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Turkish steel producer Borcelik, a joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Borusan Holding, has chosen Danieli technology for its new cold-mill complex in Gemlik, Bursa, Turkey. The new pickling line coupled with a cold…
SMS group has installed a new twin-stand Steckel mill at Shandong Tisco Xinhai Stainless Co. Ltd. in China. On June 21, the mill successfully rolled five coils in continuous operation, achieving dimensions of 1500 mm…
Steel Dynamics Heartland Division (SDI Heartland) has partnered with ABB Electrification Service to upgrade its aging substation equipment. ABB will design, build, and install new switchgear doors, controls, and…
Chinese steelmaker Baoshan Iron and Steel Company (Baosteel) will more than double its investment in a steel plate joint venture with Saudi partners Aramco and the Public Investment Fund (PIF). Baosteel will invest USD…
India's steel industry is seeking government support for a level playing field amid challenges from cheap imports, according to Sajjan Jindal, chairman and managing director of JSW Steel. At the company's annual general…
Caleotto SPA, a Feralpi Group company specializing in wire rod production for value-added special steel, has selected AIC to upgrade its rolling mill. AIC will supply power control and automation cabinets for the new…
Tosyali Algerie has signed a memorandum of understanding with Algeria's state-owned oil company, Sonatrach, to jointly conduct a feasibility study for producing green hydrogen from renewable energies in Algeria. The…
Jiangsu Yonggang Iron and Steel Group has fully commissioned its new Danieli eight-strand billet and bloom casters in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province, China. These casters produce high-quality steels, including…
Nippon Steel has agreed to transfer its entire stake in the joint venture Baosteel-Nippon Steel Automotive Steel Sheets Co., Ltd. (BNA) to Baosteel at the end of the current management period, pending regulatory…
Fives and Poland's Cognor have commissioned a new reheating furnace at the Cognor Ferrostal Labedy plant in Krakow to boost production capacity. The first hot billet was successfully discharged on the first attempt…
Ovako has announced a EUR 9 mln (USD 9.8 mln) investment in its Smedjebacken steel mill to further enhance innovation and efficiency. This new funding follows previous upgrades, including an exhaust gas filter…
Cogne Acciai Speciali has contracted Danieli Service for a modernization project at its Aosta, Italy, facility. The project will focus on revamping the cooling chamber of the continuous casting machine for special steel…
Italy's Pittini Group has signed a contract with Danieli to upgrade its two-strand wire rod mill and add a new bar finishing facility at the Acciaieria di Verona plant. The upgrade will enable the production of bars…
Turkey's Tosyali Holdings has signed an agreement with the Libya United Steel Company for the Iron and Steel Industry (Sulb) to establish a Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) plant in Benghazi, Libya, according to a company…
SMS group and Steel Dynamics (SDI) have celebrated the successful start-up of four new production lines at two locations. The new Continuous Galvanizing Lines (CGLs) and Color Coating Lines (CCLs) in Sinton, Texas, and…
Al Ezz Dekheila Steel Co., the largest steel manufacturing facility in Egypt, has selected MORE to provide pneumatic lime injection technology for its 160-ton electric arc furnace. The new lime pneumatic injection…
ArcelorMittal Poland placed an order in 2021 with Primetals Technologies for a gas cleaning plant for its blast furnace No. 2 in Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland. Recently, ArcelorMittal granted the final acceptance certificate…
Cobra IS, a subsidiary of Vinci, has been awarded a contract by SMS Group GmbH to perform piping and mechanical works at Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe's production plant in Duisburg, Germany. The contract is valued at EUR…
Oman's Al Jazeera Steel Products Co. has ordered two tying machines from ATS Mechatronics, a division of the AIC Group. The TMB400 tying machine boasts the fastest tying cycle on the market at 6.8 seconds. While the…
Arabian Gulf Steel Industries (AGSI) is at the forefront of a new initiative launched by Abu Dhabi Distribution Company (ADDC), a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA). The initiative, known as the…
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