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Siemens VAI to Replace Cosipa Slab Caster
Dec. 1, 2005 - Siemens’ Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) has received an order from flat-steel producer Companhia Siderúrgica Paulista (Cosipa), Brazil, to replace their existing Slab Caster No. 3 located in Cubatão.
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VAI to Install Downcoiler at Sollac Mediterranee
Jul. 1, 2005 - Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau (VAI) was recently awarded a contract by Sollac Méditerranée, a company of the Arcelor group, to supply a new high-duty downcoiler for their existing Hot Rolling Mill at Fos sur Mer, France.
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VAI to Modernize Posco Pickling and Oiling Line
Jul. 1, 2005 - Voest Alpine Industrieanlagenbau GmbH (VAI) received a contract from Posco, South Korea, to modernize a Pickling and Oiling Line in their Kwangyang works. The upgraded line will have an annual capacity of 800,000 tonnes of high quality sheet for direct sale in local and international markets.
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EU Commission Approves Siemens' Acquisition of VA Tech
Jul. 1, 2005 - The EU Commission has approved Siemens’ bid to take over Austria’s VA Technologie AG (VA Tech). This marks the conclusion of the antitrust review of the takeover offer made by Siemens AG Österreich in December 2004.
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VAI to Modernize Salzgitter Flachstahl Cold Mill
Jun. 1, 2005 - Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH (SZFG) in Salzgitter, Germany, recently awarded VAI Automation a contract to modernize the complete automation system of its 5-stand Tandem Mill. As part of the contract, VAI will also supply a new Bending System for stands 1 to 4, including a plant safety system.
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VAI to Construct World's Largest Corex Plant
Jun. 1, 2005 - Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau GmbH & Co. (VAI) recently received an order from Shanghai Baosteel Pudong Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., a company of the Shanghai Baosteel Group Corp., for the construction of what will be the largest Corex® plant worldwide at Luojing in Shanghai, China.
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VAI Starts up Revamped Slab Caster for Shagang
Mar. 1, 2005 - Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau GmbH (VAI) recently started up the twin-strand No. 1 Slab Caster it had modernized for Jiangsu Shagang, P.R. China. The caster upgrade was part of a steel plant relocation project from Germany to China, where VAI was the technology provider for the entire production route.
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Magnum Metal Process Inaugurates New Office
Jan. 1, 2005 - Value-engineered solutions provider Magnum Integrated Technologies Inc. recently opened a new office in Pune, India, as part of the company’s wholly owned subsidiary Magnum Metal Process Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
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VAI Reports Strong Order Book for January
Jan. 1, 2005 - Building on its record year 2004, VAI has continued its successful business development at the beginning of 2005. As Gerhard Falch, Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau GmbH Chairman and Vice-Chairman of VA Technologie AG explains, “Due to the taking effect of the major orders from Hadeed worth around EUR 340 million, negotiated and agreed upon in October 2004, and other contracts worth more than EUR 160 million from Saudi Arabia, the CIS, China, Iran, Poland and Turkey, VAI can already point to an order intake in January 2005 of over EUR 500 million.”
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Contract Growth Continues for VAI
Dec. 1, 2004 - Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau (VAI) has logged new orders from Asia, Russia and Western Europe with a total value of around EUR 100 million, raising company order intake at the end of November 2004 by more than 50% compared to the same period of last year.
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VAI to Expand Hadeed DR Plant and Meltshop
Nov. 1, 2004 - As the leader of two international consortia, VAI has received an order from Hadeed (Saudi Iron and Steel Co.), Saudi Arabia, for the enlargement of hot metal and steel-producing capacity at its Al-Jubail complex.
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VAI Revamps Arvedi Thin Slab Caster
Oct. 1, 2004 - VAI has successfully upgraded and restarted the thin-slab caster of the existing Arvedi Steel Technology line (AST line) of Acciaieria Arvedi in Cremona, Italy.
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VAI Takes Over 100% of VAI-Pomini
Aug. 1, 2004 - Voest Alpine Industrieanlagenbau (VAI) recently took over the remaining 49% shares of Techint Compagnia Tecnica Internazionale from the joint-venture company VAI Pomini, making VAI the 100% owner of the company.
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Corus IJmuiden Operating with BetaPlanner Solution
Aug. 1, 2004 - Corus IJmuiden, The Netherlands, is running the BetaPlanner production planning and scheduling system. The system was recently implemented by AIS Advanced Information Systems, a joint venture between Voest Alpine Industrieanlagenbau (VAI) and MCE.
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VAI-Led Consortium to Upgrade Hadeed Hot Mill
Aug. 1, 2004 - Consortium leader Voest Alpine Industrieanlagenbau (VAI) was recently awarded a contract by Hadeed (Saudi Iron and Steel Co.) for expansion and modernization of an existing hot rolling mill. The contract is valued at approximately 100 million Euro.
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AIS to Supply Automation System for Sidor
Aug. 1, 2004 - AIS Advanced Information Systems, a joint venture between VAI and MCE, Austria, receives a contract from Sidor, Venezuela, to implement the SteelPlanner solutions to solve the daily challenge of planning and scheduling the facilities of its Flat Product division.
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VA Tech Honored for Sustainable Development
Jul. 19, 2004 - In a study conducted by the Vienna University of Economics of the 55 companies listed in the Vienna Stock Exchange’s ATX Prime Market, VA Tech was ranked as the most sustainable company in the industrial sector. Company performance was analyzed based on environmental products and processes as well as social responsibility.
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Corus to Expand Sinter Output with VAI Grate Width Extension Technology
Jul. 19, 2004 - VAI Industries Ltd. will implement VAI’s patented Grate-Width Extension Technology in partnership with Corus Strip Products. The contract, valued at approximately 10 million Euro, will raise Corus’ average weekly sinter production from 78,000 to 95,000 tonnes, an increase of more than 20%.
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Voestalpine Stahl Slab Caster Started up
Jun. 29, 2004 - VAI and Voestalpine recently started up a new CC 6 single-strand slab caster for Voestalpine Stahl GmbH, Linz. Start-up for the caster, which took place ahead of schedule, is one component of a large-scale enlargement project for the Linz location, referred to as “Linz-Project 2010”.
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VAI Pomini to Supply Billet Caster for Hanggang-Changxing
Jun. 18, 2004 - VAI Pomini GmbH recently received an order from Hangzhou Hanggang Foreign Economic Relations & Trade Co. Ltd., P.R. China, for a new 6-Strand Billet Caster to be installed at Zhejiang Hanggang Changxing EAF Co. Ltd.
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