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EAF STEELMAKING HEADLINES

Process / EAF Steelmaking
Latest News:
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.
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 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.
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
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.
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
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
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