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

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Chinese Pipe Producer Commissions Largest Mandrel Mill in the World

23 November 2012 - After a construction period of around two years, Jiangsu Tianhuai Steel Pipe from Jiangsu Province in Eastern China recently commissioned a new 20" PQF® tube mill supplied by SMS Meer for seamless tubes.

Agellis Receives Order from South American Steel Plant

22 November 2012 - AGELLIS Group, which develops and sells products and solutions to the global metals industry, has received an order totaling €120,000 for a measurement system from a South American steel plant.

U. S. Steel Clairton Coke Project to Come On-Line By End of November

21 November 2012 - U. S. Steel’s US$500 million Clairton C-Battery project, the largest capital project in the history of the company’s Mon Valley steel works, is set to come on-line by the end of this month, Mon Valley Works general manager Scott Buckiso told a recent meeting of the Pittsburgh chapters of the AIST and AWMI.

Siemens Modernizing EAF at Swiss Steel

21 November 2012 - To shorten process times and cut conversion costs, Swiss Steel AG has placed an order with Siemens Metals Technologies for major modernization work on the company’s electric arc furnace in Emmenbrücke, in the Lucerne canton.

Tata Steel Commissions New Coke Oven Battery

21 November 2012 - Tata Steel commissioned the new coke oven battery #10 and by-product plant at its Jamshedpur facility in India.

Xilin Iron & Steel Orders New Wire Rod Mill from SMS Meer

21 November 2012 - Xilin Iron & Steel from Heilongjiang Province, China, is increasing its production capacities with a new high-speed wire rod mill from SMS Meer

VISA Steel and SunCoke Energy Announce Indian Joint Venture

20 November 2012 - VISA Steel Limited and SunCoke Energy, Inc. announced that they have entered into agreements to form a cokemaking joint venture in India.

CCR Technologies to Supply 2-Strand Billet Caster to Gerdau Corsa

19 November 2012 - CCR Technologies Inc. of Ontario, Canada, has been awarded the complete turnkey supply of a 2-strand billet caster for Gerdau Corsa of Mexico.

Nucor Steel Chooses Quad Infotech to Deliver a Complete MES Solution for Its Jewett Plant

16 November 2012 - Quad Infotech has been awarded an order by Nucor Steel Texas to provide a comprehensive manufacturing execution system (MES) in its steel plant in Jewett, Texas.

Heavy Plate Fabricator AT&F Announces Equipment Upgrades

15 November 2012 - AT&F, a custom steel fabricator in Cleveland, Ohio, announced equipment upgrades to one of its large rolling systems, including a new leveling system, PLC upgrade, new gearbox and electrical panel upgrade.

SMS Meer Receives Order for PQF® Seamless Tube Plant from TPCO America

14 November 2012 - TPCO America Corp. has placed an order with SMS Meer for the supply of a new 10¾” tube plant with PQF® rolling technology for the production of OCTG at its plant currently being built in Texas.

Danieli Corus Receives Order for Hearth Assessment of Blast Furnace in Ukraine

14 November 2012 - Danieli Corus has received an order from OJSC Zaporizhstal in Ukraine for the execution of a hearth assessment for its Zaporozhye Blast Furnace No. 2.

Greer Steel Makes Upgrades to Ohio Mill

13 November 2012 - Greer Steel recently made a number of upgrades and improvements to its 18" 4-high reversing mill to improve surface clealiness and Cpk performance of its strip steel products.

MidWest Materials Completes Multi-Million Dollar Upgrade; Celebrates 60th Anniversary

09 November 2012 - MidWest Materials announced the completion of a multi-million dollar technology, equipment and facility investment project that will enable the company to remain competitive worldwide and to retain and create more jobs in Northeast Ohio.

SMS Meer Revamping Chinese Pipe Mill to Allow Larger Diameter Tube Production

09 November 2012 - SMS Meer received an order to revamp Anhui Tianda Oil Pipe's mill in Anhui province, China, to allow the company to produce tubes up to an outside diameter of 13 3/8".

SSAB Dedicates New Q&T Line in Alabama

07 November 2012 - SSAB recently dedicated its newest queching line, a $300 million line in Axis, Ala., which will produce 220,000 tons per year of ultra high-strength steels.

SMS Meer Receives Order for Gap Closing Press in Russia

06 November 2012 - Izhorsky Trubny Zavod (ITZ), part of the Severstal Group based in Kolpino near St. Petersburg, Russia, has placed an order with SMS Meer for the supply of a new gap closing press with a press force of 25 MN. The machine will be integrated into the existing 18m JCOE® large-diameter pipe mill, which SMS Meer supplied in 2006.

SMS Meer to Provide New Wire Rod Mill to Chinese Steelmaker

05 November 2012 - China’s Xilin Iron & Steel in Heilongjiang Province is increasing its production capacities with a new 1 million tonne/year high-speed wire rod mill from SMS Meer.

SKF ConRo Unit Reduces CO2 Emissions From Steel Production

05 November 2012 - SKF announced that its SKF ConRo roll line unit, a BeyondZero Portfolio product, can reduce an estimated 1.5 tonnes of CO2 per roll line each year.

Germany’s Benteler Steel/Tube Selects Louisiana for $900M U.S. Expansion

29 October 2012 - Benteler Steel/Tube announced it will build a new hot rolling tube mill in Caddo, La., strengthening the company’s position in the North American oil country tubular goods (OCTG) market.