news in steel

• Level 2 system from Primetals Technologies replaces existing automation solution
• Harmonization of the automation on all continuous casters simplifies production processes
• The new calculation algorithms and software models potentially take the machine performance to the next level, having improved cooling, speed- and width control

SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall, the owners behind the HYBRIT initiative, will participate in the Climate Week NYC and UN Climate Action Summit in New York. The message they will bring is that it is possible to reach net zero emissions in the iron and steel industry and energy sector.

After seven years of operation Danieli carried out upgrades to the two thin-slab casters supplied in 2012 at TISCO in Tangshan, China.

Industrial 3D printing has now become an integral part of metalworking. EMO Hannover 2019 is reflecting this development by launching a compact new section to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state-of-the-art in this field.

Primetals Technologies will supply BaoWu Aluminium Technology Ltd., (BaoWu) a combined aluminum hot rolling mill for the production of heavy plate and strip. Part of BaoWu Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd, the highest profile steel producer in China this is the first major investment by BaoWu,

In January, Baosteel Zhanjiang, a subsidiary company of the Chinese corporation Baoshan Iron andSteel Co Ltd. (Baosteel) placed an order for a continuous slab caster with Primetals Technologies.