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Jindal Steel Inaugurates New Hot Strip Mill
21 March 2024 - Jindal Steel Odisha Ltd. has rolled the first coil on its new SMS group-built hot-strip mill, the equipment supplier has announced.
Salzgitter Chooses SMS group for HSM Improvement
22 January 2024 - Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH is upgrading its hot strip mill with a comprehensive technology package from SMS group, the equipment manufacturer has announced.
SMS group Wins Contract for Dominican Republic Rebar Plant
08 January 2024 - SMS group has been contracted to build a 400,000-ton rebar mill in the Dominican Republic, the equipment manufacturer has said.
SSAB Celebrates Start of Work on EAF
29 November 2023 - SSAB has broken ground on a SEK6.2 billion (approximately US$600 million) project to install an electric arc furnace and ancillary equipment at its Oxelösund plant in Sweden.
PT Krakatau Steel Contracts SMS group for HSM Overhaul
09 November 2023 - Indonesian steel producer PT Krakatau Steel has signed SMS group to modernize the No. 1 hot strip mill in Cilegon, Banten.
ABB, SMS group Tag Team on Hot Strip Mill Drivetrain
20 September 2023 - ABB is partnering with SMS group to deliver the medium-voltage motors and drives to the new AM/NS India hot strip mill in Hazira, the companies report.
SAIL, SMS group to Explore Decarbonization Solutions
09 August 2023 - India’s state-controlled steel producer Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) has signed an initial deal with Germany’s SMS group as a step toward reducing carbon emissions across its five integrated plants.
SMS group Tapped to Upgrade Spanish ERW Line
28 June 2023 - The equipment supplier has been contracted to modernize the forming section for Tuflesa electric resistance welding (ERW) line in Spain, SMS group has announced.
SMS group Announces “Generational Change” in Managing Board
22 June 2023 - Today SMS group unveiled plans for what it calls a “generational change” within its managing board structure, according to an official press release.
SMS group, Tata Steel to Demonstrate New BF Decarbonization Technology
15 June 2023 - SMS group and Tata Steel plan to jointly showcase new decarbonization technology designed for blast furnaces.
SMS group Upgrades Hot Strip Mill Automation for ArcelorMittal Tubarão
10 May 2023 - The equipment supplier announced today it has upgraded the existing automation system for the roughing mill and edger at ArcelorMittal Tubarão in Brazil.
SMS group Names New CTO, Launches Hub Focused on New Metals Technologies
26 April 2023 - SMS group has created a new unit focused on commercializing new technologies and has appointed chief technology officer Hans Ferkel to lead it.
Nucor Sheet Mill Complete Software Upgrade
21 March 2023 - Nucor Corp.’s Gallatin sheet mill in Kentucky has implemented a new production planning and scheduling system from SMS group, the plant engineer has said.
thyssenkrupp DRI Plant to Utilize Midrex Technology
14 March 2023 - Midrex Technologies Inc. will partner with SMS group subsidiary Paul Wurth to build thyssenkrupp’s planned 2.5-million-ton direct reduction plant.
SMS group Selected for EAF, Caster Modernization
14 March 2023 - Bahrain’s SULB Company (BSC) has contracted SMS group to modernize an electric arc furnace and 4-strand billet caster.
SDI Turns to Longtime Technology Partner for Aluminum Mill Build
09 March 2023 - Steel Dynamics Inc. has contracted SMS group to build its planned aluminum sheet mill, the plant engineer has announced.
thyssenkrupp Selects SMS group for EUR1.8 Billion Plant Project
01 March 2023 - thyssenkrupp has placed an EUR1.8 billion order with SMS group for a hydrogen-based direct reduction plant, two melting units and ancillary equipment.
YK Steel Turns to SMS group for Rebar Mill
13 February 2023 - South Korean steelmaker YK Steel has awarded a contract for a complete rebar mini-mill to SMS group.
Highbar Looking to Vault Into Steelmaking With Not One, Not Two, But Three Mills
08 February 2023 - Highbar LLC, the Dave Stickler-led rebar-making startup that is planning a mill in Arkansas and has a second on the drawing board, apparently has a third facility in the pipeline.
TISCO Starts SMS group-Built Heavy Plate Mill
24 January 2023 - Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd. (TISCO) has rolled the first plate on a new 4.3-m stainless heavy plate mill, according to the company that built it.
