Steel News

BAHAGIA STEEL Taps SMS group for New Twin-Strand HSD® Rebar Line

12 March 2026 - Indonesian round bar and rebar producer PT. BAHAGIA STEEL has tapped SMS group to deliver a new twin-strand high-speed delivery (HSD®) rebar production line for its Kampung Wringinanom site.

Jingye Turns to SMS group for Wire Rod Line Modernization

11 March 2026 - SMS group announced it will modernize Jingye (Yingkou) Medium Plate Co. Ltd.’s No. 1 high-speed wire rod line at its Yingkou plant in China to expand its product diameter range.

Yamato Steel Taps SMS group to Modernize Section Mill

17 February 2026 - SMS group announced it has been selected to modernize Yamato Steel Co. Ltd.’s section mill, replacing two mill stands with new compact cartridge mill stands (CCS®), in Himeji, Japan.

Kalyani Ispat Taps SMS group for a High-Speed Bar and Wire Rod Mill

11 February 2026 - Indian steel manufacturer Kalyani Ispat Ltd., subsidiary of Rungta Sons Ltd., has tapped SMS group to deliver a high-speed bar and wire rod mill for its Rajnandgaon plant in Chhattisgarh, India.

SMS group to Deliver Europe’s First Continuous Mill Technology to UMB Steel

04 February 2026 - SMS group announced it will deliver Europe’s first continuous mill technology (CMT® 700) to steel manufacturer UMB Steel s.r.l.’s site in Oțelu Roșu, Romania.

JISCO Carbon Steel Celebrates Start-Up of World’s First CSP HSM Integrated Line

02 February 2026 - SMS group announced that JISCO Carbon Steel has begun production on the world’s first integrated line with hot strip mill (HSM) and compact strip production (CSP®) modes, utilizing SMS group’s full automation scope, in Jiayuguan, China.

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.