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Huaigang to Modernize Rod and Bar Mill with Kocks Technology
Dec. 2, 2010 - Huaigang Special Steel Co. Ltd. placed an order with Friedrich Kocks GmbH & Co KG for the modernization of its existing rod and bar mill. The modernization will implement a Kocks 3-roll Reducing & Sizing Block, which is scheduled to be commissioned in the first half of 2012.

Kocks to Supply 3-roll Reducing & Sizing Block for Xuanhua Bar Mill
Aug. 4, 2010 - Xuanhua Iron & Steel has placed an order with Friedrich Kocks GmbH & Co for the supply of a 3-roll Reducing & Sizing Block for the facility’s small bar mill, one of five new rolling mills currently under construction.

Baoji Petroleum Steel Pipe to be 1st Chinese Manufacturer of Stretch-Reduced Welded Tube
Jan. 13, 2010 - Friedrich Kocks will supply a stretch reducing block and rotating hot saw for Baoji Petroleum Steel Pipe’s new welded tube plant being constructed in Baoji, China.

Sumitomo Metals Kokura to Upgrade Bar Mill with 3-Roll Kocks Block
Oct. 19, 2009 - Sumitomo Metals Kokura contracts Friedrich Kocks to replace the existing 3-roll finishing block of their specialty bar mill with a latest-generation 3-roll Kocks Block.

Kocks to Supply Extractor, Stretch Reducer for Xicheng Tube Plant
Aug. 6, 2009 - Friedrich Kocks will supply the three-stand extractor and 24-stand stretch reducing block for the hot rolling mill in Jiangyin Xicheng Iron & Steel’s new tube plant.

Friedrich Kocks to Install 3-Roll RSB for Bhushan Power & Steel
May 5, 2009 - Friedrich Kocks GmbH will install a 500,000 tonnes/year combined wire rod and bar mill with latest-generation 3-roll RSB for Bhushan Power & Steel.

Kocks to Supply Reducing & Sizing Block for Republic’s Lackawanna Mill
May 8, 2008 - Kocks Pittsburgh will supply a 3-roll Reducing & Sizing block for Republic Engineered Steel’s modernization of their mill in Lackawanna, N.Y.

Kocks to Supply Reducing & Sizing Block for Dongbei Mill Upgrade
Mar. 6, 2008 - Kocks will supply a 3-roll Reducing & Sizing Block as part of the conversion of Dongbei Iron and Steel’s wire rod and bar mill into a pure bar mill.

Danieli and Kocks to Upgrade Seversky Seamless Tube Mill
Jan. 21, 2008 - Friedrich Kocks will supply the 3-stand extractor and 14-stand sizing mill for Danieli’s conversion of an existing Pilger mill into a continuous 14-inch seamless tube mill for TMK Group’s Seversky Truboprokatny Zavod subsidiary.

Kocks to Supply RSB for new Henan Jiyuan Bar Mill
Aug. 13, 2007 - Friedrich Kocks GmbH will supply a 3-roll, heavy-duty reducing and sizing block for Henan Jiyuan Iron & Steel’s new 600,000 tonne/year SBQ bar mill.

JYXC Commissions First Heavy-Duty RSB in China
Dec. 1, 2006 - Dec. 2006 — The Jiangyin Xing Cheng Special Steel (JYXC) company located in the Hunan Province,

Jiangyin Xing Cheng Starts up High-Capacity Danieli SBQ Mill
Dec. 1, 2006 - Dec. 2006 — Jiangyin Xing Cheng Special Steel Co. Ltd., P.R. China, recently started the hot-ru

Kocks to Supply 3-Roll RSB for AK Serov SBQ Bar Mill
Oct. 1, 2006 - Oct. 2006 — Ural Mining & Metallurgical Co. [UMMC], Russia, has signed a contract with an I

Danieli to Provide New Long Product Minimill for UMMC
Oct. 1, 2006 - Oct. 2006 — Danieli was recently contracted for the supply of a 550,000 tonnes/year minimill for <

Kocks to Install 3-Roll RSB for Ascometal Upgrade
May 1, 2006 - May 2006 — Ascometal, France, recently initiated an extensive modernization and revamp of their production site for high-grade and special steels at Hagondange. The contract for

Danieli to Supply SBQ Mill for Hunan Valin Xiangtan
Dec. 1, 2005 - Hunan Valin Xiangtan, P.R. China, has awarded Danieli a contract for a new 120 tonne/hour special bar quality mill.

Danieli Centro Tube and Kocks to Modernize Chengdu Seamless Tube Mill
Nov. 1, 2005 - Danieli Centro Tube [DCT], Italy, received the first Chinese order to restructure and modernize a seamless tube plant for Chengdu Iron & Steel Corp. located in Chengdu, China.

Kocks to Supply Reducing & Sizing Block for Jiangyin Xing Cheng Special Steel
Aug. 1, 2005 - Jiangyin Xing Cheng Special Steel, China, has contracted Friedrich Kocks GmbH & Co KG, Germany, to install a Reducing & Sizing Block [RSB].

Friedrich Kocks to Supply Reducing & Sizing Block for Rodacciai
Aug. 1, 2005 - Rodacciai SpA, Italy, recently placed an order for a second 3-roll Reducing & Sizing Block [RSB] for its special steel rolling mill in Sirone. The order will be carried out by Friedrich Kocks GmbH & Co KG, Germany, together with Danieli Morgardshammar, Italy.

Nucor Starts up Kocks-Danieli RSB at Norfolk SBQ Mill
Feb. 18, 2005 - Nucor recently started up a new 5-pass Kocks/Danieli Reducing and Sizing Block at the company’s NN1 SBQ mill in Norfolk, Neb.

Production Ramps up at Upgraded ATI Allvac Mill
Sep. 28, 2004 - Production continues to ramp up at ATI Allvac's superalloy and specialty steel bar and rod mill in Richburg, S.C. Danieli Morgårdshammar recently completed major modifications at the plant to increase production capacity, improve plant efficiency and enhance final product quality.

Danieli to Provide RSB Technology for Special Steels at Acos Villares
Sep. 1, 2004 - Aços Villares SA, Brazil, will install a new Kocks/Danieli 4-pass reducing and sizing block (RSB). The installation continues an ongoing upgrade of the company’s special and stainless steel bar and rod mill in Pindamonhangaba, where the new Danieli high-speed wire rod production outlet started operation in February of this year.

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