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JFE Steel Group Advances Plan to Integrate Electric Furnace Operators
Oct. 31, 2011 - JFE Steel announced details for a merger plan to consolidate operations for four group companies that produce steel using electric arc furnaces.

Tenova Celebrates Start-Up of First EAF Consteel in South America
Oct. 20, 2011 - Tenova recently celebrated the start-up of the first Consteel® EAF of South America at the new Vallourec & Sumitomo Tubos do Brasil plant.

Siemens Expands EAF Volume, Productivity for Çolakoglu Metalurji A.S.
Oct. 19, 2011 - Turkish steel producer Çolakoğlu Metalurji A.S. recently granted Siemens VAI Metals Technologies the final acceptance certificate for its modernization of EAF No. 1 in the Gebze Plant. The upgrade allowed the producer to boost EAF overall productivity by 12% without any change in tapping weight.

Horsehead and Nucor Expand, Extend Recycling Services Agreement
Oct. 5, 2011 - Horsehead Corp. has entered into a 10-year agreement with Nucor Corp. that will expand and extend the existing commercial relationship between the companies.

ArcelorMittal Offers Tour of Secondary Dedusting Project in Argentina
Oct. 3, 2011 - Members of the Environment Office of the Province of Santa Fe, Argentina, recently visited ArcelorMittal’s Villa Constitución plant to learn more about its environmental project aimed at improving the efficiency of the canopy hoods and filters in the EAFs.

Siemens Delivers EAF Equipment to NLMK's Kaluga Minimill
Sep. 22, 2011 - VAI Siemens has delivered a complete set of equipment for the EAF Shop at NLMK’s Kaluga Minimill, which is currently under construction. The electric-arc furnace, ladle furnace, and 8-strand continuous casting machine are currently being assembled at the plant.

NLMK Expects to Bring Damaged EAF Online by December
Aug. 1, 2011 - NLMK reports that the electric arc furnace that was halted as a result of the transformer incident in early July is expected to be brought back online in December 2011.

Praxair China to Supply Combustion Technology for Shandong Guangfu EAF
Jul. 13, 2011 - Praxair (China) Investment has signed a combustion equipment contract with Shandong Guangfu Group to implement Praxair’s oxy-fuel technology at the company’s 100-tonne EAF.

NLMK Reports Transformer Failure
Jul. 11, 2011 - NLMK reports the failure of a transformer at its Urals-based long products plant NSMMZ, resulting in the stoppage of one of the plant’s two EAFs.

Butler Works EAF Sustains Damage in AK Steel Incident
Jul. 6, 2011 - The #5 electric arc furnace at AK Steel’s Butler Works sustained some damage on July 1 when molten steel inside the furnace broke through the furnace shell, causing damage to the furnace and some of its components.

AK Steel Recognized for Operational Improvements at Butler, Zanesville
Jun. 23, 2011 - AK Steel has received an award from American Metal Market for ‘Best Operational Improvements’.

Mechel Launches Modernized Steelmaking Complex at Otelu Rosu
Jun. 8, 2011 - Mechel OAO has launched a modernized steelmaking complex at its Romanian-based subsidiary Ductil Steel Otelu Rosu. The reconstructed complex includes a new electric arc furnace with the COSS system, an upgraded continuous billet caster, and a modern scrap metal preparation section.

JFE Steel Group to Integrate its Electric Furnace Operations
Jun. 7, 2011 - JFE Steel Corp. announced plans to integrate four of the group’s electric furnace-based companies: JFE Bars & Shapes Corp., Daiwa Steel Corp., Tohoku Steel Corp. and Toyohira Steel Corp.

Severstal NA Hot Commissions Second EAF at Columbus
Jun. 3, 2011 - Severstal North America marked another chapter at its Columbus plant this week with production of the first tons on its second primary strand.

Siemens to Supply Static Var Compensator to Tikhvin Freight Car Building Plant
May 16, 2011 - The Russian CJSC Tikhvin Freight Car Building Plant, TVSZ, has awarded Siemens Metals Technologies an order to equip the electric steel production line in its steel works with an SVC Plus static var compensator and a 10-kV Switchgear.

Siemens to Implement Lomas System at SDI Roanoke
May 12, 2011 - Steel Dynamics has placed an order with Siemens Industry, Inc. to provide an EAF off-gas monitoring system at the Roanoke Bar Division’s mini mill in Roanoke, Va.

SMS Siemag Commissions New Meltshop in Russia
Apr. 21, 2011 - SMS Siemag has successfully commissioned a new EAF meltshop for ChelPipe Group, a Russian producer of pipe products.

PTI Supplies Bottom Stirring System to Lloyds Steel
Apr. 13, 2011 - Process Technology International has supplied a bottom stirring nitrogen/argon control system for RHI porous plugs serving two 90-tonne EAFs located at Lloyds Steel in Warhda, India.

Siemens to Supply Static Var Compensation System to CMC Steel Texas
Apr. 13, 2011 - CMC Steel Texas has placed an order with Siemens Industry, Inc. to supply a turnkey SVC Plus static var compensation system for the company’s steel minimill in Seguin, Texas.

Siemens to Equip New Steel Mill for Qatar Steel
Apr. 6, 2011 - The Qatar Steel Company awarded a contract to Siemens VAI Metals Technologies for the supply of a new EAF, ladle furnace and billet caster for a new steel mill in Mesaieed, Qatar.

Peiner Träger Begins Two-Furnace Operation
Mar. 28, 2011 - Peiner Träger GmbH has commenced the run-up procedure in preparation for operating both electric arc furnaces, effectively doubling smelting capacity at the Peine plant.

Siemens to Supply Static Var Compensation for Qatar Steel’s New EAF Plant
Mar. 22, 2011 - Qatar Steel Company has placed an order with Siemens for an SVC Plus static Var compensator for its new electric steel plant in Mesaieed.

LINDARC Laser-Based Off-Gas System Delivers Results at GerdauAmeristeel EAF
Mar. 22, 2011 - MORE srl, Italy, recently installed its innovative LINDARC real-time laser EAF off-gas analysis system at GerdauAmeristeel’s Jacksonville meltshop.

Qatar Steel Plans to Expand Steelmaking Facility
Mar. 11, 2011 - Qatar Steel has initiated a new project to increase the company’s overall production, including the addition of a new 110-tonne EAF, 110-tonne ladle furnace, and 6-strand high speed billet caster.

MMK-Atakas Commissions EAF Facility
Mar. 11, 2011 - MMK-Atakas, a joint venture of OJSC Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) and Atakas Group, commissioned an electric arc furnace facility at its industrial complex in Iskenderun, Turkey.

AK Steel Melts First Heat in New Butler Works EAF
Mar. 8, 2011 - AK Steel melted the first heat of steel last week in its new 175-ton capacity electric arc furnace at its Butler, Pa., Works.

Tenova Goodfellow, ArcelorMittal Dofasco to Collaborate on EAF Energy Project
Feb. 23, 2011 - Tenova Goodfellow has signed a contribution agreement with Sustainable Development Technology Canada to demonstrate the company’s proprietary “Next Gen Energy Efficiency Breakthrough Technology” System in collaboration with leading Canadian steel producer, ArcelorMittal Dofasco.

Danieli, Tenova Commission New Consteel EAF for Ashinsky Steel Works
Feb. 1, 2011 - Danieli and Tenova have successfully commissioned a new Danieli FASTARCTM EAF and Consteel® plant for Ashinsky Steel Works in Russia. The new steelworks replaces obsolete open-hearth plants.

Tenova Core to Revamp Charlotte Consteel System for Gerdau Ameristeel
Jan. 11, 2011 - Gerdau Ameristeel recently contracted Tenova Core to provide a major revamp of the existing Consteel system at its Charlotte, North Carolina plant.

NLMK’s Kaluga Minimill to Begin Installation of Production Facilities
Dec. 30, 2010 - NLMK’s Kaluga mini-mill, which is currently under construction, begun to install the main process equipment for its EAF Shop, which is being supplied by VAI Siemens.

ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA to Begins Construction of EAF Meltshop
Dec. 13, 2010 - ThyssenKrupp AG Executive Board Chairman Dr. Ekkehard Schulz announces that construction is set to begin on a new stainless slab meltshop for ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA. The shop will comprise a 160-ton EAF, 180-ton AOD converter, and 72-inch continuous slab caster.

Kroman Çelik Sanayii Commissions More-Supplied Module Technology
Oct. 7, 2010 - Kroman Çelik Sanayii A.Ş successfully commissioned in July 2010 the Module Technology fix injection system supplied by More srl in a new 150-tonne electric arc furnace. Twenty-eight heats per day were reached two weeks from the start-up of the equipment.

Siemens Modernizes Qatar Steelworks
Sep. 29, 2010 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has won an order to modernize Qatar Steel Co.'s steelworks in Mesaieed, Qatar, with the goal of expanding billet production capacity by up to 30% while reducing specific consumption values and waste gas emissions.

Fuxin Special Steel Orders Stainless Steel Plant from SMS Siemag
Sep. 22, 2010 - Fuxin Special Steel Co. Ltd. has placed an order with SMS Siemag for the planning and supply of a steelworks for the production of stainless steel slabs. It will reportedly be the first stainless steel plant in the world to utilize the waste heat from the AOD converter and the electric arc furnace.

New Electric Steelmaking Complex Commissioned at Izhstal OAO
Sep. 8, 2010 - Mechel OAO announced that the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin commissioned a new electric steelmaking complex at Izhstal OAO. The new facility comprises an electric arc furnace with a capacity of 40 tonnes and a continuous slab caster.

Siemens Modernizes EAFs in Finland, Saudi Arabia
Jul. 22, 2010 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies received orders to modernize electric arc furnaces for both the Saudi Iron and Steel Co. (Hadeed) and Outokumpu Oy. Both plants will be equipped with a new hydraulic system to improve the efficiency, availability, and productivity of the furnaces.

Mechel Commissions Steel Processing Equipment at Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant
Jul. 20, 2010 - Mechel OAO has commissioned the secondary steel processing equipment within the first stage of the arc-furnace meltshop #6 upgrade at Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant. Commissioned equipment includes the ladle furnace No. 2 for steel processing and a vacuum tank degasser for molten metal degassing.

Danieli Starts up Jumbo-Size Meltshop at Tokyo Steel
Jul. 9, 2010 - Danieli has successfully started up a 420-tonne twin-electrode DC EAF with continuous charge system — the largest EAF in the world — at Tokyo Steel’s Tahara Plant.

Tenova Goodfellow Installs Water Detection System at ArcelorMittal Contrecoeur Ouest
Jul. 1, 2010 - ArcelorMittal Contrecour Ouest has achieved EAF operating savings of over US$2.00 per ton liquid steel using the EFSOP® system installed by Tenova Goodfellow at its plant near Montreal. Tenova Goodfellow has also completed the installation of its EFSOP Water Detection System, which detects and alerts operators in real time of abnormal water events in the furnace.

Siemens to Modernize Slab Steel Works in Indonesia
Jun. 22, 2010 - Siemens has received an order from PT Krakatau Steel of Cilegon, Indonesia, to completely modernize its slab steel works no. 1. The modernized works is scheduled to come into production in the summer of 2012.

Tenova Core to Revamp EAF at Ivaco Rolling Mills
Jun. 10, 2010 - Tenova Core has been contracted to revamp the 75-ton electric arc furnace at Ivaco’s steelmaking facility in L’Orignal, Ont. The project features a new upper shell and new lower shell designed to fit the existing EAF tilt platform.

First Installation of Siemens LiquiRob at Riva Group EAF
May 13, 2010 - The Riva Group has become the first steel producer to use the Siemens LiquiRob robot system at an electric arc furnace. The technology has been installed in its French plant in Neuves-Maisons where it handles sampling and temperature and Celox measurements.

SMS Meer, SMS Concast to Supply Steelworks Complex in Bahrain
May 6, 2010 - United Steel Co. placed an order with SMS Meer and SMS Concast for the design and supply of a turnkey minimill plant for beams and sections in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The project, to be carried out with Samsung Engineering, is scheduled for completion by 2012.

Tenova to Supply High-Capacity Consteel EAF for new Feida Steel Plant in China
May 3, 2010 - Tenova will supply a 250 ton per hour Consteel® EAF to Beris-China for installation as part of Feida Group’s new steel plant in the Jangsu Province in China.

Tenova Goodfellow Technology Commissioned at Evraz Claymont Steel
Apr. 28, 2010 - Tenova Goodfellow has successfully closed another project at Evraz Claymont Steel with the commissioning of the EFSOP Holistic Optimization® technology on the existing 160-ton electric arc furnace.

ThyssenKrupp Nirosta Upgrades Bochum EAF with Spraying Robots
Mar. 29, 2010 - ThyssenKrupp Nirosta implemented a spraying robot fitted with state-of-the-art control technology capable of performing maintenance on the refractory walls of the EAF at its Bochum, Germany, facility.

Siemens to Help Modernize Dneprospezstal Steel Works No.3
Mar. 25, 2010 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from JSC Electrometallurgical plant “Dneprospezstal” to supply a new electric arc furnace and water treatment plant for its no. 3 steel works. The modernized steel works is scheduled to become operational in Q1 2012.

Danieli Meltshop Installed at Votorantim Group
Mar. 23, 2010 - The new Danieli steel meltshop installed at the Votorantim Group steel works in Resende, Brazil, to produce 1 million tonnes per year of billets has been operating successfully since October 2009.

Tenova Core Consteel® Startup at CMC Mesa
Mar. 15, 2010 - Commercial Metals Co. (CMC) has recently completed the successful startup of a new Consteel system designed and supplied by Tenova Core. The new CMC micro-mill plant located in Mesa, Ariz., is producing reinforcing bar.

Superior Ships Components for EAF Revamp at North Star Bluescope
Mar. 5, 2010 - Superior Machine Co. of S.C., Inc. has completed and shipped the major components for an upcoming revamp of North Star BlueScope Steel, LLC’s electric arc furnace. Superior’s field service crew is in the process of reassembling the tilt platform, bottom shell (hearth), and upper shell onsite.

Injection Technology Commissioned at BGH Edelstahl Siegen EAF
Mar. 3, 2010 - Since July 2009, BGH Edelstahl Siegen's 42-tonne EAF has been equipped with an aluminum fines fix injection technology for the production of stainless steel grades. The equipment was supplied by More srl.

Modernization Programs to Resume at Severstal Dearborn, Columbus
Mar. 1, 2010 - Severstal North America will resume modernization programs at its Severstal Dearborn, Mich., and Severstal Columbus, Miss., facilities. The projects were put on hold after steel demand and pricing fell in the fourth quarter of 2008.

Danieli Carries Out Ezz Flat Steel Minimill Expansion
Mar. 1, 2010 - Danieli is carrying out a major expansion of the Ezz Flat Steel flat products minimill located in the Ain Sukhna Industrial Area in Egypt, with the aim of enlarging the product range to include concrete reinforcement steel bars.

Pomina, Thep Viet Steel Group Select Tenova Melt Shops
Feb. 16, 2010 - Tenova Melt Shops has been chosen by Pomina and Thep Viet Steel Group to supply a new melt shop unit with a Consteel® EAF. The melt shop is scheduled to be put in operation at the end of 2011 in Phu My Industrial Zone, near Ho Chi Minh City.

ArcelorMittal Awards MORE an EAF Equipment Contract
Jan. 15, 2010 - MORE srl signs an agreement with ArcelorMittal South Africa for the installation of Module Technology chemical energy package equipment at the company’s Vanderbijlpark Works’ three electric arc furnaces. The contract was won by MORE in cooperation with Linde.

Tenova Starts Up Two Consteel Plants in South Korea
Nov. 24, 2009 - Two new Consteel plants recently started up by Tenova in South Korea are part of the new 2.5 million tonnes per year capacity Hot Mill complex located in Asan Bay and owned by Dongbu Steel. Each Consteel plant is applied to a new 160-tonne Electric Arc Furnace.

Tenova Celebrates 20 Years of Consteel
Nov. 17, 2009 - Tenova celebrates the twentieth anniversary of Consteel with an international event attended by 150 entrepreneurs and corporate executives from the world steel industry.

CMC Alabama Starts up Motank System for Remote Slag Door Cleaning
Nov. 10, 2009 - CMC Alabama commissions a MOTANK system from MORE srl for remote-controlled slag door cleaning in its 80-ton EAF.

SMS Concast to Revamp Walsin Lihwa EAF for Stainless Production
Oct. 19, 2009 - Walsin Lihwa Corp. places order with SMS Concast for the revamp of its existing electric arc furnace in Yen Shui, Taiwan.

Tenaris Dalmine Starts up Pneumatic Lime Injector from MORE
Oct. 12, 2009 - MORE’s HI_JET injector allows Tenaris Dalmine to improve phosphorous removal capability by pneumatically injecting lime directly into the steel interface.

SMS Siemag Commissions ARCCESS EAF for OMZ
Jul. 7, 2009 - SMS Siemag commissions a 120-tonne ARCCESS electric arc furnace for OMZ, Uralmash-Izhora Group, Russia.

Siemens to Modernize Baosteel EAF with RCB System
May 26, 2009 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies will equip an electric arc furnace in Baosteel’s Shanghai factory with a Refining Combined Burner system.

ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih Upgrades Gas and Dust Treatment Facilities
May 22, 2009 - ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih is starting up a newly reconstructed dust and gas treatment process for the treatment of dust and gas from the plant’s electric arc furnaces and forging plant.

Gerdau Ameristeel Starts up Pneumatic Injection System at Jacksonville EAF
May 6, 2009 - Gerdau Ameristeel starts up an additional pneumatic dolo-lime injection system from MORE at its 90-ton Jacksonville EAF.

New Partnership to Introduce Calcium-Carbide Based EAF Slag Technology
Apr. 13, 2009 - New partnership’s calcium-carbide based technology is said to help boost steelmaking productivity while lowering the EAF’s carbon footprint.

Tenaris Dalmine Improves EAF Operation with MORE Pneumatic Injection System
Apr. 6, 2009 - Tenaris Dalmine reports a number of benefits from one years’ operation of a MORE srl pneumatic lime/dolomitic-lime injection system in their 100-tonne electric arc furnace.

Harsco to Service New Emirates Steel EAF
Mar. 10, 2009 - Harsco Metals group is expanding into the United Arab Emirates under a new ten-year contract with Abu Dhabi-based Emirates Steel LLC.

MORE to Supply Auxiliary Equipment for 2nd EAF at Severstal Columbus
Feb. 18, 2009 - Severstal Columbus awards contract to MORE srl for the supply of auxiliary equipment for their second 150-ton DC EAF.

WorleyParsons to Install Smart-Gas Technology in V&M Star’s Youngstown EAF
Feb. 3, 2009 - WorleyParsons Gas Cleaning will install and commission Smart-Gas Technology on V&M Star’s Youngstown EAF.

Universal Stainless to Invest $13 Million in Bridgeville Meltshop
Jan. 30, 2009 - Universal Stainless & Alloy Products announces plans to invest $13 million in its Bridgeville meltshop, including major upgrades in equipment, automation, and plant layout.

MORE to Install Module Technology for Kroman Çelik Sanayii EAF
Jan. 29, 2009 - MORE will install its Module Technology fix injection system in Kroman Çelik Sanayii’s new 150-tonne EAF.

Nippon-Kobe Joint Company to Recycle Steel Dust into DRI
Oct. 3, 2008 - Nippon Steel and Kobe Steel will establish a joint company that will recycle steel dust using the FastMet process to produce usable direct-reduced iron.

SAIL to Add Steelmaking Capability at Salem Steel Plant
Sep. 8, 2008 - The Steel Authority of India celebrates its program to modernize and expand the Salem Steel Plant into a fully integrated steel plant with the capacity to produce 180,000 tonnes per annum of stainless steel slabs.

Tenova Goodfellow Commissions EFSOP Process Control System on TenarisDalmine EAF
Sep. 3, 2008 - Tenova Goodfellow installs its EFSOP process control system on TenarisDalmine’s 100-tonne Electric Arc Furnace in Italy.

Mechel Commissions Gas Cleaning System at Otelu Rosu EAF Shop
Aug. 28, 2008 - Mechel OAO launches a new gas cleaning system in the arc furnace shop of its Otelu Rosu facility at Ductil Steel, a Romanian company that Mechel acquired in April 2008.

SMS Meer and Concast to Provide Minimill for Siam Yamato Steel
Jul. 28, 2008 - Concast and SMS Meer will equip a new minimill for Siam Yamato Steel Co. in Bangkok, including a steelworks with continuous caster and a medium section mill.

Siemens to Supply Minimill to Euro Finance
Jul. 17, 2008 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies will provide a new 1.8 million tonnes per year minimill facility for Ukrainian-based scrap trader Euro Finance, complete with EAF, ladle furnace, billet caster, long-product rolling mill, and auxiliary facilities.

Siemens to Supply Finger-Shaft EAF, Ladle Furnace, Billet Caster for New Severstal Minimill
Jul. 7, 2008 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies will supply a finger-shaft electric arc furnace, ladle furnace, dedusting system, and billet caster for OAO Severstal’s new long-product steelmaking facility to be built at Balakovo in Russia.

Tenova Goodfellow to Supply EFSOP System for RIVA Acciaio EAF
Jun. 19, 2008 - RIVA Acciaio orders a Goodfellow EFSOP process optimization system for their EAF furnace operations at RIVA Alpa, Gargenville, France.

SMS Demag to Supply Melting and Casting Plant for Maghreb Steel
Apr. 23, 2008 - SMS Demag will install an electric X-Melt steel plant and a single-strand X-Cast continuous slab caster to feed the twin-strand Steckel mill it is constructing for Maghreb Steel, Morocco.

Stahl Gerafingen Restarts Siemens-Upgraded Finger-Shaft EAF
Apr. 21, 2008 - Stahl Gerafingen restarts their finger-shaft electric arc furnace following an extensive upgrade by Siemens Metals Technologies to increase productivity and reduce emissions.

Core to Provide Consteel System for Estructurales Corsa Minimill
Apr. 16, 2008 - Danieli contracts Core Furnace Systems to design and supply a Consteel system for a new 1 million tonne/year minimill that Danieli will construct in Mexico for Estructurales Corsa.

SMS Demag to Provide 2nd X-Melt LF for Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa
Apr. 4, 2008 - SMS Demag will supply an X-Melt ladle furnace and automation package for Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa, as well as a complete X-Melt meltshop for A. Finkl & Sons.

Tenova Installs New Automation System at Cogne Steelworks
Apr. 1, 2008 - Tenova SpA installs and starts up a new EAF automation and control system at the Cogne ACCIAI SPECIALI steelworks in Aosta, Italy.

Tenova Goodfellow to Install EFSOP for IRO EAF
Mar. 10, 2008 - Tenova Goodellow will install its EFSOP Holistic Optimization system for Industrie Riunite Odolesi’s EAF meltshop in Odolo, Italy.

Danieli to Supply New Meltshop for Votorantim Group
Feb. 4, 2008 - Danieli will supply a complete one-million-tonne/year meltshop for Votorantim Group, Brazil, including EAF, LF, six-strand billet caster, several cranes, and a fume management plant.

Outokumpu to Invest in Advanced Stainless Capability at Tornio
Feb. 1, 2008 - Outokumpu announces a major investment at Tornio Works that would enable the production of high-quality ultra-clean ferritic stainless steel grades, as well as bright annealed austenitic and ferritic stainless steel products.

Horsehead to Process Nucor’s EAF Dust on Regional Basis
Dec. 24, 2007 - Horsehead and Nucor agree to expand their existing commercial relationship to include regional recycling of Nucor's EAF dust by Horsehead.

WorleyParsons to Install Smart-Gas System for Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel EAF
Dec. 19, 2007 - WorleyParsons Gas Cleaning will install a complete Smart-Gas System that will allow Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel to optimize total energy utilization in their Mingo Junction EAF.

EPA Rule to Reduce Mercury, PM Releases from EAF Facilities
Dec. 18, 2007 - The EPA issues new air emissions standards for mercury and particulate matter emissions from EAF-based steel manufacturers by requiring them to buy motor-vehicle scrap only from providers that participate in the EPA-approved National Vehicle Mercury Switch Recovery Program.

Concast, SMS Meer to Provide Minimill for South Steel
Dec. 4, 2007 - South Steel-Pan Kingdom Invest. Co., Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, contracts Concast and SMS Meer to plan, engineer, and supply plant and equipment for a new minimill, including a flexible-charge EAF, continuous billet caster, and automated rebar rolling mill.

Danieli to Supply Billet Steelmaking Plant for Kosco
Nov. 29, 2007 - Korea Steel Shapes contracts Danieli Centro Met to supply a complete steel meltshop, including EAF, LF, billet caster, and all related ancillaries.

Siemens Starts up World’s Largest DR Plant at Hadeed
Nov. 27, 2007 - Siemens Metals Technologies starts up a 1.76 million tonnes/year direct-reduction plant for Saudi Iron & Steel. Hot DRI from the new DR plant is charged directly to the EAF for an energy savings of up to 20%.

Siemens to Supply EAF Meltshop for Egyptian Sponge Iron & Steel
Nov. 23, 2007 - Siemens Metals Technologies will engineer and supply a complete meltshop for Beshay Steel’s third facility: Egyptian Sponge Iron & Steel Company, which will be located at Sadat City, Egypt.

Harsco’s Excell Minerals Division Awarded New Contracts in Europe
Nov. 21, 2007 - Harsco’s newest operating division, Excell Minerals, receives contracts with ArcelorMittal's Imphy Alloys specialty steel works in France, and with BGH Freital’s specialty steel works in Germany.

Nucleus LLC to Provide Melt Manufacturing System to Carpenter Technology
Nov. 19, 2007 - Nucleus LLC is providing a primary melting manufacturing execution system to Carpenter Technology that will bring together the Level 2 control functions of the existing EAF and vacuum induction melting facilities at the company’s Reading, Pa., facility.

Canadian Competition Bureau Wraps up Electrode Conspiracy Investigation
Nov. 12, 2007 - The Canadian Competition Bureau completes its investigation of a 1992-1997 conspiracy in the graphite electrodes market with the conviction of SEC Carbon, Ltd.

CCR Technologies to Streamline Ladle Movement at Nucor’s Auburn Meltshop
Oct. 30, 2007 - Nucor Steel recently awarded a contract to CCR Technologies to design and supply a Ladle Turret System for the continuous casting machine at Nucor’s Auburn, N.Y., meltshop.

Tenova Goodfellow to Install EFSOP Technology on Wheeling Pittsburgh EAF
Oct. 30, 2007 - Tenova Goodfellow will install Goodfellow EFSOP process control technology on Wheeling-Pittsburgh’s 270-ton Consteel EAF installation at the company’s Steubenville/Mingo Junction Plant.

AK Steel to Upgrade Specialty Steel Operations
Oct. 23, 2007 - AK Steel is planning capital investments including a new electric arc furnace, new ladle metallurgy furnace, and additional electrical steel finishing equipment at its specialty steel operations in Butler and Zanesville.

Danieli to Construct New Flat Products Complex for MMK-Atakas
Oct. 22, 2007 - Danieli will be the sole supplier of technological equipment for a new flat products complex MMK-Atakaş is planning for Iskenderun, Turkey, including EAF-based meltshop and caster, high-capacity hot rolling mill, continuous pickling line, cold rolling mill, hot dip galvanizing, and coil coating facilities.

Siemens-Led Consortium to Build EAF-Based Steelworks for Liepajas Metalurgs
Oct. 22, 2007 - Liepajas Metalurgs awards contract to a consortium led by Siemens to build a turn-key integrated electric steel plant that will replace the facility’s existing open-hearth based steel production route.

SMS Demag to Supply Arccess EAF for OMZ
Oct. 19, 2007 - SMS Demag will supply a 120-tonne Arccess electric arc furnace to be installed at OMZ’s Kolpino, St. Petersburg, facility.

Danieli to Upgrade ANDEC Steelworks in Ecuador
Oct. 16, 2007 - Danieli Centro Met to supply a new 25-tonne ladle furnace and a fume dedusting plant for Acerias Nacionales del Equador’s steel works in Guayaquil, Equador.

CMC Steel Boosts EAF Operator Safety with Automated Motank Equipment
Oct. 3, 2007 - CMC Steel South Carolina reduces the need for a man-driven forklift at the EAF with the addition of Moré’s Motank machine, a dedicated remote-controlled truck equipped with a horizontal ram.

Danieli to Supply Jumbo-Size EAF Meltshop for Tokyo Steel
Sep. 25, 2007 - Danieli Centro Met will supply a complete new 2.6 million tonnes/year meltshop for Tokyo Steel that will feature a 420-tonne DC EAF equipped with Consteel and supported by a comparably sized ladle furnace and vacuum system.

Danieli to Install New Hot Strip Complex for Dongbu Steel
Sep. 24, 2007 - Working in consortium with MHI, Danieli will supply Dongbu Steel with a new hot strip mill complex, including two AC EAFs, two ladle furnaces, vacuum degasser, two slab casters, and a hot strip mill.

PTI Installs JetBOx System at Five Asian Steel Facilities
Aug. 31, 2007 - Process Technology International completes installation and start-up of JetBOx combustion systems, comprising multiple JetBOxes and JetBUrners, at several steel mills in Asia.

SeverCorr Launches Meltshop and Hot Mill Operations
Aug. 30, 2007 - Production of hot rolled steel coils is underway at SeverCorr with the start-up of operations in the facility’s new meltshop, caster, and hot mill.

Nucor Steel Contracts CORE for EAF Revamp
Aug. 1, 2007 - Nucor Steel recently contracted Core Furnace Systems to convert an existing conventional-tapping EAF into a bottom-tapping EAF at its Jackson, Miss., facility.

Tenova to Install Five Consteel Plants in Asia
Jul. 30, 2007 - Tenova will install five new Consteel plants in Asia, including a system capable of producing 360 tonnes of steel per hour—the highest installed capacity in the world—for Tokyo Steel’s new steel plant currently under construction in Kurashiki, Japan.

Tenova Goodfellow to Supply EFSOP Technology for Ternium Hylsa, Tenaris Dalmine
Jul. 13, 2007 - Tenova Goodfellow will supply EFSOP® systems to Ternium Hylsa for the EAF at the Monterrey Flat Products facility, and to Tenaris Dalmine, for their Bergamo facility.

Wheeling-Pittsburgh Revises Second-Quarter Expectations
Jul. 2, 2007 - Unplanned outages, high scrap costs, and sluggish demand for flat-rolled products are prompting Wheeling-Pittsburgh to lower its second-quarter earnings expectations.

Steel Dust Recycling Facility Planned for Southern United States
Jun. 28, 2007 - Steel Dust Recycling, LLC announces plans to build a Waelz Kiln facility in northwestern Alabama capable of recycling 110,000 tons of EAF dust per year.

Danieli to Install FastArc Technology on EZDK EAF
Jun. 26, 2007 - Al Ezz Dikheila has selected Danieli Centro Met to perform a significant revamp of its existing No. 1 Electric Arc Furnace in the Alexandria meltshop, which is part of the Ezz Flat division.

Mechel Enters Collaboration with Danieli for CMP Upgrade
Jun. 11, 2007 - Mechel OAO, Russia, enters an agreement with Danieli for the modernization of its steel operations at Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant (CMP), Mechel's major steel producing subsidiary.

Casey to Sell Idled Calumet Meltshop Facility
May 31, 2007 - Casey Equipment has been hired as Exclusive Sales Agent for the sale of an idled meltshop at the site previously operated by Calumet Steel.

Concast to Supply Two Minimills for Tianjin Iron & Steel
May 9, 2007 - Tianjin Iron and Steel and Concast recently concluded a contract for the supply of two electric steelworks, including EAFs, a vacuum degasser, and continuous billet and bloom casters.

CORE to Supply Consteel System for New CMC Arizona Facility
May 1, 2007 - Danieli Corp. recently contracted Core Furnace Systems to design and supply a Consteel® system for a new CMC continuous steelmaking facility in Mesa, Ariz.

Praxair Licenses 100th EAF CoJet System to Nanjing Iron & Steel
Apr. 29, 2007 - Praxair has licensed its 100th patented electric arc furnace CoJet gas injection system to Nanjing Iron & Steel United Co., marking the fourth major Chinese steel manufacturer in two years to choose the CoJet system for electric arc furnaces.

MultiServ Starts Three New Mill Services Contracts
Feb. 1, 2007 - Harsco Corp. announced that its MultiServ mill services division has been awarded three new international contracts having a combined total value of more than $18 million over their duration.

Interpipe and Danieli Partner to Build EAF Steel Mill
Feb. 1, 2007 - Leading steel company INTERPIPE signed a major new contract with Danieli, Italy, to build a state-of-the-art electric steelmaking facility. When completed, it will be the largest facility of its ki

MultiServ Reports New Mill Service Contracts in Saudi Arabia
Jan. 1, 2007 - Harsco Corp. announced that its MultiServ division will expand its services to Saudi Arabia's growing steel industry with three new contracts valued at more than $34 million over their duration.

SMS Demag to Supply EAF for OAO Severskij Tube
Jan. 1, 2007 - OAO Severskij Tube (TMK Group), Russia, has awarded SMS Demag, Germany, a contract for the supply of a 1.0 million tonne/year electric arc furnace meltshop for its Polevskoy works. SMS Dema

Danieli to Upgrade Al Ezz Fume Dedusting Plant
Dec. 1, 2006 - Al Ezz Rebars, Sadat City, Egypt, recently awarded a contract to Danieli to upgrade its existing EAF

Danieli to Install FastArc Injection Technology at BMZ
Dec. 1, 2006 - BMZ (Byelorussian Metallurgical Works), Zhlobin, Belarus, has selected Danieli Centro Met to perform the first significant revamping of its existing EAFs. Danieli’s upgra

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