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News on the latest technological processes and equipment used in all stages of the steelmaking process.

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Fives Selected for Five New High-End Automotive Steel Projects

13 February 2015 - Fives, an international engineering group which designs and supplies process technologies to various industries, has been awarded five new processing line contracts for the automotive steel market, making it in this field a dominant equipment provider to steelmakers.

MMK Carrying Out Large-Scale Blast Furnace Modernization

13 February 2015 - OJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) is carrying out technical upgrades to its blast furnace No. 8.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Casts Unique Format of Round Billets for Tube Production

12 February 2015 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava has begun production of continuous cast billets with a unique small diameter of 130 mm.

TMK and RUSNANO Expand High-Tech Pipe Production

11 February 2015 - Russian tubular products producer TMK and state-owned RUSNANO Corp. are running a joint project at TMK’s Seversky pipe plant to expand the production of high-tech pipe with improved performance for the oil and gas industry.

Primetals Technologies Revamps Two Wire Rod Mills for China’s Zenith Steel

10 February 2015 - The upgrade increases rolling speed to 105 m/s. Expanded product line allows entry into fine grain rebar markets. Integrated solution includes electrical/automation revamp.

TMW Modifies Expansion Plans to Adapt to New Opportunities

09 February 2015 - The Material Works, Ltd. (TMW) announced today that the unprecedented acceptance and growth of Eco Pickled Surface (EPS) technology has forced reconsideration of its plans to open a flat rolled toll processing center adjacent to the Big River Steel mill being currently under construction. TMW will instead expand the capacity of its present Red Bud, Illinois facility to include a new EPS processing and technology center and associated equipment to process the new generation of higher strength steels.

Germany's Stahlwerk Thüringen Hopes to Expand Range of Heavy Sections

05 February 2015 - The company is planning to expand its range of beams to produce wider dimensions that can bear heavier loads.

Ajax TOCCO to Supply Channel Induction Zinc Holding Furnace to Mining Company

04 February 2015 - Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic Corporation received an order from a large mining company in Mexico for one (1) stationary channel induction furnace for holding and maintaining at temperature a bath of molten Zinc.

Butech Bliss and Nelson Steel Selected to Build SDI’s New HCL Pickling Line

03 February 2015 - Steel Dynamics Inc. has awarded Nelson Steel’s Technology Group and Butech Bliss contracts to provide equipment to upgrade the existing hot band finishing line at its Butler, Ind., facility.

SYSTEMS Spray-Cooled Enters Phase Two of Nucor-Yamato Furnace Upgrade

29 January 2015 - After the successful commissioning and start-up in early 2014 of Nucor-Yamato Steel’s single bucket charge furnace upgrade, SYSTEMS Spray-Cooled Inc. has now turned to Phase 2 of the project.

Nucor Steel Texas Implements Quad Infotech's Manufacturing Intelligence Application

23 January 2015 - Nucor Steel Texas has implemented Quad Infotech's Manufacturing Intelligence (MI) application at its Jewett, Texas, plant.

Linde Upgrading Two Air Separation Units

23 January 2015 - Linde North America has begun the process for a major overhaul of two of its air separation units (ASUs) after renewing long-term contracts with two of its major tonnage customers.

Tata Steel Europe Begins Operating Europe’s Most Powerful Decoiler

23 January 2015 - Tata Steel has commissioned a new £11 million heavy-gauge decoiler in Llanwern, South Wales, capable of supplying manufacturers with stronger steel to improve their own products.

ArcelorMittal Zenica Invests €4.65 Million in New Coil Production Facility

22 January 2015 - ArcelorMittal Zenica, the region’s largest steel producer, announced further enhancements to its production facilities in an investment project valued at €4.65 million.

The Bradbury Group Announces Awarding of e•Drive® Patent

20 January 2015 - The Bradbury Co. Inc. has been awarded Patent #8893537 for the advanced e•Drive® roller leveling technology.

Air Liquide Canada to Build New Oxygen Pipeline to ArcelorMittal Dofasco

15 January 2015 - Air Liquide Canada announced the construction of a new oxygen pipeline in Hamilton, Ont., Canada, with the support of Horizon Utilities and the Ontario Power Authority’s saveONenergy Program.

The Bradbury Group Introduces the Mini B.O.S.S. Flying Shear

13 January 2015 - The Bradbury Co. Inc. has introduced 24-inch- and 36-inch-wide Mini- B.O.S.S.™ Flying Shears to complement the existing 48-inch model.

Gerdau Commissions QMOS MES System at Arkansas Plant

07 January 2015 - Gerdau Special Steel North America has completed the commissioning of the QMOS MES system at its Fort Smith, Ark., specialty steel plant.

The Bradbury Group Introduces CTL Line with Rotary Shear and e-Drive® Leveler

05 January 2015 - The Bradbury Group has introduced a 60” X .070” cut-to-length line featuring a Bradbury e-Drive® leveler and an Athader rotary shear operating at 300 FPM eliminating the need for a looping pit. The line is also equipped with a recoiler giving the ability to rework secondary coils into leveled prime coils.

JSW Steel Inaugurates New Cold Rolling Mill Complex

01 January 2015 - JSW Steel’s new greenfield cold rolling mill at the Vijayanagar works was inaugurated on 25 April 2014.