Steel News

Morgan Commissions Brandenburg Mill Upgrade

01 November 2005 - Morgan Construction Co. has successfully commissioned an upgrade that it designed, built and installed to the four-strand rod mill of BES Brandenburger Elektrostahlwerke GmbH, Germany.

Stein Heurtey to Supply Annealing Furnace Technology to Panzhihua I&S

01 November 2005 - Panzhihua Iron & Steel Co. (Pangang) recently awarded Stein Heurtey an order to supply vertical annealing furnace technology for its new continuous galvanizing line to be located at Chengdu, P.R. China.

Siemens to Modernize HKM Slab Caster

01 November 2005 - The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) has received an order from Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH (HKM), Germany, to modernize its continuous slab caster No. 2. Valued at around five million euros, the project includes all process-control, automation and drive equipment.

SMS Demag Upgrades Baotou CSP Caster

01 November 2005 - SMS Demag AG, Germany, has successfully completed its modernization of the twin-strand compact strip production (CSP®) facility at Baotou Iron & Steel Group, P.R. China.

Siemens to Supply New Main Drive for ThyssenKrupp Tandem Cold Mill

01 November 2005 - The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) has received an order from ThyssenKrupp Steel AG to supply a new main drive for the BETA coupled tandem pickling line at its Dortmund plant. The order is valued at approximately three million euros.

Danieli to Supply Three More Spooler Plants for Celsa Group

01 November 2005 - Celsa recently awarded Danieli orders for three high-capacity Spooler lines to be installed at its Cardiff (U.K.), Castellbisbal (Spain), and Huta Ostrowiec (Poland) bar mills. The order follows Danieli’s successful spooler line installation at Celsa’s Nervacero SA, Vizcaya plant in Spain.

Calvi and Hoesch Hohenlimburg to Merge Special Profiles Interests

01 November 2005 - The Italian Calvi Holding Group and Hoesch Hohenlimburg GmbH have agreed in principle on the sale to Calvi of a 75.1% majority interest in the special profiles operations of Hoesch Hohenlimburg. The merger will create the world’s largest and technologically leading manufacturer of rolled, extruded and cold-drawn special profiles.

Arcelor to Increase Stake in Brazilian Stainless Steel Producer Acesita

01 November 2005 - Arcelor recently entered into a definitive agreement with two Brazilian pension funds regarding its acquisition Acesita SA common shares representing 25% of the Brazilian stainless steel producer's voting capital and 8% of its total capital stock.

Outokumpu to Cease Production of Coil Products in Sheffield

01 November 2005 - Outokumpu recently announced it would cease the operations of its Coil Products Sheffield (CPS) business unit in the UK. The decision follows a thorough review of its stainless steel cold rolling operation in Sheffield.

ThyssenKrupp Acier Starts up New High Strength Steel Slitting Line

01 November 2005 - ThyssenKrupp Service Acier has begun operation of a new slitting line.

Posco Raises the Bar for Average PCI Rates

01 November 2005 - Posco recently achieved pulverized coal injection rates of 204 kg per tonne of hot metal on all blast furnaces at its Kwangyang Works. The 204 kg/tonne rate is the highest average rate of pulverized coal injection (PCI) in the company, and has helped to significantly lower ironmaking costs.

Danieli Centro Tube and Kocks to Modernize Chengdu Seamless Tube Mill

01 November 2005 - Danieli Centro Tube [DCT], Italy, received the first Chinese order to restructure and modernize a seamless tube plant for Chengdu Iron & Steel Corp. located in Chengdu, China.

China Erzhong Orders Morgoil Bearings

01 November 2005 - Morgan Construction Co.’s Morgoil Bearing Division has received contracts from China Erzhong for Morgoil Bearings for two hot strip mills the company is building in P.R. China.

Danieli Davy Distington Consortium to Supply Slab Caster for BSP SAIL

01 November 2005 - SAIL, the Steel Authority of India Ltd., recently awarded Danieli Davy Distington an order for a new slab caster, to be installed in its Bhilai Steel Plant, India.

Siemens to Modernize Bokaro Steel Hot Mill

01 November 2005 - Siemens’ Industrial Solutions and Services (I&S) Group recently received an order from Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) for the modernization of their hot-rolling mill at Bokaro, India.

ThyssenKrupp to Increase Prices in January

01 November 2005 - ThyssenKrupp Steel AG recently announced it would increase its prices by €20/t for hot-rolled, cold-rolled and coated products as well as non-grain-oriented electrical steel sold under quarterly contracts. The increases will become effective on January 1, 2006.

Arcelor, Baosteel and Nippon Celebrate Opening for Automotive Sheet Facility

01 November 2005 - Arcelor, Baosteel and Nippon Steel recently celebrated the opening of their automotive steel sheet joint venture, Baosteel-NSC/Arcelor Automotive Steel Sheet Co., Ltd. (BNA) in Shanghai.

Stein Heurtey to Supply Walking Beam Furnace for VA Stahl Upgrade

01 November 2005 - Stein Heurtey was recently awarded a contract by voestalpine Stahl GmbH for the turnkey supply of a 420 tonnes per hour Digit@l walking beam furnace. Stein Heurtey will also supply the charging and discharging machines.

Concast to Supply Ladle Furnace for Gerdau Acominas Ouro Branco

01 November 2005 - Concast AG, Switzerland, and its subsidiary Concast Metalurgia Ltda., Brazil, have been awarded a major contract from Gerdau Açominas to supply a 230-tonne ladle furnace and auxiliaries for the company’s Ouro Branco facility in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Siemens to Supply Replacement Converter for Ahmsa

01 November 2005 - Altos Hornos de Mexico, SA de CV (Ahmsa) recently awarded the VAI Division of Siemens Group Industrial Solutions and Services (I&S) a contract to engineer and supply a new 60-ton replacement converter. The contract value is EUR 1.67 million.