Press Releases
16 February 2021
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
Read more...15 February 2021
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
Read more...10 February 2021
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
Read more...9 February 2021
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 (
Read more...9 February 2021
NLMK Lipetsk has completed an upgrade of Blast Furnace No. 4 with a capacity of 2.1 m t of pig iron per year. The project includes an environmental upgrade of the furnace infrastructure. All the dust generated during hot metal production will be captured by a highly efficient dedusting system. The system ensures a purification efficiency of 99.9%, which is in line with the best available technologies. The new equipment will also enable more efficient blast furnace gas treatment for
Read more...6 February 2021
The "China - Tube Or Pipe Fittings (Of Iron Or Steel) - Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends and Insights" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The report provides an in-depth analysis of the market for Tube Or Pipe Fittings (Of Iron Or Steel) in China. It presents the latest data of the market size, consumption, domestic production, exports and imports, price dynamics and trends in the industry. The report shows the sales data, allo
Read more...5 February 2021
The "Global and Chinese Steel Coil Industry, 2021 Market Research Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the global Steel Coil industry with a focus on the Chinese market. The report provides key statistics on the market status of the Steel Coil manufacturers and is a valuable source of guidance and direction for companies and individuals interested in the industry.
Read more...5 February 2021
Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (MDS) has reached strategic consensus and officially signed the cooperation agreement with its long-term partner — Shanghai Electric Cable Research Institute Co., Ltd. (SECRI) to jointly organize WireShow — China International Wire & Cable Industry Exhibition. Building on the reliable cooperation in the past two decades between Messe Düsseldorf and SECRI, as well as the fruitful results and success from wire China, both parties h
Read more...4 February 2021
Vietnamese steel producer Maruichi Sun Steel Joint Stock Company (SUNSCO) is in a deal with Primetals Technologies to introduce light-duty Hyper Universal Crown-mill (Hyper UC-mill) at a SUNSCO production site in Binh Duong Province in Vietnam. This mill will be installed as its first application in Vietnam. It is a compact, light duty type of Hyper UC-mill, a RCM, employing smaller diameter work rolls, thus reducing rolling loads. It allows the production of thinner materials of high quality
Read more...3 February 2021
US demand for fabricated metal products is forecast to rise 1.3% per year in nominal terms from 2019 levels through 2024, according to Fabricated Metal Products: United States, a report recently released by Freedonia Focus Reports. Suppliers will benefit from rising domestic durable goods shipments and continued growth in the US construction sector. However, further gains will be limited by competition from metal castings and alternative materials such as plastics. In 2020, demand f
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