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JSW Steel has ordered from Danieli two complete straightening lines for the conditioning of rolled steel bars for Salem Works, India.

The new installation will consist of two fully automated, high-productivity straightening lines capable of conditioning a wide range of diameters, reaching straightening speeds up to 120 m/min.

• Old LD converter in Dunkirk, France, to be replaced. The second new converter to be held on stock at site for later installation
• Optimized vessel shape for process-related improvements and higher productivity
• Experience in project execution decisive for ArcelorMittal when choosing Primetals Technologies as supplier

ArcelorMittal recently placed an order with Primetals Technologies for two new LD converters (BOFs) at its steel plant in Dunkirk, located in the northern part of France. Primetals Technologies will replace one of the existing LD converters, which has reached the end of its lifetime. The other new LD converter will be held on stock in Dunkirk for later installation.

• The upgraded BETA 3 line is designed for 1.9 million tons of steel per year
• Further optimization for high-strength and ultra-high-strength steels and high-permeability electrical steel strip
• Modern and optimized electrical and automation solutions
• Fully automated concept in line with the latest digitalization standards

Primetals Technologies has received a contract from voestalpine Stahl GmbH, a company of the Steel Division of voestalpine AG, to convert the existing continuous tandem line into a pickling tandem line at voestalpine’s site in Linz. The package includes core components, process machinery, and their integration into the existing plant.

Nucor Steel has awarded SMS group, Inc. the contract to supply a complete melt shop for the new facility to be built in Mason County, West Virginia. The scope includes two 190 metric ton direct current electric arc furnaces (DC EAF), two twin ladle furnaces, and two vacuum tank car degasser facilities.

Nucor Corporation entrusted Danieli and its innovative technologies for equipment and automation with new orders valued in excess of US$ 650 million. This represents the largest worldwide order for equipment and automation in the last 20 years.

The leading American EAF steelmaker selected QSP-DUE® Danieli Universal Direct Rolling technology for a new greenfield installation in West Virginia to produce quality hot strip, and cold-strip rolling and processing technology for two cold-strip projects.

Leading European high-speed rail producer ArcelorMittal selected Danieli technology for its research and development project focusing on the manufacturing of premium quality rails in Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland.

The investment will make it possible to deliver 120-m-long head-hardened rails according to the latest European and American standards, in an efficient and environmentally friendly way.

HANZA Holding AB (publ) officially opens its new production facility in Tartu, Estonia. The new plant strengthens HANZA’s position as a unique supplier of regional and complete manufacturing and creates additional capacity for further growth.

• Customer Nucor Steel Arkansas issues final acceptance certificate for main mill stand drive upgrade project
• Equipment upgrades to F5 and F6 drives improve strip quality
• Outage time minimized, full production on start-up

Primetals Technologies has received the Final Acceptance Certificate (FAC) for its F5 and F6 main drive upgrade project with Nucor Steel Arkansas of Armorel, Arkansas. This completes the third phase of the total project: full replacement of the hot strip mill’s six main mill stand drives.