Recently, HBIS Tangshan Iron and Steel Group Co. Ltd. (HBIS Tangsteel), a Chinese steel producer, has awarded Primetals Technologies with the final acceptance certificate for two continuous galvanizing lines (CGL) installed as part of the expansion of cold rolling mill no. 2 at its Tangshan plant in Hebei Province. The CGLs 5 and 6 increase the production capacity for high-strength, coated metal sheets by 650,000 metric tons per annum. The sheets are mainly used by the automotive industry. Th

Qingdao Special I&S, part of CITIC Group, awarded Danieli the order for new, twin wirerod mill lines #5 and #6, to be installed at Qingdao, in Huangdao district, China. Primary products of the new 1Mtpy wirerod mills will be tyre cord, bearing, spring and welding wire steels. The new plant will be outfitted with all of Danieli’s latest wirerod technologies for rolling, on-line processing, and heat-treatment, including LTR-Low Temperature Rolling process. The mill

In May, PJSC “Ilyich Iron and Steel Works of Mariupol” (Ilyich Steel) issued the FAC for the revamp of its 1,700 mm hot strip mill (HSM 1700). The revamp of HSM 1700 further increases MMKI’s competitiveness through the extension of product mix and range, improvement of quality, increase of productivity and reduction of production costs. Production capacity will grow from 1.36 to 2.5 million tons per year. A state-of-the-art automation system makes the plant ready for Industr

Scaw Metals Group, one of the major steel producers in South Africa, recently awarded Danieli Service with a new contract for a main revamping of the wirerod line in Johannesburg, in operation since 1997. The project has several targets that will result in an overall performance improvement: A new high-speed shear will generate OpEx savings, performing automatic trimming of the head and tails of the wirerod, replacing three operators per shift, and also increasing safety.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with ArcelorMittal S.A., pursuant to which Cleveland-Cliffs will acquire substantially all of the operations of ArcelorMittal USA LLC and its subsidiaries (“ArcelorMittal USA”) for approximately $1.4 billion. Upon closure of the transaction, Cleveland-Cliffs will be the largest flat-rolled steel producer in North America, with combined shipments of approximately 17 million net tons in 2019. The co

Coremark Metals, an industry leader in metals, fabrication services, and hardware, has recently expanded its production capabilities with a MAZAK Fabri Gear 150 tube laser. This machinery is designed to cut, notch, etch, bevel, add holes, and complete intricate cutouts or designs in one continuous step. “The tube laser has eliminated the need for secondary processing and replaces manual processes with automated ones”, states Steven Lachermeier, Chief Production Officer.

On September 22nd, 2020, Stoilensky Mining and Beneficiation Plant, an NLMK Group company, resumed production of iron ore products that was discontinued on September 7th, 2020, following the collapse of an ore transportation conveyor gallery, in hot-testing mode. Restoration took 12 days from the start of the works: two days ahead of the plan. All works were being performed around the clock. 800 Stoilensky and NLMK Group employees and contractors were involved in works on site.

JFE Steel Corporation has produced the first pipe at its Fukuyama works in Japan after the successful revamp of its submerged arc welding (SAW) stands by SMS group. The revamp included five-wire submerged arc welding heads, digital inverter welding current sources (PERFECT arc®), and a measured data recording, monitoring and evaluating system. JFE's large-diameter pipe mill, located in western Japan, has been in operation since the beginning of the 1970s. As JFE has develope

According to new research report, "Electrical Steel Market by Application (Transformers, Motors, Inductors), Type (Grain Oriented, Non Grain Oriented) End-Use Industry (Energy, Automotive, Manufacturing, Household Appliances), And Region (NA, EU, APAC, MEA, SA) - Global Forecast To 2025", published by MarketsandMarkets™, the Electrical Steel Market size is estimated to be USD 31.5 billion in 2020 and projected to reach USD 45.9 billion by 2025, at a CAGR of 7.9% from 2020 to 2

In response to Hon Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s clarion call for Atmanirbhar Bharat, Dalmia-OCL Ltd, India’s fastest-growing refractory company, today launched a new refractory line for production of Magnesia Carbon (MgO-C bricks) at its Rajgangpur plant in Odisha. Minister of State for Steel, Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste inaugurated the production line, which will have a capacity of 108,000 tonne and cater to the demand of domestic steel manufacturers. Once fully co