Press Releases
2 March 2019
Delos Capital ("Delos")'s portfolio company and Sage Metals Private Limited ("Sage"), a leading specialty metal products manufacturer, announced the acquisition of Jayco Manufacturing , LLC ("Jayco"). Headquartered in Grand Prairie, Texas, Jayco is engaged in the assembly, integration and production of precision-customized metal-formed parts for a wide range of North American manufacturers in the industrial and consumer end markets. The co
Read more...1 March 2019
Alderon Iron Ore Corp is pleased to announce that it and The Kami Mine Limited Partnership (“The Kami LP”) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with Envest Corp. (“Envest”) ? an independent power producer specializing in the financing, development, ownership and operation of mid-market energy infrastructure projects in North America. The MOU provides that The Kami LP and Envest will enter into transactions whereby Envest will acquire and manage
Read more...1 March 2019
Northwest Pipe Company, an industry leader of engineered welded steel pipe products for the water transmission market, announced today it will provide over 6,500 tons of 8?foot and 5?foot diameter water pipe for the Second Narrows Water Supply Tunnel project in Vancouver, British Columbia. The pipe will be installed by a partnership of Traylor Infrastructure Canada, ULC, and Aecon, both of Vancouver, British Columbia. The partnership was awarded the tunnel project last fall by Metro Vancouver
Read more...The combination bar-in-coil and rod mill at Nucor Nebraska will have upgraded coil handling equipment designed and installed by Primetals Technologies in September 2016. The plant, located in Norfolk, Nebraska, annually produces 900,000 tons of long products for several markets such as agriculture, heavy equipment, industrial machinery, construction, oil and gas, rail and automotive. The new equipment will improve the cooling process to produce higher quality steel rods for expanded Nucor cus
Read more...27 February 2019
In December 2018, Primetals Technologies received the Final acceptance Certificate (FAC) for the modernized two-strand continuous slab caster CCM1 in steel works no. 3 of Angang Iron & Steel Group Co. in Anshan, China. The caster was started-up in late October 2018 and processed more than 1,700 heats equaling approximately 348,000 tons within less than two months. The objectives of the project were to improve the product quality and productivity, and also to increase the flexibilit
Read more...26 February 2019
Aluminum Curtain Wall Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Type (Stick-Built, Semi-Unitized, Unitized), By Application (Commercial, Residential), By Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2019 - 2025 Download the full report: https://www.reportbuyer.com/product/5744648 The global aluminum curtain wall market size is expected to reach USD 54.38 billion by 2025, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. It is projected to expand at a CAGR of 9.3% during th
Read more...25 February 2019
EPIC Piping ("EPIC"), one of the largest industrial pipe systems manufacturing companies in the world, today announced that it is investing up to $40 million to expand its manufacturing facilities and administrative offices to increase production capacity amid growing customer demand for specialized pipe spool products in the US and abroad. The investment will increase EPIC's leading global production footprint – which currently consists of more than 1,000,000 sq
Read more...22 February 2019
Russian steel producer PAO Severstal issued the Final Acceptance Certificate for a new twin ladle furnace supplied by Primetals Technologies to the converter steel works in Cherepovets. The ladle furnace is able to treat 375 metric ton charges of liquid steel with a treatment time not more than 45 minutes, and has an annual capacity of 4.8 million metric tons. This increases the production of converter steel from its previous maximum of 9.5 million to almost 10.3 million metric tons per annum
Read more...Tarku Resources Ltd announces that it has signed an option agreement with 5 arm’s length individuals (“Vendors”) to acquire 100% interest in the Lac Fabien vanadium project ("Project") located in Quebec, Canada. The project is ideally located 130 km North West of Quebec City, 3km from the railroad that reaches port installations from the St-Laurence River to the south and Saguenay to the North (see press release from January 15, 2019). Julien Davy, Presid
Read more...20 February 2019
In December 2018, the continuous slab caster S6 upgraded by Primetals Technologies of Taiwanese steel producer China Steel Corporation (CSC) was started up at the company´s Kaohsiung plant. The project included the replacement of obsolete or redundant features via the modernization of the mold and the installation of proven technology packages. The aim was to increase flexibility, product quality and to minimize breakouts. The upgrade also considers possible additional enhancement featu
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