May 2005 - Advanced Information Systems (AIS) recently received a contract from the Russian high-quality-oriented long-product steel producer OEMK for plant-wide production control management in their carbon and alloy steel production lines.

Danieli Completes Meltshop Projects at Feng Hsin and Asil Celik

01 May 2005 - Danieli recently completed a meltshop expansion project at Feng Hsin, Taiwan.

SMS Demag to Supply Slab Caster for Isdemir

01 May 2005 - Iskenderun Iron & Steel Works Co. (Isdemir), Turkey, a member of the Erdemir Group, has awarded an order to SMS Demag, Germany, for a twin-strand continuous slab caster.

Morgan to Upgrade Siscol Bar Mill

01 May 2005 - Morgan Construction Co. has received a contract from Southern Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., (Siscol), India, to upgrade the company’s steel mill.

MultiServ to Expand Services at Steel Mills in Belgium and Mexico

01 May 2005 - Harsco Corp.’s MultiServ mill services division has been awarded multi-year contracts for additional outsourced services at two major steel mills in Belgium and Mexico.

Maanshan Grants Acceptance Certificate to VAI for LD Process Optimization

01 May 2005 - Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau (VAI) recently received the acceptance certificate from Maanshan Iron & Steel for the successful implementation of a Process Optimization System for three 120-tonne LD (BOF) Converters.

Danieli to Supply Steelmaking Plant for Al Rajhi Steel

01 May 2005 - Danieli was recently contracted to supply an 850,000 tonne/year facility for Al Rajhi Steel, Saudi Arabia, on a complete turnkey basis.

SMS Demag Consortium to Provide Three Coilers for NLMK

01 May 2005 - Consortium leader SMS Demag AG, Germany, has received an order from Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Corp. (NLMK) of Russia for the supply of three coilers for the hot rolling mill 2000 in the Lipetsk Works.

Kobe Steel to Form DRI Venture in China

01 May 2005 - Kobe Steel, Ltd. signed a letter of intent with Shijiazhuang Iron & Steel Co. Ltd (Shigang) with the aim to establish a joint venture company that will produce direct reduced iron using a coal-based process in Hebei Province, China. Japanese trading firms Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Sojitz Corporation also are planning to participate in the venture.

SMS Demag to Optimize Lech-Stahlwerke EAF

01 May 2005 - Lech-Stahlwerke GmbH, Germany, has placed an order with SMS Demag AG to enhance the output of a 70-tonne electric arc furnace. Goals for the upgrade include increasing the tap weight to approximately 80 tonnes, reducing the number of scrap buckets per heat (from three to two) and optimization of the melting processes.

IISI Reports Crude Steel Production for March 2005

19 April 2005 - Figures released by the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) show that world crude steel production for the 61 countries reporting stood at 92.9 million tonnes in March — 6.5% higher than for March 2004.

Danieli to Provide Automation for Tangshan Hengtong Pickling-Tandem Line

01 April 2005 - Danieli Automation has been awarded with the contract to revamp the Pickling and Tandem Mill Line No. 2 in Tangshan Hengtong Accurate Sheet Metal Co Ltd., P.R China.

Concast Commissions Vacuum Degasser at Von Moos

01 April 2005 - Concast AG recently commissioned a new Vacuum Degassing facility at Swiss Steel’s von Moos plant. The von Moos facility is invested in the new degasser in an effort to improve the quality of its products and to expand its range with new steel grades.

Danieli to Revamp Bhilai Steel Plate Mill

01 April 2005 - Bhilai Steel Plant, a production unit of the Indian steel giant SAIL, has contracted Danieli Automation to revamp its Plate Mill. The plate mill is made up of two 4-high rolling stands.

Hyundai Hysco Orders Inaugural CVGL Facility from SMS Demag

01 April 2005 - Hyundai Hysco, Korea, has placed the first order for SMS Demag's Continuous Vertical Galvanizing Line (CVGL) facility. SMS Demag will incorporate the CVGL into an existing annealing line (CAL) at Rotem, a company of the Hyundai group.

Concast to Supply 8-Strand Billet Caster for Colakoglu

01 April 2005 - Turkish steelmaker Colakoglu Metalurji AS has placed an order with Concast AG, Zurich, for a single All-Convex continuous caster. The caster, which will have a capacity to produce two million tonnes per year, is part of the company’s plant renewal program in Gebze, Turkey.

More to Supply Manipulators for Mittal Steel Saldanha

01 April 2005 - Mittal Steel Saldanha, South Africa, contracted More srl, Italy, to install the Catfis automatic temperature and sampling manipulators in their twin-shell ConArc electric arc furnaces.

New VAI Workshop in China makes First Deliveries

01 April 2005 - Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau (VAI), has officially opened a new workshop — VAI Manufacturing (Taicang) Co. Ltd. — in China.

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