Steel News

SMS group Receives Final Acceptance for New HSM

08 April 2021 - China’s HBIS Laoting Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., recently started up an SMS group–built hot strip mill and has pushed it up to full production, the equipment manufacturer has said.

Steel Plant Issues Final Acceptance on Revamped Degasser

26 March 2021 - SMS group has received the final acceptance certificate related to work on an RH degasser at China Steel Corp.’s Kaohsiung works in Taiwan.

SMS group Receives Order for Wire Rod Mill Improvements

23 March 2021 - China’s Zenith Steel Group Co. Ltd. has contracted SMS group to upgrade the wire rod mill at its Changzhou works, a project that will take the mill’s rolling speed up to a blistering pace of 42 m/second.

WISCO Gives Thumbs Up to Rolling Mill Upgrades

11 March 2021 - SMS group has received the final acceptance certificate for upgrades it made to a hot strip mill in China, the equipment supplier has said.

SMS group Contracted for Turkish Wire Rod Mill Upgrade

25 February 2021 - Turkish steel manufacturer Kardemir (Karabük Demir Çelik Fabrikalari A.S.) has awarded SMS group a contract for the replacement of key components of its wire rod mill in Karabük.

Nucor Gives Final Thumbs Up to New Galvanizing Line

27 January 2021 - Nucor Steel Gallatin has issued the final acceptance certificate on its new “heat-to-coat” pickling and galvanizing line, reports project contractor SMS group.

Taiwanese Producer Gives Final OK on Upgraded Caster

22 January 2021 - China Steel Corp. subsidiary Dragon Steel Corp. has issued the final acceptance certificate on a modernized 6-strand billet caster, according to project contractor SMS group.

Paul Wurth Wins Contract for Stamp-Charged Coke Batteries

18 January 2021 - SMS group’s Paul Wurth subsidiary said it has made a significant inroad into the Chinese market, receiving an order for two stamp-charged jumbo coke batteries at Xinxing Ductile Pipe Co. Ltd. in China, the company has announced.

SMS group Details 1.5-Million-Ton Beam Mill

13 January 2021 - SMS group has been contracted to build a new mill for Italy’s Duferco Travi e Profilati in Brescia, the plant builder has confirmed.

Salzgitter Heavy Plate Mill Starts New Heat-Treat Line

11 January 2021 - Salzgitter Group subsidiary Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH has processed the first heavy plate in a new heat-treat facility, according to the supplier of the equipment.

Paul Wurth Signed to Coke Plant Build

05 January 2021 - SMS group’s Paul Wurth subsidiary has won a contract to build a new cokemaking facility for China Steel Corp., Taiwan’s largest steel producer.

Mexican Mill Sees Successful Commission of New Skinpass Mill

17 December 2020 - The Villacero Group’s Lamina y Placa Comercial S.A de C.V. has completed hot commissioning of an upgraded galvanizing line at its facility in Apodaca, N.L., Mexico, according to project contractor SMS group.

SMS group Company Awarded Contract for Laser Measurement System

14 December 2020 - SMS group’s TBK Automation und Messtechnik GmbH has received an order for a laser-based measuring system from China’s Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (Masteel), the company has said.

Here's What Allowed Big River to Successfully Commission Its Bigger Mill

07 December 2020 - That Big River Steel commissioned its expanded Arkansas plant ahead of schedule — and in the midst of a pandemic — can be attributed to one key factor: teamwork.

POSCO Signs SMS group for Coke Plant Build

02 December 2020 - POSCO has contracted SMS group subsidiary Paul Wurth to build a new coke plant and associated gas treatment plant.

Italian Steel Company Contracts SMS group for Beam Mill

01 December 2020 - Duferco has contracted SMS group to build a new EUR180 million beam mill for its San Zeno Naviglio steel plant in Brescia, Duferco has announced.

SMS Group Receives Regional Economic Development Honor

17 November 2020 - SMS group has received a special recognition from the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia for its ongoing efforts in leading the region’s economic transition to the future.

Chinese Strip Mill Enters Service

10 November 2020 - China’s HBIS Laoting Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. has successfully started up a new SMS group-built strip mill, according to the equipment supplier.

SMS group Breaks Ground on New HQ

15 October 2020 - SMS group has formally marked the start of construction on a new campus headquarters in Germany, the company has announced.

SMS group Lands Order for Bar Processing Line

13 October 2020 - Turkish bright bar producer Hasçelik San. Ve Tic. A.Ş has placed an order with SMS group for a new combined drawing line, the equipment supplier has said.