Boosting annual production and enhancing strip quality at the same time
SMS group receives FAC from Wuhan Iron & Steel for successful revamp of high-capacity hot strip mill
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Cross-border hydrogen project in the Saar region seeking IPCEI funding
Six companies, five of them from the Saarland, have jointly applied for IPCEI funding. The aim of the individual projects is to develop a green hydrogen economy in the Saarland, France and Luxembourg.
thyssenkrupp Steel awards major revamp and new-build contracts for core units at Duisburg and Bochum sites to Primetals Technologies
Following the recent approval of investment funds, thyssenkrupp is now forging ahead with implementation of the projects under its Strategy 20-30. The greater part of the contracts – revamp of the casting-rolling line, rebuild of an existing continuous caster, both in Duisburg, and construction of a new double reversing mill in Bochum – have now been awarded to Primetals Technologies Ltd., a world leading engineering and plant construction company for the metals industry.
University of Luxembourg and Paul Wurth / SMS group create Chair in Energy Process Engineering
Paul Wurth S.A., a company of SMS group, and the University of Luxembourg have entered into an agreement to create and finance the Paul Wurth Chair in Energy Process Engineering. The five-year agreement was signed on 4 March 2021 by Yves Elsen, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the University, Prof. Stéphane Pallage, Rector of the University, Georges Rassel, CEO of Paul Wurth Group, and Hans-Jürgen Leßmann, Senior Vice-President, Global Human Resources of Paul Wurth Group.
Innovative pinch-roll unit with Morgårdshammar RX Intelligent Guide improves stability for bar-in-coil line at Třinecké Železárny
Improved stability for bar-in-coil rolling has been achieved at Třinecké Železárny, Czech Republic, thanks to the installation of new, Danieli fully-automatic pinch-roll unit and Morgårdshammar RX intelligent guides that enable quick size-change with minimal operator intervention.
SINOPEC SSPW invests in state-of-the-art spiral pipe plant from SMS group
SINOPEC SSPW invests in state-of-the-art spiral pipe plant from SMS group
Primetals Technologies modernizes cycloconverter drive of finishing mill crop shear at Salzgitter Flachstahl
- Replacement of the obsolete cycloconverter drive to maintain the availability of the finishing line
- Risk-free switchover between new and existing cycloconverter system
Wire rod coils for international transport
Turkish steel producer Kardemir awards SMS group a contract to modernize its wire rod mill for the production of wire rod coils that are optimized for shipping
High demand in China for cold-pilgered seamless tubes
WEM expands production capacity and again relies on cold pilger technology from SMS group
Western Energy Material Technologies Co., Ltd. (WEM), based in ShaanXi, China, has placed an order with SMS group for the supply of a cold pilger mill type KPW 25 LC+. With this new cold pilger mill, WEM will be able to satisfy the high demand for cold-pilgered seamless tubes on the Chinese market.
New wire rod outlet from Primetals Technologies to expand product portfolio for Kaptan
- Complete wire rod outlet in Marmara Ereğlisi, Turkey to expand higher quality production
- Proven technologies increase speed and load separating forces
- New product range to serve domestic and export markets
- Commissioning expected in mid-2022
Primetals Technologies and Midrex Technologies sign contract with Mikhailovsky HBI for world ́s largest HBI plant
- Plant will produce 2.08 million metric tons of hot briquetted iron (HBI) per year
- Latest design features reduce energy consumption and environmental impact
- Contract includes engineering, supplies and advisory services
- Startup of the plant is expected in the first half of 2024
VOD plant upgraded from VD plant by Primetals Technologies receives FAC from Çolakoğlu in Turkey
- Heat size of 295 metric tons makes VOD plant largest in the world
- VOD treatments allows production of special steels with very low carbon content
- First production of some special stainless steel grades in Turkey
- Broadens product range and opens up additional markets for Çolakoğlu