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Nucor Restarts Upgraded Coil-to-Bar Drawing Line at Norfolk
Jun. 26, 2008 - Danieli announced the recent start-up of one of the primary coil-to-bar drawing lines at Nucor’s cold finishing plant in Norfolk.
Siemens to Provide Galvanizing and Anneal Lines for Wuhan Facility
Jun. 12, 2008 - Siemens Metals Technologies will supply a new hot galvanizing line plus a new continuous annealing line for coupled tandem pickling line No. 3 at the Wuhan Iron and Steel's Wuhan facility.
Parsytec to Provide Surface Inspection for SSAB Tunnplåt Slitting Line
May 30, 2008 - ISRA Vision Parsytec AG will provide a surface inspection system for SSAB’s slitting line at their site in Tunnplåt, Sweden.
Siemens to Equip New Process Line for BlueScope Indonesia
May 12, 2008 - Siemens Metals Technologies will equip a new integrated zinc-coating and painting line at PT BlueScope Steel’s Cilegon site, the only production facility in Indonesia that produces coated and painted steel products.
Corus IJmuiden Launches New Zinc-Based Hot-Dip Coating
May 12, 2008 - International steel producer Corus is to launch a new hot-dip zinc-based metallic coating with superior corrosion properties and the potential to significantly decrease coating thickness.
ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel to Add 2nd Continuous Galv Line at I/N Kote
Apr. 17, 2008 - ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel announce plans to double galvanized production capacity at their I/N Kote joint venture with the addition of a new $240-million continuous galvanizing line.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Restarts Flexible Hot-Dip Coating Line at Finnentrop
Apr. 11, 2008 - ThyssenKrupp Steel has completed its modernization and restarted Hot-Dip Coating Line No. 3 at the company’s Finnentrop facility, which now features a new interchangeable pot system that accommodates both zinc and aluminum coating.
Rasselstein Growth Bucks Market Trend for Tinplate
Mar. 26, 2008 - Rasselstein’s CEO describes how investments have helped this ThyssenKrupp Steel subsidiary expand market share as well as total shipments, beating the prevailing market trends for tinplate.
Parsytec to Supply Two More Surface Inspection Systems for ArcelorMittal USA
Mar. 10, 2008 - Arcelor Mittal will equip two pickling lines at their Burns Harbor facility with Parsytec’s espresso SI inspection solution.
SMS Demag to Supply Anneal & Pickle Line for ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA
Feb. 29, 2008 - SMS Demag will provide the complete hot strip annealing and pickling line for ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA’s new facility in Calvert, Ala.
SMS Demag to Supply Cold Mill, Continuous Process Lines for Baoshan
Feb. 27, 2008 - Baoshan Iron & Steel places an order with SMS Demag to supply continuous annealing and pickling lines for hot and cold strip, as well as a 20-roll cold mill.
Nucor to Construct New Coil Processing Center in Mexico
Feb. 21, 2008 - Nucor announced plans to construct a new sheet and coiled plate processing center in Mexico with an anticipated capacity in excess of 500,000 tons/year.
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.
Siemens to Supply Drives, Automation for voestalpine Stahl Hot-Dip Line
Jan. 29, 2008 - Siemens Metals Technologies will supply drives and automation equipment for voestalpine Stahl’s Hot-Dip Galvanizing Line No. 5.
ArcelorMittal Inaugurates Prototype Vacuum Plasma Coating Line
Jan. 25, 2008 - ArcelorMittal inaugurates Arceo, its industrial prototype for a breakthrough vacuum-plasma steel coating line in Belgium.
Siemens to Supply Equipment for Strip Processing Lines in China
Jan. 18, 2008 - Siemens Metals Technologies will supply dynamic air knives for two hot galvanizing lines at Tangshan HengYuan Coating & Galvanizing, and a new skinpass mill at Tonghua Iron and Steel Co.
Parsytec to Supply 4th Surface Inspection System for North American Stainless
Dec. 10, 2007 - Parsytec AG will supply a surface inspection system to North American Stainless for a hot band annealing-pickling line at its Ghent, Ky., facility.
SMS Demag to Provide Shearing Line for Handan Iron and Steel
Nov. 26, 2007 - Handan Iron and Steel of China orders a heavy shearing line from SMS Demag that is capable of producing 2- to 16-meter leveled hot-strip plates.
Siemens to Equip 3rd Tandem Pickling Line for Wisco
Nov. 22, 2007 - Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group will equip Wuhan Iron & Steel’s new, five-stand coupled tandem pickling line No. 3 with mechanical equipment, drive and automation systems, and technological controls.
ArcelorMittal Enters the Estonian Market
Nov. 15, 2007 - ArcelorMittal acquires a 100% stake in Galvex OÜ, a privately owned Estonian steel galvanizing line that produced 190,000 tonnes of hot dip galvanized steel in 2006.
ABB to Modernize ArcelorMittal Rolling Mill, Pickle Line
Nov. 14, 2007 - ABB has been awarded a contract by the ArcelorMittal Group to modernize the cold rolling mill located in the city of Crakow, Poland; ABB will also support ArcelorMittal’s pickle line upgrade in the same facility.
IAS to Supply Coating Control for Indiana Harbor Galv Line
Nov. 13, 2007 - ArcelorMittal has placed an order with Industrial Automation Services to design, supply and commission a zinc coating mass control system and a knife control system for the No. 2 hot dip galvanizing line at its Indiana Harbor facility.
Baosteel Enters Cooperation Contract with Parsytec
Nov. 9, 2007 - Parsytec AG will install an initial espresso SI surface inspection system at a Shanghai Baosteel pickling line; the agreement includes an option for 9 additional surface inspection systems.
Parsytec to Supply Surface Inspection Systems for Anshan
Oct. 26, 2007 - Parsytec AG will install surface inspection systems to inspect silicon steel processed on two continuous annealing lines at Anshan Iron & Steel’s new silicon plant in Angang.
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.
Danieli to Supply Hot-Dip Galvanizing Line for Tezcan
Oct. 19, 2007 - Danieli Wean United will supply a 400,000 tonne/year hot-dip galvanizing line to Tezcan Galvanizli Yapi Elemanlari Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS, Turkey.
Danieli Wean United to Supply Hot-Dip Galv Line for Tezcan
Oct. 9, 2007 - Danieli Wean United to supply a 400,000 tonne/year hot-dip galvanizing line for Tezcan Galvanizli Yapi Elemanlari Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS in Turkey.
Danieli to Provide Cold Mill Complex for Acciaieria Arvedi
Sep. 27, 2007 - Danieli will supply a complete new cold mill complex to Acciaieria Arvedi, including a push-pull pickling line, a coupled continuous pickling line and tandem mill, and two hot dip galvanizing lines.
SMS Demag Logs Major Orders from MMK
Sep. 18, 2007 - The Magnitogorsk Metallurgical Combine awards SMS Demag an order to supply equipment for secondary metallurgical facilities, a set of cold strip units with a coupled pickling line and tandem cold mill, and strip refining plant and equipment worth some EUR 530 million.
ArcelorMittal Expands Czech Republic Steel Service Center
Sep. 12, 2007 - ArcelorMittal will invest in a new US$18 million cut-to-length line for hot rolled coils at its steel service center in Ostrava, Czech Republic, part of the company’s development strategy in Central & Eastern Europe.
Tenova to Supply Latest-Technology Tinning Line for Jiangsu Dajiang Metal
Sep. 3, 2007 - Jiangsu Dajiang Metal’s Sunshine Group awards contract to Tenova to supply a 250,000 tonne/year high-speed electrolytic tinning line with insoluble anodes, tin dissolution reactors, and new edge-mask technology.
Parsytec to Supply Surface Inspection Systems for Sandvik
Jul. 31, 2007 - Sandvik Materials Technology places order with Parsytec AG for two surface inspection systems for one of their stainless AP lines.
SeverCorr Welcomes New Process Steel to the Neighborhood
Jul. 20, 2007 - New Process Steel is the latest business partner to join the SeverCorr site near Columbus, Miss.; its facility will provide downstream processing, including slitting and blanking, for light-gauge pickled, cold rolled and galvanized products
SMS Demag to Supply Multi-Blanking Line for Heidtman Steel
Jul. 19, 2007 - Heidtman Steel Products awards SMS Demag Ltd. an order for a new multi-blanking line to be installed at the company’s steel processing center in Butler, Ind.
Steel Dynamics Completes Acquisition of The Techs
Jul. 5, 2007 - Steel Dynamics completes its acquisition of The Techs for approximately $370 million, including certain purchase-price adjustments made at closing.
Steel Dynamics to Acquire The Techs
Jun. 14, 2007 - Steel Dynamics enters into a definitive agreement to acquire Pennsylvania-based The Techs, paying $360 million for the company on a cash-free debt-free basis, subject to certain adjustments.
Siemens to Supply Temper Mill for Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa
Jun. 13, 2007 - Nucor Steel awards Siemens a contract to add a new wide Temper Mill to the existing Cut-to-Length Line at the company’s Tuscaloosa, Ala., facility.
SeverCorr Cold Mill Now Operational
Jun. 7, 2007 - SeverCorr has successfully started up its new five-stand tandem cold mill — one of only four cold mills in the United States coupled to a pickle line, and the only one capable of producing coils up to 72-inch wide.
California Steel to Boost Production Capacity by 50%
Jun. 6, 2007 - California Steel Industries will invest approximately $60 million in a second walking beam reheat furnace and related services that will allow the company to boost its capacity by a million tons per year.
ABB Partners with SSAB Oxelösund for New Quenching Line
May 31, 2007 - ABB Metals in Sweden has received a partnering-based contract from SSAB for the installation of a new quenching line (H4) in Oxelösund, Sweden.
SMS Demag to Provide Continuous Pickle Line for Tokyo Steel
May 28, 2007 - Tokyo Steel has commissioned SMS Demag to supply a continuous pickling line, laser welding machine, and an acid regeneration plant for its works in Tahara.
Mittal Steel to Upgrade Burns Harbor Continuous Heat Treat Line
May 22, 2007 - Arcelor Mittal announced plans to upgrade the Continuous Heat Treating Line at its Burns Harbor facility, helping to further expand the company's supply of cold rolled advanced high strength steel.
Parsytec to Supply Surface Inspection for USS Kosice Hot Dip Galvanizing Line
May 18, 2007 - Parsytec AG has received an order from the Slovakian steelmaker USS Košice to equip their brand-new hot dip galvanizing line (HDG Line No. 3) with Dual Sensor surface inspection technology.
Heidtman Steel to Build Continuous Anneal Line
May 11, 2007 - Heidtman Steel Products Inc. is finalizing plans to construct a new continuous annealing line capable of producing advanced high strength and ultra high strength steels.
Siemens to Supply Electrical Engineering for Shougang Jingtang Process Lines
May 7, 2007 - Metals Technologies, a division of the Siemens Group Industrial Solutions and Services, recently received an order from Shougang Jingtang United Iron and Steel to supply the electrical engineering equipment for three new strip-treatment lines in an order valued at approximately EUR 18 million.
Danieli to Provide Bloom and Billet Grinding Lines for Baosteel
Apr. 29, 2007 - Baosteel has placed an order with Danieli Centro Mask to install a bloom-conditioning line that will increase the plant’s conditioning capacity to over 0.5 million tonnes/year.
Danieli to Supply New QTB Line for Siderurgica Sevillana
Apr. 29, 2007 - Siderurgica Sevillana, Spain, part of the Riva Group, recently contracted Danieli to supply a new QTB quenching and self-tempering line for its No. 2 Bar Mill.
Linde Helps TKS Achieve 30% Capacity Increase on Galv Line
Feb. 14, 2007 - Linde recently installed its Rebox® oxyfuel solutions in ThyssenKrupp Steel’s galvanizing line at the Finnentrop, Germany, facility. The new technology re
Esmark and NLMK-Duferco JV Bid to Acquire Winner Steel
Feb. 13, 2007 - Esmark Inc. and Duferco U.S. Investment Corp. have formed a consortium to purchase the assets of Winner Steel, based in Sharon, Pa. Terms of the proposed acquisition bid were not disclosed.
IAS to Supply Coating Control System for Steelscape HDG Line
Feb. 7, 2007 - Steelscape, Inc., Kalama, Wash., has ordered a coating mass control system for its hot-dip galvanizing line from Industrial Automation Services (IAS). IAS will design, supply and commission
SeverCorr Starts up First Production Line
Feb. 1, 2007 - SeverCorr announced that its pickling line is now operational, marking the first commercial production at the new 1.5 million ton/year state-of-the-art facility in Columbus, MS. To date, S
SMS Demag to Modernize Avesta Anneal and Pickle Line
Feb. 1, 2007 - Outokumpu Stainless AB, Sweden, has awarded SMS Demag, Germany, a contract to modernize the KBR-L 76 stainless steel annealing and pickling line at its Avesta works. As part of the moderniz
Posco Completes Gwangyang Works Pickling and Oiling Line
Feb. 1, 2007 - Posco has completed construction and started production on No. 3 pickling and oiling line (POL) at Gwangyang Works. The new line is expected to produce 0.8 million tonnes/year of high-strength inte
Outokumpu to Replace Anneal and Pickle Line at Tornio
Feb. 1, 2007 - Outokumpu announced plans to invest EUR 90 million to replace Anneal and Pickle Line No. 2 at the Tornio Works. Replacement of the anneal and pickle line (AP2-line) is the second step in O
Anben Continuous Galvanizing Line now in Operation
Feb. 1, 2007 - Anben Iron & Steel Co. recently started industrial production of its 490,000 tonnes/year No. 1 Continuous Hot Dip Galvanizing Line. The installation was carried out jointly with Siemens
Ipsco to Build Tubular Heat Treat Facility at Blytheville
Jan. 24, 2007 - Ipsco Inc. announced the construction of an oil country tubular goods (OCTG) heat treat facility adjacent to its Blytheville, Ark., pipe mill. The new facility will produce heat-treated OC
Herr-Voss Stamco to Provide Coil Prep Line for Ipsco
Jan. 12, 2007 - Ipsco has awarded a contract to Herr-Voss Stamco to provide a hot band coil preparation line. The coil prep line will be designed to process incoming hot band coils weighing up to 96,000 p
TKS Restarts Fire-Damaged Coating Line
Jan. 1, 2007 - ThyssenKrupp Steel recently retuned its electrolytic coating line No. 2 (EBA 2) in Duisburg-Beeckerwerth back into operation. The first coil was produced eight days ahead of schedule. The l
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