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voestalpine Contracts Primetals Technologies for EAF Build

17 January 2024 - voestalpine has placed an order with Primetals Technologies for a 180-metric-ton electric arc furnace, the equipment manufacturer has announced.

Danieli to Upgrade Austrian Slab Caster

27 November 2023 - voestalpine has contracted Danieli to upgrade a vertical slab caster at its Linz plant in Austria.

voestalpine Embarks Upon a New Era in Steelmaking

14 September 2023 - voestalpine has broken ground on a EUR450 million electric arc furnace (EAF) at its Donawitz plant in Austria, the first of two that the steelmaker will build, the company has said.

ANDRITZ Carbon Capture Plant Now in Operation at voestalpine

21 August 2023 - International technology group ANDRITZ announced its first carbon capture plant is in operation at voestalpine’s steel mill in Linz, Austria.

Brazilian Producer Adds PSI Metals’ Production Management Software

05 June 2023 - Brazil’s Villares Metals has installed PSI Metal’s production management software on a hot rolling mill as part of an effort to improve quality control, reduce operational failures and better synchronize the equipment with other assets.

voestalpine Board OKs EUR1.5 Billion EAF Installation

22 March 2023 - voestalpine will proceed with a EUR1.5 billion investment in two electric arc furnaces (EAFs), with construction expected to start next year, the steelmaker said on Wednesday.

voestalpine Wraps Up Software Upgrade

17 March 2023 - voestalpine Stahl GmbH has gone live with a PSI Metals production management system, the software developer reports.

voestalpine Ups R&D Investment

10 October 2022 - voestalpine has set a research and development budget of EUR196 million for this fiscal year, a record for the company as it seeks to digitalize production and adopt climate-neutral steelmaking processes.

voestalpine Turns to Primetals Technologies for Galvanizing Line Revamp

13 September 2022 - voestalpine has contracted Primetals Technologies to modernize the Nos. 3 and 4 hot-dipped galvanizing lines at its Linz facility in Austria, the equipment builder has announced.

voestalpine Plans Upgrades to Galvanizing Lines

19 August 2022 - voestalpine is investing nearly EUR100 million to expand the galvanizing lines at its Linz, Austria, site, allowing for quality increases in zinc-coated and uncoated cold-rolled strip.

voestalpine Embarks Upon Process Control System Update

03 August 2022 - voestalpine has upgraded the process control systems for the three converter lines at its LD3 steel plant in Linz, Austria, reports the technology supplier on the project.

New voestalpine Mill About to Make Its Debut

30 June 2022 - voestalpine is preparing to start its highly automated special steel plant in Kapfenberg, Austria, bringing to an end a project that has been four years in the making.

voestalpine Moves First Low-Emissions Coils Out the Door

13 June 2022 - voestalpine has shipped the first coils of its reduced-CO2 steel from its plant in Linz, Austria, the company said Monday.

voestalpine Researching Hydrogen Plasma for Green Steel Production

28 April 2022 - The company announced yesterday that it is researching the use of hydrogen plasma for the carbon-free manufacture of crude steel in a single step at a pilot facility in Donawitz, Austria.

ArcelorMittal Acquires Majority Stake in voestalpine’s Texas HBI Plant

14 April 2022 - Luxembourg-based steelmaker ArcelorMittal announced today it has acquired an 80% stake in voestalpine’s hot briquetted iron (HBI) facility in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA.

voestalpine Nearing Sale of Majority Stake in Texas HBI Mill

11 April 2022 - The steelmaker is in advanced discussions to sell 80% of its stake in its Corpus Christi, Texas, USA, hot briquetted iron (HBI) mill, according to an official press release.

Primetals Technologies Nabs Order for voestalpine Tandem Mill Upgrade

24 March 2022 - voestalpine Stahl GmbH has chosen Primetals Technologies to convert the continuous tandem line at its Linz, Austria, site to a fully automated pickling tandem line optimized for high-strength and electrical steels, according to the supplier.