Chinese steel producer Tangshan Donghua placed an order with Primetals Technologies to supply a unique 3-strand continuous slab caster for its plant in Tangshan, Hebei province, China. Established in 2009, Tangshan Donghua’s range of expertise covers sintering, ironmaking, steelmaking, as well as bar and high-end wire rod rolling. Unique design This caster is the first
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Turkish-based Tosyali Holding recently ordered a new slab caster to expand the Algerian market, implementing the slab caster with a new hot-strip mill in Bethioua, located in the north-western part of Algeria. The Bethioua steel plant employs 4,000 people is represents a portion of Tosyali’s 70 percent share of the Algerian steel market.  Significant capacity
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Turkish steel producer Çolakoğlu’s vacuum oxygen decarburization (VOD) plant, located in Dilovası about 60 kilometers to the south-east of Istanbul, achieved a heat size of 298.2 tons. This same plant also obtained a carbon content of 5 parts per million (ppm) after decarburization, making that two world records for Çolakoğlu. Leading expertise in stainless steelmaking
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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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To strengthen its position as a market leader in environmental innovations for the metals industry, Primetals Technologies appoints Dr. Alexander Fleischanderl as the Head of Green Steel. By gathering and refining all the information and expertise within the company, the task force aims to communicate and support initiatives in the areas of green steel production
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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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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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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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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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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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