Steel News

Primetals Technologies Appoints New Chief Executive Officer

01 April 2026 - Primetals Technologies announced it has appointed Koji Sakatani as its chief executive officer (CEO), succeeding Yoshiharu Ikeda, effective 1 April 2026.

Primetals Technologies Upgrades Turkish Steel Producer’s Hot Strip Mill

26 March 2026 - Primetals Technologies announced it has received the final acceptance certificate for completing a Turkish steel producer’s hot strip mill modernization.

Primetals Technologies Delivers Fourth Continuous Caster to HBIS Tangsteel

18 March 2026 - HBIS Tangsteel has started up a new slab caster, its fourth continuous caster from Primetals Technologies in service at the Tangshan Laoting plant in Hebei Province, China.

Çolakoğlu Metalurji’s EAF Upgraded by Primetals Technologies

10 March 2026 - Çolakoğlu Metalurji had its electric arc furnace (EAF) in Dilovasi, Türkiye, upgraded by Primetals Technologies to include a furnace-tilting device.

SAIL Turns to Primetals Technologies For IISCO Plant Expansion

04 March 2026 - The Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) has selected Primetals Technologies to supply a new pelletizing plant, three 165-metric-ton ladle furnaces and two 165-metric-ton RH degassers as part of its IISCO steel plant expansion in Burnpur.

voestalpine Stahl GmbH’s Hot Strip Mill To Be Upgraded by Primetals Technologies

26 February 2026 - Primetals Technologies announced it will upgrade vostalpine Stahl GmbH’s laminar strip cooling line at its hot strip mill in Linz, Austria.

Primetals Technologies Receives FAC From Rizhao Steel for Anti-Bulging System on All Five Arvedi ESP Lines

24 February 2026 - Primetals Technologies announced that Rizhao Steel has presented them with a final acceptance certificate (FAC) for the installation of the LevCon Bender Anti-Bulging system on all five of its Arvedi ESP high-speed casters.

Primetals Technologies, BGH Complete First Melting Tests of Active Power Feeder

17 February 2026 - Primetals Technologies announced it has completed the first melting tests of the active power feeder alongside BGH Edelstahl at its electric arc furnace (EAF) in Siegen, Germany.

Baosteel Receives World’s Thickest Ultrathick Slab Caster From Primetals Technologies

12 February 2026 - Primetals Technologies announced it has delivered a new two-stand record-breaking ultrathick slab caster, Caster No. 5, to Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron and Steel’s Zhanjiang plant in Guangdong Province, China.

Primetals Technologies Upgrades Aperam’s Stainless Steel Meltshop

10 February 2026 - Primetals Technologies upgraded Aperam’s stainless steel meltshop in Genk, Belgium with a revamp of its existing argon oxygen decarburization (AOD) converter No. 1 and installation a new AOD converter No. 2.