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Process
News on the latest technological processes and equipment used in all stages of the steelmaking process.
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Tenova Awarded Contract for Intelligent Waste Heat Recovery Systems
23 September 2019 - China’s Tangshan Zhengfeng Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. recently placed a follow-on order with Tenova for three of its iRecovery® intelligent waste heat recovery systems, the equipment supplier reports.
Primetals Technologies, Tata Steel Europe Commission Automation System – From Afar
19 September 2019 - Primetals Technologies and Tata Steel Europe reached a first in their 50-year relationship – Primetals Technologies remotely commissioned a new level 2 automation system for a caster.
Liberty Steel to Begin EUR400 Million Expansion of European Steel Works
19 September 2019 - Sanjeev Gupta, Liberty Steel founder and international metals and industrial entrepreneur, pledged EUR400 million over five years to build Liberty Steel’s newly acquired European steel works into a major force in the global steel industry.
BILSTEIN GROUP Nears Completion on German Cold Rolling Mill
18 September 2019 - German cold-rolled products maker The Bilstein Group is preparing to commission a new wide quarto reversing mill in Germany, a facility it calls one of the most technologically advanced worldwide.
Midrex Technology Selected for H2-Based Iron Reduction Plant
17 September 2019 - The world’s largest steelmaker has chosen Midrex Technologies to build a demonstration-scale, ironmaking plant that uses hydrogen reduction.
Stelco Cuts the Ribbon on CA$30 Million Batch Anneal Plant
17 September 2019 - Stelco on Monday marked the opening of its new CA$30 million batch anneal facility, a project that has expanded the range of cold-rolled products the Canadian steelmaker is able to offer.
New Caster Planned for Nucor Bar Mill
17 September 2019 - Nucor Corp. has unveiled plans to invest an additional US$40 million in it is Kankakee bar mill in Illinois, where it already is installing a new merchant bar mill.
Turkish Producer Plans New Blast Furnace
17 September 2019 - The board at Turkey's Kardemir has OK'd plans to build a new blast furnace, a move that will lift the company's hot metal capacity by 1 million metric tons, the company has said.
British Steel Chief Executive Steps Down
12 September 2019 - Gerald Reichmann has stepped down as British Steel’s chief executive as the company's receiver and would-be buyer Ataer Holdings work toward completing a sale, reports The Grimsby Telegraph newspaper.
Danieli to Supply New Quench and Self-Temper Line to Nucor Bar Mill
12 September 2019 - Danieli will be installing a new quenching and self-tempering system at Nucor Steel’s Marion, Ohio, USA, facility, the supplier reports.
NLMK Iron Ore Project Enters Next Phase
10 September 2019 - NLMK Group’s Stoilensky iron ore division has moved to the third stage of construction on its new dewatering plant, the Russian steelmaker has said.
This Building Has No Rebar. But It Has Plenty of Steel.
10 September 2019 - A newly constructed 58-floor skyscraper in Seattle has been completed using a unique core wall system with no conventional rebar, reports the trade publication Concrete Products.
Autumn Will Be a Busy Season — For Maintenance Outages
09 September 2019 - Most of the biggest U.S. flat-rolled producers have maintenance outages planned for the remainder of the year, removing between 630,000 and 700,000 tons of capacity from service, reports commodities news and pricing serivce S&P Global Platts.
Primetals Technologies Automation Upgrades Receive Final Acceptance from Gerdau
05 September 2019 - Primetals Technologies has received the final acceptance certificates on level 1 and 2 systems upgrades at Gerdau's Ouro Branco mill in Brazil.
Tokyo Steel Chooses Danieli Automated Scrap Handling Solution
05 September 2019 - Tokyo Steel has contracted Danieli to automate classification of scrap at its Kyushu plant, Danieli has announced.
SMS Tapped to Revamp Salzgitter Caster
04 September 2019 - SMS group has been commissioned to revamp the No. 1 continuous caster at Salzgitter Flachstahl’s Salzgitter works in Germany.
Tata Steel to Close U. K. Steel Mill
03 September 2019 - Unable to find a buyer for its Orb Electrical Steels operation in South Wales, and unwilling to roll the dice on a substantial upgrade, Tata Steel Europe will instead close the facility, the company has announced.
Liberty Steel Sets European Investments
03 September 2019 - Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty Steel plans to invest more than US$443 million over the next five years in its newly acquired European mills, Liberty Steel chief executive Jon Bolton tells Bloomberg news service.
Chinese Casters Re-Enter Production Following Improvements
03 September 2019 - China’s TISCO has completed upgrades to two thin-slab casters and has returned the machines to service, reports Danieli, the project contractor.
Tata Steel Might Begin Selling Iron Ore to Outside Customers
29 August 2019 - Tata Steel, already India’s second-largest iron ore producer, is weighing a potential move into merchant iron ore and coal mining as a new business line, reports The (India) Telegraph newspaper.
