German steel producer Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM) ordered a tailor-made BOF relining machine to replace a 30-year-old, outdated machine at HKM’s steel plant in Duisburg, Germany. Owned by Salzgitter, Thyssenkrupp, and Vallourec, HKM operates an integrated plant in Duisburg, producing intermediate products for the processing industry. HKM produces four million tons of liquid steel annually
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“A progressive ‘Saptarshi’ Budget – the first in Amrit Kaal – has hit the right notes to fuel growth across industries and propel India to become a global manufacturing hub….

“The union budget for Financial Year 2022-23 holds promise for faster economic development putting the Indian economy on a still higher trajectory of growth. The budget envisages higher Public investment…

JSW Steel records 15% increase in Jan crude steel production JSW Steel reported highest ever Crude Steel production for the month of January, 2023 at 18.91 lakh tonnes, a growth…

Metals producer AFV Beltrame Stahl Gerlafingen has contracted Primetals Technologies to upgrade its wire rod mill in Gerlafingen, a city in the northwestern canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. Stahl Gerlafingen is part of the AFV Beltrame Group, Europe’s leading producer of merchant bars. In Switzerland, Stahl Gerlafingen is the largest recycled-steel producer, primarily producing rebar for
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Gerdau and Primetals Technologies recently completed a pilot project together at Gerdau’s plant in Ouro Branco, Brazil, with the local maintenance team. With a history spanning 121 years, Gerdau is Brazil’s largest steel producer and a leading manufacturer of long steels in the Americas. Gerdau is also one of the most prominent producers of special
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Primetals Technologies implemented the largest automation upgrade of process optimization systems at one the world’s largest steel plants—i.e., Taiyuan Iron and Steel Group Co’s (TISCO) steel plant in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China. Founded in 1934, TISCO is a holding subsidary of China Baowu Iron and Steel Group with a focus on special steels, such as
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