VAII to Modernize North Star Steel EAFs
02/03/2004 -
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VAII to Modernize North Star Steel EAFs
Feb. 3, 2004 — North Star Steel has awarded VAII a contract to provide engineering expertise and the supply of two new EAF roof structures at the company’s Wilton, Iowa, facility.
In addition to the new taller roof assemblies, VAII’s scope of supply will also include a complete redesign and supply of the roof gantry arms is also included. The roof structures will be based on VAI Fuchs Technology.
Delivery of the new components is scheduled for June 2004.
VAII is a U.S.-based subsidiary of Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau (VAI), Austria, a company of the listed VA Technologie AG. VAI is one of the world’s leading engineering and plant-building companies for the iron, steel and aluminum industries with a multinational company structure and special focus on technology, automation and services. VAI achieved total sales of 1.024 million EUR in 2002 and employs approximately 3,300 people worldwide.
