Recycling of high-value raw materials
SMS supplies world-first greenfield e-scrap recycling plant for precious metals to Ecopolis
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Q-Segments for ARCELORMITTAL Nippon Steel India and Sail Bhilai
Danieli India supplying segments and mould assemblies for slab-caster plants
Metinvest and Primetals Technologies sign Memorandum of Understanding on decarbonization
Today, during the first International Decarbonisation Forum held in Kyiv, Metinvest, the international vertically integrated group of steel and mining companies (hereunder “Metinvest” or “the Group”), signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Primetals Technologies, an international pioneer in the fields of engineering, plant building and lifecycle services for the metals industry.
Guilin Pinggang issues FAC for EAF Quantum electric arc furnace and ladle furnace
- EAF Quantum furnace and twin ladle furnace have a tapping weight of 120 metric tons
- Very low electrical energy and low electrode consumption
- High productivity through low tap-to-tap time
- Plant concept reduces working costs and CO2 emissions
Ugitech goes on the additive offensive with UGIWAM®
Additive manufacturing is experiencing a significant upswing in the steel industry. Ugitech, a Swiss Steel Group company, has dedicated itself to this trendy topic and, with UGIWAM®, offers special steel of different compositions for the wire-based additive manufacturing process. Whether austenitic, martensitic or ferritic, duplex wire or nickel-based wire, Ugitech enables perfect adaptation to different requirements and applications.
First Coil produced on Hyper UC-mill supplied by Primetals Technologies to SUNSCO in Vietnam
- SUNSCO to build a stable position in the market with the growing demand for thinner building materials
- First application of Hyper UC-mill in Vietnam, with optimized roll forces for thinner building materials
- Producing high quality materials of 0.1mm in thickness and to reduce costs
- Employing smaller diameter work rolls to realize thinner material rolling
- Mill concept to save investment and maintenance costs
HYFOR pilot plant under operation – the next step for carbon free, hydrogen-based direct reduction is done
- Successful first tests of HYFOR performed at the pilot plant at the voestalpine site in Donawitz
- Use of 100% Hydrogen as reduction agent lowers CO2 footprint close to zero
- Low Opex and Capex cost as no agglomeration step is required
- Only process worldwide using iron ore concentrate fines with 100% particle sizes smaller than 0.15 mm
- Modular plant design to match individual customer requirements
ABB completes melt shop digitalization project with India's leading steel company, boosting productivity and profitability
Digital solution connects steel melt shop operations with ladle and crane tracking and thermal loss prediction for higher casting speeds and additional output of 24,000 tonnes per annum
HYBRIT: SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall first in the world with hydrogen-reduced sponge iron
SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall have now produced the world’s first hydrogen-reduced sponge iron at a pilot scale. The technological breakthrough in the HYBRIT initiative captures around 90% of emissions in conjunction with steelmaking and is a decisive step on the road to fossil-free steel.
Primetals Technologies receives final acceptance certificate for three Mold Expert systems from Tangshan Heavy Plate
- Reduced production costs due to fewer breakouts
- Increased plant availability and less time spent on maintenance
- On-site commissioning by Primetals Technologies China and remote support from Primetals Technologies Austria
- Project realized within just three months despite travel restrictions
ArcelorMittal Zenica orders converter replacement from Primetals Technologies
- Optimized vessel design with increased volume for easier production
- Maintenance-free suspension system
- New exchange bottom concept with reliable sealing
- Reliable and well experienced consortium for execution with regional installation partner
Panzhihua Steel & Vanadium uses modernization expertise of SMS group
Conversion of wide hot-strip mill to increase production and expand product range to include high-strength and thin-gauge hot strip