Steel News

Dillinger Turns to SMS group for Paul Wurth Cast Iron Staves

26 January 2026 - SMS group announced it has received an order from Dillinger for new Paul Wurth cast iron staves and copper staves for its blast furnace 5.

SMS group Unveils New State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Facility

22 January 2026 - SMS group has cut the ribbon on a new 80,000-square-meter workshop in Sanand, India, its second such facility in the country.

SMS group Partially Repairs Blast Furnace for Třinecké Železárny

20 January 2026 - SMS group announced it has successfully completed the partial hearth repair of blast furnace BF4 at Třinecké Železárny a.s. in the Czech Republic.

First Coils Produced at Tata Steel’s CSP Plant Following Upgrades by SMS group

15 January 2026 - SMS group announced that its upgrade project for Tata Steel Ltd.’s Jamshedpur CSP® (Tata Steel TSCR) plant in Jharkhand, India, has been completed and the first coils have been rolled.

Nakamura Signs FAC for Open-Die Forging Press From SMS group

13 January 2026 - SMS group announced it has received the final acceptance certificate (FAC) from Nakamura Iron Works for the commissioning of an ultrahigh-speed 12.5 MN open-die forging press at its Komaki City site in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

SMS group Tapped to Supply Haynes With Hydraulic Radial Forging Line

06 January 2026 - Indiana-based subsidiary of the Acerinox Group and part of North American Stainless, Haynes International Inc., has tapped SMS group to deliver a hydraulic radial forging line.

SMS group Acquires Metso’s Ferrous Technologies

05 January 2026 - SMS group has completed its acquisition of Metso Corp.'s ferrous business, it said on Monday.

Automation Systems Updated by SMS group for thyssenkrupp Steel Europe

15 December 2025 - Coiler area automation systems at thyssenkrupp Steel Europe’s hot strip mill No. 1 in Duisburg, Germany, have been upgraded by SMS group, the equipment supplier announced.

JSW Vijayanaga Metallics Commissions Ruhrstahl Heraeus Unit from SMS group

12 December 2025 - SMS group announced it has been commissioned to deliver a new Ruhrstahl Heraeus (RH) unit for JSW Steel Ltd. subsidiary JSW Vijayanagar Metallics Ltd.’s (JVML) Vijayanagar Works Steel Plant 4 in Toranagallu, India.