Using a new subscription-based model for process optimization, steel producers can now implement an operational expenditure-based license model for new automation systems instead of planning for large capital expenditures. With this new concept in place, the first three systems for continuous casters using a subscription-based model were granted final acceptance certificates in Germany and the
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ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) recently ordered a coupled Pickling Line and Tandem Cold Mill (PLTCM) from Primetals Technologies for its site in Hazira, Gujarat, in the western part of India. Specializing in integrated flat carbon steel, the company has an annual capacity of nine-million tons. With a rated capacity of 1.92 million tons
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Brazilian steel producer Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém (CSP) ordered a new relining machine for its steel mill in Pecém, Ceará. CSP’s plant in northeastern Brazil has a current capacity of three million tons of slabs per year. Operating two 300-ton BOFs, improving relining efficiency and safety will lead to immediate improvements of CSP’s steel mill.
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Finnish stainless steel producer Outokumpu ordered two new slab casting molds and Mold Expert Fiber systems. Outokumpu’s Tornio site in northwestern Finland will receive the new equipment for its two single-strand slab casters. Using the expertise of specialists at Primetals Technologies, Outokumpu wants to further secure its position as a global market leader in stainless
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Hoa Phat Dung Quat Steel JSC awarded Primetals Technologies with a contract for process and technology consulting services to bring their integrated steel production complex to the next level. A leading steel manufacturer in Southeast Asia, Hoa Phat operates a large integrated steel plant in Dung Quat, Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam. The facility was supplied
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The consortium, including EIT InnoEnergy, Engie New Ventures, FORVIA, GROUPE IDEC, Plug Power, and Primetals Technologies, strives to produce direct reduced iron (DRI) from green and low-carbon hydrogen. GRAVITHY LAUNCH The consortium brings together a group of world leaders in industrial engineering and energy production to develop a world-class DRI production facility focused on hydrogen-based
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