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Concast to Supply Billet Caster, Secondary Metallurgy Station for ArcelorMittal Brasil
Sep. 25, 2008 - Concast will supply ArcelorMittal Brasil with a secondary-metallurgy center and a six-strand continuous billet caster capable of producing SBQ billets for tire cord.

SMS Meer and Concast to Provide Minimill for Siam Yamato Steel
Jul. 28, 2008 - Concast and SMS Meer will equip a new minimill for Siam Yamato Steel Co. in Bangkok, including a steelworks with continuous caster and a medium section mill.

Concast, SMS Meer to Provide Minimill for South Steel
Dec. 4, 2007 - South Steel-Pan Kingdom Invest. Co., Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, contracts Concast and SMS Meer to plan, engineer, and supply plant and equipment for a new minimill, including a flexible-charge EAF, continuous billet caster, and automated rebar rolling mill.

Concast to Supply Second Steelworks for Icdas Celik
May 11, 2007 - Concast will supply a second electric steelworks—EAF, ladle furnace, and an 8-strand billet caster—for Icdas Celik’s Biga, Turkey, location.

SMS Demag Consortium Commissions Celsa Steelworks in Wales
Apr. 1, 2007 - April 2007 — For Celsa Steel (U.K.) Limited, SMS Demag AG, Germany, successfully commissioned a turnkey steelmaking plant with a downstream continuous billet caster from Concast AG, Switzerla

SMS Demag Consortium to Supply Steelworks for Pervouralsky Pipe Works
Mar. 1, 2007 - March 2007 — The Pervouralsky New Pipe Works (PNTZ) of Russia has placed an order with SMS Demag, Germany, as the leader of an international consortium, for the supply of a turnkey electric s

Concast to Supply Vacuum Degassing Facility for Kardemir
Oct. 1, 2006 - Oct. 2006 — Kardemir AS, Turkey, has awarded an order to Concast, Switzerland, for a 90-tonne v

Concast to Supply Billet Caster for Shagang Rongsheng
Oct. 1, 2006 - Oct. 2006 — Zhangjiagang Rongsheng Steelmaking Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of the Shagang Group, China, has placed an order with Concast, Switzerland, for the supply of a five-strand b

Concast to Supply Continuous Caster to Mechel Targoviste
Oct. 1, 2006 - Oct. 2006 — Mechel Targoviste AG, Romania, a member of the Russian Mechel group, has placed an

Concast to Supply Arc Furnace for Elfouladh
Oct. 1, 2006 - Oct. 2006 — Elfouladh, Société Tunésienne de Sidérurgie, Tunisia, h

Concast to Supply Continuous Bloom Caster for Posco
Oct. 1, 2006 - Oct. 2006 — Pohang Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. (Posco), Korea, has awarded Concast, Switzerland,

Shagang Group Orders Minimill and Caster from Concast
Oct. 1, 2006 - Oct. 2006 — Zhangjiagang Hongchang Wire Rod Co. Ltd., a member of the Shagang Group, China, recently concluded an agreement with Concast, Switzerland, for a

SMS Demag to Supply Billet Caster for Riva
Mar. 1, 2006 - March 2006 — Riva, Italy, recently awarded a contract to Concast, Switzerland, for the supply of a three(four)-strand Convex® billet caster f

Neelachal Ispat Nigam Orders BOF Meltshop, Billet Caster from SMS Demag
Jan. 1, 2006 - Jan. 2006 — Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd. (NINL), India, has awarded SMS Demag AG, Germany, a contract for the supply of a BOF meltshop with 110-ton LD converter. Concast AG, Switze

Concast to Provide Bloom Caster for Jiangyin Xing Cheng Special Steel
Dec. 1, 2005 - Jiangyin Xing Cheng Special Steel Works Co. Ltd., P.R. China, has placed an order with Concast AG, Switzerland, for the supply of a three-strand bloom caster.

Concast to Modernize Gerdau Ameristeel's Whitby Caster
Nov. 15, 2005 - Concast AG, Switzerland, and its subsidiary Concast America Inc., Pittsburgh, have been awarded a major contract from Gerdau Ameristeel to modernize its five-strand 26-foot radius billet caster in Whitby, Ont., Canada.

Concast to Supply Ladle Furnace for Gerdau Acominas Ouro Branco
Nov. 1, 2005 - Concast AG, Switzerland, and its subsidiary Concast Metalurgia Ltda., Brazil, have been awarded a major contract from Gerdau Açominas to supply a 230-tonne ladle furnace and auxiliaries for the company’s Ouro Branco facility in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Concast to Supply Ladle Furnace for Gerdau Acominas
Oct. 1, 2005 - Concast AG, Switzerland, and its subsidiary Concast Metalurgia Ltda., São Paulo, Brazil, have been awarded a major contract by Gerdau Açominas to supply a 230 tonne ladle furnace and its auxiliaries in Ouro Branco, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Auxiliaries will include a deslagging stand, material handling system, electrical substation and distribution.

Concast Commissions Vacuum Degasser at Von Moos
Apr. 1, 2005 - Concast AG recently commissioned a new Vacuum Degassing facility at Swiss Steel’s von Moos plant. The von Moos facility is invested in the new degasser in an effort to improve the quality of its products and to expand its range with new steel grades.

Concast to Supply 8-Strand Billet Caster for Colakoglu
Apr. 1, 2005 - Turkish steelmaker Colakoglu Metalurji AS has placed an order with Concast AG, Zurich, for a single All-Convex continuous caster. The caster, which will have a capacity to produce two million tonnes per year, is part of the company’s plant renewal program in Gebze, Turkey.

Posco Orders Concast Billet Caster
Apr. 1, 2005 - Korea’s Posco has ordered a new 6-strand Convex Technology® caster from Concast for the high quality wire rod plant at its Pohang Works. The new unit will replace the facility’s existing No. 1 caster.

Concast to Modernize Nucor Steel Seattle Caster
Feb. 14, 2005 - Nucor Inc. has awarded Concast America Inc. a major contract to rebuild its four-strand caster in Seattle, Wash.

Concast to Supply Caster for Jindal Steel & Power
Feb. 1, 2005 - Concast AG has received an order from Jindal Steel & Power for a new six-strand Convex Technology® continuous caster for its Raigarh plant in central India.

Concast to Supply Combi-Caster to Metallurgical Holding
Feb. 1, 2005 - Metallurgical Holding, part of Maxi Group, Russia, has placed an order with SMS Demag and Concast AG for a complete minimill at its new plant, Elektrohüttenwerk Kaluga, south of Moscow.

Concast Expands Caster Expertise with Vibromold Technology
Jan. 14, 2005 - Concast AG, headquartered in Zurich, and Luxembourg-based Paul Wurth SA, signed an agreement that grants Concast exclusive use of Paul Wurth’s patented Vibromold® technology for the hydraulic oscillation of continuous caster moulds.

Metallurgical Holding Orders Steel Plant from SMS Demag
Dec. 1, 2004 - Metallurgical Holding (Maxi Group, Ekaterinburg), Russia, has placed an order with SMS Demag AG, Germany, for supply of a steel minimill with a downstream continuous billet caster.

Concast Commissions Nucor-Jewett Meltshop
Aug. 4, 2004 - Concast recently started up a new, single-unit meltshop at Nucor’s facility in Jewett, Texas. The new one million ton/year (900,000 tonne) plant consists of a 100-ton (82-tonne) electric arc furnace, twin-station ladle furnace and a four (five)-strand Convex Technology® continuous caster.

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