Steel News

Overhead Crane Design-Build Company Now Offers In-House Construction of Box Girder Beams

19 August 2014 - Specializing in overhead bridge crane design, build, and installation, Innovated Industrial Services Inc. announces that it has expanded its product line to include construction of box girder beams.

ArcelorMittal Dofasco Selects Quintiq to Optimize Maintenance Scheduling

18 August 2014 - Quintiq, a global leader in supply chain planning and optimization (SCP&O), announced that ArcelorMittal Dofasco Inc. has selected Quintiq’s software platform to optimize maintenance planning and scheduling at its Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, flat rolled steelmaking facility.

Russula to Upgrade Automation System at Nucor Steel Utah’s No. 2 Bar Mill

13 August 2014 - Russula will upgrade the automation system and drives for the stacker on Nucor Steel Utah’s No. 2 bar mill in Plymouth, Utah.

PT Krakatau Nippon Steel Sumikin to Build New Galvanizing, Annealing and Processing Line in Indonesia

11 August 2014 - Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) and PT Krakatau Steel (Persero) Tbk (PTKS) executed on 11 August 2014 a definitive agreement concerning their joint venture, PT KRAKATAU NIPPON STEEL SUMIKIN (KNSS).

The Material Works and SES Partner to Supply EPS Systems to Steel Mills

08 August 2014 - The Material Works Ltd. (TMW) has designated SES LLC as the newest authorized supplier of environmentally friendly pickling lines incorporating patented Eco Pickled Surface (EPS) Technology.

Paul Wurth Introduces New Tuyere Phenomena Detection System

08 August 2014 - Within the past three years, Paul Wurth has developed new monitoring technology for the tuyeres and raceway area of blast furnaces.

Abakan Introduces Disruptive Materials for Billion Dollar Metal Processing Equipment Market

07 August 2014 - Abakan Inc., an emerging leader in the advanced coatings and metal formulations markets, has completed initial field testing, on full-sized production equipment, of its proprietary nanocomposite liquid metal corrosion-resistant coating, PComP™ M, with a leading steel producer.

Kobe Steel and Angang Steel Establish JV to Make Automotive Cold Rolled High-Strength Steel In China

07 August 2014 - Kobe Steel, Ltd. and China’s Angang Steel Company Limited, a leading subsidiary of Anshan Iron & Steel Group Complex, established a joint venture called Kobelco Angang Auto Steel Co. Ltd. in China on 1 August 2014 to produce and sell advanced cold rolled high-strength steel sheet for automobiles.

AUMUND Delivers Conveyor for Transport of Hot Sinter Material at Netherlands Steel Plant

06 August 2014 - A steel plant in the Netherlands has ordered another conveyor for transporting of hot sinter from AUMUND Fördertechnik, Germany.

InfoSight Announces Powerful Laser Upgrade

06 August 2014 - InfoSight Corporation announced that a laser upgrade is now available on its 2800 series printers — one of their most popular metal tag printers.

EAF and Off-Gas Cleaning from Siemens Begin Operating at Baku Steel

05 August 2014 - Azerbaijani steel producer Baku Steel has put into operation an electric arc furnace supplied by Siemens Metals Technologies.

ANDRITZ to Supply New Pickling And Galvanizing Line to Rizhao Steel

05 August 2014 - International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order to supply a pickling and galvanizing line for hot rolled steel strip from Rizhao Steel Holding Group, one of China’s leading steel producers.

Gerdau Completes Construction of Vacuum Degasser at Michigan Mill

04 August 2014 - Gerdau’s capital improvement projects at its special steel producing mill in Monroe, Mich., are making progress. In May 2014, the global steel company completed construction and start-up of its new twin tank vacuum degassing system, which was supplied by Danieli.

VOD from Siemens Launched at voestalpine Giesserei Linz

04 August 2014 - A vacuum oxygen decarburization (VOD) plant from Siemens Metals Technologies with a capacity of 50 metric tons commenced operation at voestalpine Giesserei Linz GmbH.

Severstal Commissions New Long Product Mini-Mill in the Saratov Region

01 August 2014 - On 28 July 2014, OAO Severstal held the official presentation of the Balakovo Long Product Mill project in the Saratov Region of Russia.

Modernization of Blast Furnace 2 at ThyssenKrupp Duisburg-Schwelgern Making Good Progress

31 July 2014 - The modernization of blast furnace 2 in Duisburg-Schwelgern is proceeding according to schedule.

SMS Meer to Supply Cooling Bed for Bar Mill Modernization at Deutsche Edelstahlwerke

29 July 2014 - Deutsche Edelstahlwerke has ordered a new rake-type cooling bed from SMS Meer for its Siegen works in Germany as part of the modernization of its bar mill.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Investing €90 Million to Modernize Continuous Caster in Duisburg-Beeckerwerth

29 July 2014 - The current reline of blast furnace 2 in Duisburg-Schwelgern is being used as an opportunity to modernize a further key facility of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe: Work has started on revamping one of the continuous casters in Duisburg-Beeckerwerth.

voestalpine Stahl to Equip Linz Works with 28 Warehouse Management Systems

28 July 2014 - voestalpine Stahl GmbH has awarded 3tn the order to supply 28 TWMS/metals warehouse management systems for its Linz works.

New Electrical Power Unit Helps ArcelorMittal Bottrop Coke Plant Cut Energy Use

28 July 2014 - ArcelorMittal Bottrop in Germany has invested in a cutting-edge electrical power unit which not only produces electricity but also doubles up as a pressure reducing station.