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Dragon Steel Corporation (DSC) operates Blast Furnace No. 1 at its Taichung plant, which was originally designed, supplied, built, and commissioned by Primetals Technologies in 2010. The furnace has exceeded its…
Pomini Long Rolling Mills has completed a modernization project at Celsa Armeringsstal in Mo I Rana, Norway. The existing rolling mill, operational since the 1980s, was originally designed and supplied by Pomini SpA…
Tata Steel reported a 4.56pct YoY increase in crude steel production, reaching 5.27 mln tons in Q2 FY25 from its Indian operations. During the same period, Tata Steel India recorded a 5pct YoY rise in deliveries…
Sweden's SSAB has appointed AFRY as the main engineering partner for its fossil-free steel mini-mill project in Lulea. AFRY will provide basic and detailed engineering services from 2024 to 2026 as part of SSAB's…
British Steel's GBP 26-mln (USD 34 mln) Skinningrove Service Centre will commission its third saw this month, adding to the two already in operation. This marks a significant milestone in the company's investment in…
Turkish pipe manufacturer Erciyas Celik Boru announced that its subsidiary, Erciyas Tech Ventures Technology Investments Inc., in which it holds a 55pct stake, has partnered with Cimtas Advanced Technology Solutions…
The board of directors of Crescent Steel & Allied Products Limited has approved, pending finalization of terms and conditions and the signing of an agreement, the sale of the plant, machinery, and pre-engineered…
Indonesian steelmaker PT Krakatau Steel's efforts to restructure USD 1.5 bln in loans are highlighting the industry's challenges, according to Bloomberg. The state-owned company is grappling with intense competition…
ArcelorMittal Fos-sur-Mer has commissioned its ladle furnace, marking a significant step in the site's contribution to the steel industry's energy transition, the company announced in a press release. The project…
Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., a leading global steel producer, has placed an order with Friedrich Kocks GmbH & Co. KG for a state-of-the-art Reducing & Sizing Block (RSB) as part of a greenfield project. The advanced…
Hyundai Steel in Dangjin, South Korea, has ordered a blast furnace gas injection study from Primetals Technologies, set to be conducted in two phases. Phase 1 will assess the effects of injecting hydrogen-bearing gases…
Italy's Acciaierie Venete has awarded AIC an order to automate the control systems of the rolling mill, shears, and cooling bed entry line at its Buja plant. In this project, AIC focused on implementing critical control…
Watani Iron and Steel Company (Watani Steel) has announced that its board of directors has accepted the resignation of Yasser Zoman Saad Al-Zoman from both the board and his position as Chairman of the audit committee…
Shandong Shouguang Juneng Special Steel is the first steelmaker in China to utilize the advanced Danieli Drawer technology for SBQ production, enhancing both quality and flexibility. This technology is part of the…
Tata Steel has announced the closure of Blast Furnace 4 and other associated iron and steelmaking assets at Port Talbot, the UK's largest steel plant, marking the end of over 100 years of ironmaking at the site. The…
Turkey-based Ussuri Capital Partners (UPC), led by Ukrainian CEO and co-founder Roman Kurashev, has announced the launch of its first financing round, aiming to raise EUR 60 mln (USD 67 mln) for the initial phase of a…
South Korean steel producer Posco has selected Primetals Technologies to supply a new tilting drive for LD converter (BOF) No. 3-2 at its Pohang plant, which began operation in June 2024. Primetals handled engineering…
Metso has signed a contract with Beijing Shougang International Engineering Technology Co. Ltd (BSIET) to deliver a traveling grate pelletizing plant for Ruifeng Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd. in Tangshan, Hebei…
Primetals Technologies and Posco have signed a cooperation agreement to design and implement a HyREX demonstration plant at Posco's facility in Pohang, South Korea. This initiative builds on a memorandum of…
Mughal Steel, a Pakistani steel producer, announced that its board of directors has approved the balancing, modernization, and replacement (BMR) of the existing steel bar re-rolling mill, according to a stock exchange…
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