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Voestalpine has selected international technology group Andritz to modernize the electrical and automation systems of a hot-dip galvanizing line at its steel mill in Linz, Austria. This processing line, operational…
ROGESA Roheisengesellschaft Saar GmbH in Dillingen, Germany, has commissioned SMS group for a comprehensive modernization of blast furnace 4 (BF4) to extend its service life and improve hearth lining monitoring. The…
Chinese steel producer, Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel has successfully trialed the production of 0.7 mm ultra-thin HRC at its QSP-DUE plant in the Caofeidian industrial area, Tangshan City, Hebei Province. This…
Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and John Cockerill India plan to invest nearly INR 6,000 crore (USD 693 mln) to establish a downstream plant for producing cold-rolled grain-oriented (CRGO) and cold-rolled non-oriented…
Saudi Arabian flat steel producer, Universal Metal Coating Company (Unicoil) has selected Danieli Automation's DIGI&MET Automation as the primary supplier to enhance its coil yard management operations. The new handheld…
Italian steelmaker Acciaierie Venete has once again partnered with Danieli Centro Maskin, ordering a second straightening line for its Padova Works. This new, fully automated line is designed for high productivity…
Tenaris's industrial facility in Abu Dhabi, Etihad Tubulars, has successfully completed the latest edition of the API Q1 certification, covering both its threading facility and the Rig Direct service center…
Nippon Steel has launched operations at a new high-speed roughing mill with shiftable roughing stands at its Kamaishi special steel plant, producing high-quality wire rod. The tailor-made roughing mill, now operational…
ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Al-Jubail (AMTPJ) has selected Danieli Automation DIGI&MET for new Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and Business Intelligence (BI) projects for its two seamless pipe plants…
Hyundai Motor Group is considering building its first overseas steel mill in New Orleans, Louisiana, to shield itself from potential protectionist policies under Donald Trump's second term, according to industry…
YC Inox TR Celik, the Turkish subsidiary of Taiwanese steelmaker YC Inox, has started production at its new stainless steel pipe plant in Dilovasi, Kocaeli, according to a local media report. The plant has an initial…
ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd. (ArcelorMittal SA) will shut down its long-steel products business after months of consultations with the government failed to prevent job losses. In October 2024, the company warned…
Posco has placed an order with Danieli Rotelec for a Multi-Mode Electro Magnetic Stirrer (MM-EMS) to be installed on slab caster #1 at steel plant #2 in Gwangyang Works, Korea. Slab caster #3 at the same plant, which is…
Turkish steelmaker Kardemir Celik (Kar-Demir) has reduced energy consumption in billet production by 15-30pct using the Furnace Energy Saving System & Continuous Charging (FESCON) technology at its Aliaga meltshop…
Metinvest Group's steelmaking facilities in Ukraine introduced 20 new products in 2024, including six developed in collaboration with the Zaporizhstal joint venture. The majority of these products were in the long…
Mesabi Metallics has awarded Metso a contract for beneficiation plant equipment for its Direct-Reduction (DR) grade iron ore plant in Nashwauk, Minnesota. The plant is key to securing the supply of DR-grade pellets in…
Trafilix, part of the Lucefin Group, is investing in its Brescia facility in Italy with the installation of a new high-speed chain-track drawing machine from local equipment maker Danieli Centro Maskin. The machine…
India's Vraj Iron and Steel has successfully begun commercial operations of its sponge iron plant on December 23, 2024. The plant is part of an expansion project located in Dighoia, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The company…
AIC has been awarded a contract by Steel Dynamics Inc. for robotic tagging applications at its Roanoke plant. The project involves the installation of advanced robotic islands to automate steel bundle tagging on both…
Greek steelmaker Sovel has awarded Danieli Automation a contract to modernize the electrical and automation systems of its bar mill in Almyros, Magnesia. The project aims to enhance production safety, stability, and…
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