Korea Steel Shapes Co. (KOSCO) awarded Danieli a contract to supply a new, high-speed rolling mill to produce of deformed bars in the range of 10 to 57 mm-dia, to be installed in Chilseo plant. The new rolling mill will be linked directly to a Danieli 5-strand caster, through a Danieli Automation Q-Heat induction heater. This will be the first complete Danieli minimill in South Korea – meltshop and caster having been supplied by Danieli in 2007. With zero e

In October, the world´s most compact pelletizing plant was started-up at the Basantpur, Keonjhar district site of Pro Minerals Pvt. Ltd. (Pro Minerals) in the Indian State of Odisha. The plant was supplied by Primetals Technologies and applies Circular Pelletizing Technology (CPT). The plant is designed to produce pellets suitable for coal-based direct-reduction (DR) production at a capacity of 1.0 million tons per year. CPT combines the well-proven travelling-grate process with the sim

The "World - Flat-Rolled Products of Iron or Non-Alloy Steel - Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends and Insights. Update: COVID-19 Impact" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report provides an in-depth analysis of the global flat-rolled steel products market. Within it, you will discover the latest data on market trends and opportunities by country, consumption, production and price developments, as well as the global trade (imports and

Metso Outotec has signed a contract with Beijing Shougang International Engineering Technology Co. Ltd on the delivery of new environmentally sound technology for Zenith’s (Zhong Tian) iron ore pelletizing plant to be built in Nantong, China. The order value is not disclosed. The contract has been booked into Metso Outotec’s Q3 2020 orders received. Metso Outotec's scope of delivery covers the engineering and design of the indurating system, engineering of the proces

In August, Primetals Technologies finished a revamping project of the long rolling mill at Stahlwerk Annahütte Max Aicher GmbH & Co. KG (Stahlwerk Annahütte) in Ainring-Hammerau, Bavaria, Germany. The project encompassed the modernization of the intermediate rolling train by replacing two existing Red Ring Series 1 stands with the latest design, Red Ring Series 5 stands. These stands allow for shorter change times and offer a prolonged lifetime of wear components. Mill operation

Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel Works Co. (JYXC), Ltd. based in Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province, China, has placed an order with SMS Concast, a company of SMS group, for a three-strand jumbo bloom caster able to continuously cast 1,200-milli­meter round blooms. This will be a new record in steel production technology, as it will be the first caster in the world to produce 1,200-millimeter blooms in a curved continuous casting process. This record-breaking new bloom caster (CC#0) wit

NLMK Lipetsk has commenced a project to overhaul its pre-painting line (PPL-1) with a productivity of 195,000 tonnes of pre-painted steel per year. This upgrade will enable the company to increase strip quality, double the output of premium pre-painted steel grades, and reduce production costs. The line overhaul will include the installation of a more energy-efficient water cooling system. Additionally, the PPL will be equipped with thickness meters to control the thickness of the p

U. S. Steel announced the successful start-up of its newly constructed, technologically advanced electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking facility at its Fairfield, Alabama, operations. The EAF start-up is the latest milestone providing customer value through the company’s “Best of Both” integrated and mini-mill technology strategy. Commenting on the start-up, U. S. Steel President and Chief Executive Officer David B. Burritt said, “The EAF significantly enhanc

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