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Duferdofin-Nucor, Alfa Acciai Receive Upgrades From AIC
27 September 2019 - Automation solutions provider Automazioni Industriali Capitanio s.r.l. has wrapped up projects at two Italian steel plants, the company has said.
Primetals Technologies Wins Order for Stainless Steel Combination Mill
27 September 2019 - Walsin Yantai Stainless Steel Co. Ltd. has contracted Primetals Technologies to supply a stainless steel combination bar mill, the equipment supplier has announced.
NLMK Group’s Shipments to OMK Hits 5-Million-Ton Mark
27 September 2019 - A partnership between Russia’s NLMK Group and OMK Group’s Vyksa Steel Works has reached a milestone, with NLMK having shipped 5 million metric tons of slabs from its Lipetsk site to Vyksa Steel for conversion into heavy plate and large-diameter pipe.
Obstacles Remain as China Works on Steel Capacity Reductions, Industry Ministry Official Says
26 September 2019 - Not for a lack of trying, China remains challenged to contain illegal steel capacity, reports the Reuters news service.
thyssenkrupp Board Launches Effort to Replace Its Top Executive
26 September 2019 - thyssenkrupp’s board of directors is moving to oust chief executive Guido Kerkhoff, who has held the job for nearly one year.
Mesto to Deliver Steel Recycling Plant to Tata Steel India
26 September 2019 - Mesto Metal Recycling is to supply a Texas Shredder™ PS to Tata Steel in India. With this, Tata Steel is to be the first steel scrap shredding facility in India. Mesto was awarded with this order in the second quarter of 2019.
Rio Tinto Partners with Chinese Steelmaker, University on Reducing Carbon Emissions
25 September 2019 - Iron ore miner Rio Tinto on Wednesday agreed to work with China Baowu Steel Group and China’s Tsinghua University to develop ways to reduce carbon emissions and improve the steel industry’s environmental performance.
Czech Steelmaker Orders Casting Automation Package
25 September 2019 - Danieli Automation will install a new casting temperature simulation package at Třinecké Železárny, an integrated producer of long products located in the Czech Republic.
Danieli Wins Order for Casting Automation Package for Czech Steelmaker
25 September 2019 - Danieli Automation will install a new casting temperature simulation package at Třinecké Železárny, a producer of long products located in the Czech Republic.
Chinese Scrap Imports Fall in August – to Zero
24 September 2019 - China in August did something it has not done at any time in the last 19 years – it did not import any scrap steel, a sign that the world’s largest steel-producing country could soon become a net exporter of scrap, reports the Bloomberg news service.
JSW Steel Signs Harsco for Additional Mill Services
24 September 2019 - JSW Steel's Dolvi works in India is expanding its relationship with mill services contractor Harsco Corp., signing three multi-year contracts for additional services.
Tenova Awarded Contract for Intelligent Waste Heat Recovery Systems
23 September 2019 - China’s Tangshan Zhengfeng Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. recently placed a follow-on order with Tenova for three of its iRecovery® intelligent waste heat recovery systems, the equipment supplier reports.
National Steel to Build New US$500 Million Complex
23 September 2019 - Saudi Arabia’s National Steel Co. has reached an agreement to establish a US$500 million steel products plant in an Omanese free-trade zone next to the Port of Salalah, according to the English-language Muscat Daily newspaper.
POSCO Aims to Supply Emerging Market for Maritime Sulfur Scrubbers
19 September 2019 - South Korean steel giant POSCO is bringing to market a super alloy stainless steel designed for sulfur scrubbers installed on ocean-going vessels.
Primetals Technologies, Tata Steel Europe Commission Automation System – From Afar
19 September 2019 - Primetals Technologies and Tata Steel Europe reached a first in their 50-year relationship – Primetals Technologies remotely commissioned a new level 2 automation system for a caster.
Liberty Steel to Begin EUR400 Million Expansion of European Steel Works
19 September 2019 - Sanjeev Gupta, Liberty Steel founder and international metals and industrial entrepreneur, pledged EUR400 million over five years to build Liberty Steel’s newly acquired European steel works into a major force in the global steel industry.
BILSTEIN GROUP Nears Completion on German Cold Rolling Mill
18 September 2019 - German cold-rolled products maker The Bilstein Group is preparing to commission a new wide quarto reversing mill in Germany, a facility it calls one of the most technologically advanced worldwide.
thyssenkrupp Spin-Off to Focus on IOT Solutions
18 September 2019 - thyssenkrupp has created a new consulting and technology services company intended to help others undertake their own digital transformations.
Midrex Technology Selected for H2-Based Iron Reduction Plant
17 September 2019 - The world’s largest steelmaker has chosen Midrex Technologies to build a demonstration-scale, ironmaking plant that uses hydrogen reduction.
Turkish Producer Plans New Blast Furnace
17 September 2019 - The board at Turkey's Kardemir has OK'd plans to build a new blast furnace, a move that will lift the company's hot metal capacity by 1 million metric tons, the company has said.
