DANIELI, LEONARDO AND SAIPEM WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE GREEN CONVERSION OF STEELDanieli, Leonardo and Saipem have signed a framework agreement to work together on projects both in Italy - particularly in the South - and abroad, for the sustainable conversion of energy-intensive primary plants in the steel sector by driving and integrating an Italian technological and production chain that constitutes a world-class excellence. The three companies propose to jointly supply technologies

The new line will have an annual capacity of approximately 700,000 metric tons of cold-rolled, stainless steel strip in the 200, 300 and 400 series. Start-up of the line is planned for the end of 2022. The ANDRITZ scope of supplies and services includes the terminal equipment, three inline S6-high rolling mills, the furnace and pickling section, a skin pass mill, and automation of the complete process section. The new line will increase capacity, improve quality and enhance the comp

Danieli Breda was selected to supply a new energy-saving extrusion line to a top producer of brass and copper products based in South-East Asia. The line consists of an extrusion press and a complete downstream handling line. The 36-MN direct-indirect press features the well-known ESED 4.0 energy-saving system and the new, web-based HMI with tablets. The downstream handling line comprises a tank for underwater extrusion, a walking-beam cooling bed for straight pr

Thyssenkrupp ended talks on a possible acquisition of thyssenkrupp Steel Europe by Liberty Steel. A sale of the steel business to Liberty Steel will therefore not take place. Dr. Klaus Keysberg: “We opened the door for negotiations, but in the end our ideas about the corporate value and the structure of the transaction were far apart. We have therefore decided to end the talks. We regret this step because we perceived Liberty Steel as a serious partner in the process. Now it i

Novelis Inc., the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today unveiled its strongest automotive aluminum product to date, Novelis AdvanzTM 7UHS-s701. The technologically advanced, ultra-high-strength material is now available commercially to the global automotive industry. The product offers lightweighting potential of up to 40% over existing ultra-high strength, hot-formed steel solutions. It is designed for safety-critical structural applications in passenger vehicles th

Kobe Steel, Ltd. announces that it has successfully demonstrated the technology that can reduce a significant amount of CO2 emissions from blast furnace operations, combining the technologies of Midrex*1) in the engineering business and the blast furnace operation technology in the iron and steel business. This achievement is a result of the integrated efforts of the Kobe Steel Group (also known as the KOBELCO Group) leveraging its diverse businesses. The demonstration test was conducted for

In late December 2020, Italian steel producer Ferriera Valsabbia S.p.A. issued the Final Acceptance Certificate (FAC) to Primetals Technologies for the supply ERT-EBROS of endless rolling technology for the company's existing bar rolling mill in Odolo, Brescia province. The aim was to boost plant output and utilization levels. The system welds together billets intended for rolling, thus enabling a continuous rolling process with a consistently high product quality. The new ERT-EBROS plant

Majestic Steel USA, Inc. ("Majestic"), a leading steel service center, announced today the launch of its new website. The reimagined majesticsteel.com showcases the breadth and depth of Majestic's resources. With a shift to digital becoming more of a reality for the steel industry, redefining the site as a dynamic business tool was necessary for growth and innovation. "Our goal for the project was to create a hub for our company. Whether it's someone

Boston Metal , the company that offers a future where steel production is emission-free, today announced that Vale and Energy Impact Partners have teamed up to raise B Series funds, closely following a closing of US $ 50 million announced in January . " Boston Metal's mission is to supply emission-free steel on a global scale," said Tadeu Carneiro, President and CEO of Boston Metal. " Iron ore and clean electricity are the main inputs in the MOE process and will g

In late 2020, Primetals Technologies received the final acceptance certificate (FAC) for a newly installed advanced gas cleaning system based on wet electrostatic precipitator (WESP) technology. This first project was successfully implemented at Changzhou Eastran Special Steel Co. Ltd. in China’s Jiangsu province. Based on very strict requirements of the local city government an emission limit of 10 mg/Nm³ was requested for the steelmaking plant with two 80t basic oxygen furnaces (