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thyssenkrupp Commissions New NGO Annealing, Isolating Line

29 January 2025 - thyssenkrupp Steel Europe is starting up a new electrical steel processing line at its Bochum, Germany, plant, reports project contractor SMS group.

SMS group Lands Order for Turkish Strip Mill Modernization

23 January 2025 - Turkish steelmaker Colakoğlu Metalurji AS has contracted SMS group to upgrade its 1,850 mm strip mill in Dilovası.

SMS group Changes Gears with New Leadership

19 December 2024 - SMS group’s ownership, the Familie Weiss Foundation, has changed up its leadership, naming a new chair and directors.

SMS group Tapped for EAF Power Feeder System

27 November 2024 - SMS group has been contracted to integrate an electrical direct feed system into a new electric arc furnace being built at SSAB’s Oxelösund steel plant in Sweden.

Nucor Signs SMS group for Steckel Mill Revamp

23 October 2024 - Nucor Corp. has contracted SMS group to modernize its Tuscaloosa, Ala., mill, USA, SMS group has announced.

SHS Group Chooses Technology Suppliers for Process Conversion

16 October 2024 - Germany’s SHS Group has awarded contracts for a direct reduction plant and two electric arc furnaces, the central components of a decarbonization project at its Dillinger/Saar and Völklingen plants.

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.

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