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SMS Meer to Expand Bar Mill for Deutsche Edelstahlwerke
Jan. 27, 2012 - Deutsche Edelstahlwerke has contracted SMS Meer for the expansion of the 3-roll Precision Sizing Mill at its Siegen-Geisweid, Germany, plant to include an automatic size control system with cross-section measuring module. The project is scheduled to be implemented in spring 2012.
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SMS Siemag to Supply VOD Facility for Ellwood National Steel
Dec. 23, 2011 - Ellwood National Steel has placed an order with SMS Siemag LLC to supply a Vacuum Oxygen Decarburizing facility. The new unit will be the first in the USA to operate with a mechanical vacuum pump rather than a steam ejector system and boiler.
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SMS Siemag Starts up X-Melt Steelworks, X-Cast Caster for Maghreb Steel
Dec. 16, 2011 - SMS Siemag successfully put into operation an X-Melt® electric steelmaking plant and an X-Cast® slab caster at Maghreb Steel in Morocco. The facilities are designed for an annual production of 1 million tonnes of steel and will supply the Steckel rolling mill and the heavy-plate mill with input stock.
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Changes at the top of SMS Siemag AG, SMS Holding GmbH
Dec. 7, 2011 - The SMS Group announced the planned retirement of Dr. Kay Mayland, President and CEO of SMS Siemag AG and Member of the SMS Holding GmbH Managing Board, on December 31, 2011, when his contract expires.
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SMS Siemag to Supply two Annealing Lines for Panzhihua
Nov. 28, 2011 - Panzhihua Iron and Steel Group has placed an order with SMS Siemag for two continuous annealing lines for the company’s new works in Xichang, Sichuan province. The lines will process in excess of 1.7 million tonnes of high-quality steel strips per year for the automotive and electrical appliances industries.
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SMS Meer to Supply Forging Line to Dongfeng Nissan
Nov. 25, 2011 - Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle Company has placed an order with SMS Meer for a wedge press with forging roll for the company’s new forging works in China. The plant will enable Dongfeng Nissan to produce various con rod sizes for passenger cars flexibly and fully automatically in a minimum of time.
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Continuous Homogenizing and Sawing Plant from Hertwich is Commissioned
Nov. 11, 2011 - Hertwich Engineering successfully commissioned a continuous homogenizing and sawing plant at Fonderie Pandolfo in Maniago, Italy. With the new billet production line Pandolfo produces the billets for its own extrusion plant and for sales, and processes the extrusion scrap within the plant.
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NLMK Starts Hot Testing of New RH degasser
Sep. 19, 2011 - Novolipetsk has started hot tests at its new 4 million tonne/year RH vacuum degasser. The new degasser, part of NLMK's Technical Upgrading Program, is being implemented together with SMS Mevac.
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SMS Meer to Upgrade ArcelorMittal Hamburg Wire Rod Mill
Jul. 29, 2011 - ArcelorMittal Hamburg GmbH has placed an order with SMS Meer for the modernization of a two-strand wire rod mill, with an annual capacity of 900,000 tonnes. New cantilever stands will enable higher rolling forces in the future.
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SMS Siemag to Supply Pickling Line/Tandem Cold Mill to JSW Steel
Jul. 27, 2011 - JSW Steel Ltd. has placed an order with SMS Siemag for the supply of a pickling line/tandem cold mill at its location in Toranagallu Vidyanagar (Bellary), India. The mill will have an annual capacity of 2.3 million tonnes of cold strip in widths up to 1890 mm.
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SMS Meer to Expand Mönchengladbach Site
Jul. 15, 2011 - SMS Meer is investing around 60 million euros in the expansion of its Mönchengladbach site in Germany by 2015 to increase productivity, reduce delivery times, and safeguard jobs over the long term.
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SMS Meer Delivers PQF Seamless Tube Plant to China
Jul. 5, 2011 - SMS Meer has started delivery of what it says is the world’s largest Premium Quality Finishing plant for seamless tubes with diameters up to 20 inches. The customer is a Chinese consortium consisting of the Tianjin Pipe Corp. and the Jiangsu Shagang Group Huaigang Special Steel Co.
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SMS Meer to Deliver Rail Mill to Bhilai Steel Plant
Jul. 1, 2011 - Bhilai Steel Plant has placed an order with SMS Meer for the supply of a new universal rail mill that will enable the production of rails for high-speed trains. Rolling of the first rails is scheduled for spring 2013.
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SMS Meer Supplies Seamless Tube Plant for Hengyang Valin
Jun. 22, 2011 - At the Hunan works of Chinese tube producer Hengyang Valin Steel Tube, erection has started of the new PQF® plant supplied by SMS Meer. The mill is designed for an annual capacity of 500,000 tonnes of seamless tubes in diameters up to 180 m.
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SMS Group Sees Upswing for Metallurgical Plants and Machinery
Jun. 10, 2011 - The SMS group of metallurgical plant and machinery construction companies attracted an order intake in business year 2010 totaling EUR 2.931 billion compared to EUR 2.341 billion in 2009, and generated sales of EUR 3.036 billion vs. EUR 3.891 billion the previous year.
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Essar Steel Commissions CSP Plant from SMS Siemag
May 27, 2011 - The Compact Strip Production (CSP®) plant with three strands, supplied by SMS Siemag to Essar Steel Ltd. at Hazira in Gujarat, was successfully put into operation with one casting strand on March 31.
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Hertwich Commissions Billet Saw at Weseralu
Apr. 29, 2011 - Hertwich Engineering successfully commissioned a billet saw at Weseralu GmbH in Minden, Germany. During a revamp of the press works, Weseralu invested in a saw for round billets to perform the cutting-to-length operation in-house in the future.
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Essar Steel Commissions Compact Strip Production Mill
Apr. 15, 2011 - Essar Steel has commissioned its Compact Strip Production mill with a capacity of 3.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA), which is part of the company’s plans to expand its steel production capacity at its Hazira complex from 4.6 to 10 MTPA.
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Abinsk Electric Steel Commissions New SMS Meer Rebar Mill
Apr. 8, 2011 - Abinsk Electric Steel Works Ltd., Russia, has successfully commissioned a new SMS Meer rebar rolling mill. That is capable of manufacturing finished products that exceed the corresponding Russian quality standards.
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SMS Logistiksysteme to Supply Packaging Line for PRO-TEC
Feb. 28, 2011 - PRO-TEC Coating Company, Inc. has placed an order with SMS Logistiksysteme, Germany, for the supply of a fully automated large-coil packaging system. The system will support the facility’s new continuous anneal line and recoiling line.
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NLMK-Long Products Launches New Production Facility
Jan. 20, 2011 - NLMK subsidiary NLMK-Long Products recently obtained a favorable report and authorization to launch its NSMMZ Rolling Facility from the Federal Service for Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Supervision of the Russian Federation.
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SMS Meer Modernizes Wire Rod Outlet for Amsteel Mills
Dec. 23, 2010 - Malaysian steel producer Amsteel Mills Sdn. Bhd. has placed an order with SMS Meer for the modernization of the wire rod outlet in the wire rod and bar mill at its Banting works in the state of Selangor. The modernization is to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2011.
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SMS Siemag to Deliver Hot and Cold Rolling Complex to Ma’aden-Alcoa
Dec. 17, 2010 - Ma’aden-Alcoa has placed an order with SMS Siemag for the supply of a complete integrated hot and cold rolling complex for aluminum flat products, including the electrical and automation package. The mills are expected to commence operation at the end of 2012 in Ras Az Zawr, Saudi Arabia.
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SMS Siemag to Supply Henan Zhongfu with Hot Rolling Mill
Nov. 29, 2010 - Henan Zhongfu Industrial Co. Ltd., China, has placed an order with SMS Siemag for the erection of a 1+4-CVC® plus hot rolling mill at the Gogyi location. The hot rolling mill is to be integrated into a new works complex in which, primarily, aluminum hot strip will be rolled for beverage can production.
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Dillinger Hüttenwerke Casts World’s Thickest Slabs after SMS Siemag Upgrade
Nov. 29, 2010 - Dillinger Hüttenwerke re-commissions its Continuous Caster No. 5 following a revamp and 450-mm enlargement in thickness by SMS Siemag. The vertical-type continuous caster, which was originally supplied by SMS Siemag in 1998, now produces the world's thickest slabs, with sizes from 230 to 450 mm gage and 1400 to 2200 mm width.
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ArcelorMittal Monlevade Orders Two-Strand Wire Rod Mill from SMS Meer
Nov. 11, 2010 - ArcelorMittal Monlevade has reinstated an order originally placed with SMS Meer in 2008 for the supply of a single-strand, high-performance wire rod mill with the option of expansion to two strands. The original expansion option for two strands is to be implemented immediately.
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SMS Mevac to Supply Duplex RH Plant to Masteel
Oct. 14, 2010 - Maanshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., located in Maanshan, China, has awarded SMS Mevac a contract for the supply of a duplex RH plant with burner lance system. Commissioning of the duplex RH plant is scheduled for the second half of 2011.
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Fuxin Special Steel Orders Stainless Steel Plant from SMS Siemag
Sep. 22, 2010 - Fuxin Special Steel Co. Ltd. has placed an order with SMS Siemag for the planning and supply of a steelworks for the production of stainless steel slabs. It will reportedly be the first stainless steel plant in the world to utilize the waste heat from the AOD converter and the electric arc furnace.
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SMS Meer Modernizes Rebar Mill at Hmisho
Sep. 17, 2010 - SMS Meer has modernized the existing rebar mill at the Hmisho Trading Group in Syria with an EBROS® system for end-less rolling of sections. Overall annual production has been increased by about 5% as a result of this modernization.
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Severstal TPZ Sheksna Commissions New Line from SMS Meer
Sep. 13, 2010 - Severstal TPZ Sheksna successfully commissioned in June 2010 the RD-410 welded tube line supplied by SMS Meer. The new line has an annual capacity of 300,000 tonnes; the main products are structurals that are used as supporting elements in the construction industry.
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Hertwich Engineering Supplies Continuous Homogenizing Lines in India
Sep. 10, 2010 - Hertwich Engineering has supplied two continuous homogenizing and sawing lines to Vedanta Aluminium in Orissa, India. The lines are intended for Phase II of the Jharsuguda expansion project and will be used for homogenizing, sawing, and packing extrusion billets.
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SMS Siemag Commissions 4th Slab Caster at Salzgitter Flachstahl
Jul. 9, 2010 - SMS Siemag has successfully commissioned the fourth XCast continuous slab caster for Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH. The single-strand circular-arc design caster produces slabs in widths ranging from 1100 to 2600 mm and in thicknesses of 250 and 350 mm.
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Open-die Forging Press from SMS Meer Inaugurated at Buderus
Jun. 4, 2010 - The 80/100-MN open-die forging press installed by SMS Meer was formally inaugurated in March at the Wetzlar Works of Buderus Edelstahl GmbH. The press can be operated with both 8000-tonne press force and in the slower upsetting cycle with 10,000-tonne press force.
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SMS Siemag to Extend X-Melt Converter Shop at Dragon Steel
May 28, 2010 - Dragon Steel Corp. has placed an order with SMS Siemag to supply the third 230-tonne converter as part of the extension of the carbon steel plant (Phase II). The third converter is scheduled to be commissioned in 2012.
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Dragon Steel Orders RH-TOP Unit from SMS Mevac
May 26, 2010 - Dragon Steel of Taichung, Taiwan, has awarded SMS Mevac a contract to supply a second RH-TOP unit, which is the expansion of the secondary metallurgical key equipment for the new BOF steelworks.
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RH-TOP Unit from SMS Mevac Commissioned at Shougang Qian’An
May 25, 2010 - Shougang Qian’An Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., China, successfully commissioned the fourth duplex RH-TOP unit made by SMS Mevac. The new unit will mainly be used for the production of vacuum-treated automotive steel grades as well as silicon steels.
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SMS Mevac to Supply Ladle Met Center for OMZ Plant at Kolpino
May 24, 2010 - Forpost Management has commissioned SMS Mevac to plan and deliver key components for a ladle metallurgical center that is to be integrated into the OMZ plant at Kolpino. The center will include a 120-tonne ladle furnace and two tank degassing units.
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Ultrasonic Inspection Station Commissioned at Tomago
May 12, 2010 - Tomago Aluminium together with Hertwich Engineering successfully commissioned in February 2010 the supplied ultrasonic inspection station, which was integrated so every billet passing through the saw plant can be quality-checked for center cracks and surface faults.
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SMS Meer Supplies VCC Rolling Mill to Daehan Steel
May 10, 2010 - Daehan Steel of South Korea has placed an order with SMS Meer for the supply of a Vertical Compact Coiler rolling mill for compact coils. The mill, with an annual capacity of 450,000 tonnes, is scheduled to go into operation in April 2011.
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SMS Meer, SMS Concast to Supply Steelworks Complex in Bahrain
May 6, 2010 - United Steel Co. placed an order with SMS Meer and SMS Concast for the design and supply of a turnkey minimill plant for beams and sections in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The project, to be carried out with Samsung Engineering, is scheduled for completion by 2012.
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Yichang Three Gorges Orders Air-Knife Systems from FOEN
Apr. 29, 2010 - Yichang Three Gorges has placed an order with Fontaine Engineering und Maschinen (FOEN) for the supply of six air-knife systems inclusive of the electrical and automation package. The systems are to be integrated into six hot-dip galvanizing lines.
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SMS Meer Modernizes Mill for Nucor in ‘Record Time
Apr. 22, 2010 - SMS Meer has modernized a finishing mill for Nucor Steel Darlington, S.C., in five weeks. The new continuous finishing mill allows shorter stand changing times as well as reduced setup and adjustment times.
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SMS Meer Commissions High-Speed Bar Mill in Syria
Apr. 21, 2010 - International Co. for Steel Rolling in Hassia, Syria, has successfully commissioned the SMS Meer-supplied bar mill, which is designed for the production of rebar with low and medium carbon content and an annual output of 300,000 tonnes in dimensions of 8 to 40 mm round.
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SMS Meer Commissions ERW Tube Welding Line at Arvedi
Feb. 2, 2010 - SMS Meer has successfully commissioned a 12-¾” ERW (electric resistance welding) tube welding line for heavy wall thicknesses at Arvedi Tube Acciaio S.p.A. in Cremona, Italy. The project was completed in one year.
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OJSC MMK Commissions Continuous Slab Casting Machine No. 6
Jan. 4, 2010 - OJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works has commissioned Continuous Slab Casting Machine No. 6 in the oxygen-converter shop, marking a successive stage of Plate Mill 5000 complex development in order to produce plates for wide-diameter pipe production.
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SMS group Increases Investment; Order Intake Slumps
Dec. 18, 2009 - The order intake of the SMS group in 2009 will drop to less than half of the EUR 5.15 billion in 2008. Capacity utilization has hardly been affected because the company is still working its way through a high stock of orders from the boom years.
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Chinese Copper-Rod Producer Places Order with SMS Meer
Dec. 10, 2009 - Shandong Jinsheng has placed an order with SMS Meer for the supply of a complete continuous casting and rolling plant. The CONTIROD plant is the second of its kind supplied to Shandong Jinsheng, which has been using the technology since 2001.
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SMS Siemag Receives Order from China
Nov. 25, 2009 - Hunan Xiangtou Goldsky Titanium Metal Co. Ltd. has placed an order with SMS Siemag for the supply of a 20-roll cold rolling mill for quality titanium strip. Annual production of 10,000 tonnes is expected.
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Large Billet Saw Goes into Operation at Otto Fuchs
Nov. 16, 2009 - Hertwich Engineering successfully commissioned its largest billet saw to date at Otto Fuchs KG in September. This saw plant is designed to process cast billets with a diameter of 700 mm and weight up to 7 tonnes.
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HFI Tube Welding Line in Operation at Thisvi Pipeworks
Oct. 28, 2009 - In the Thisvi Pipeworks in Greece, Corinth Pipeworks has produced the world's first 26-inch longitudinally welded pipe by using the High Frequency Induction (HFI) process. During a three-week shutdown, the line was extended jointly by Corinth and SMS Meer to allow production of the pipes.
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Largest Assel Mill Commissioned at Hubei Xin Yegang
Oct. 27, 2009 - Hubei Xin Yegang has rolled the first tube on what is claimed to be the world’s largest Assel mill supplied by SMS Meer, which received the order to supply the mill in July 2007. Erection began in May 2009
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SMS Siemag to Supply VD/VOD Facility to Dedini
Sep. 3, 2009 - Dedini S/A Indústrias de Base, Brazil, awards order to SMS Concast to supply a 30-/35-tonne vacuum degassing/vacuum oxygen decarburizing facility for its Piracicaba works.
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MMK Renews Commitment to Modernization Effort
Apr. 8, 2009 - Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works renews its commitment to ongoing modernization efforts, which include a rolling mill upgrade as well as installation of a new slab caster and new secondary steel treatment unit.
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SMS Meer to Provide Two Closed-Die Forging Lines for CNHTC Jinan
Sep. 16, 2008 - China National Heavy Duty Truck Jinan Power Co. Ltd. (CNHTC), China, has placed orders with SMS Meer for the supply of two closed-die forging lines. CNHTC will use these facilities, which will be provided by SMS Meer’s Eumuco Hasenclever Closed-Die Forging Division, for forging truck crankshafts, front axles and stub axles.
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Ural Steel to Install New Vacuum Degasser
Jul. 21, 2008 - Metalloinvest subsidiary Ural Steel embarks on the installation of a new vacuum degasser that will help it to increase the quality and volume of its steel production.
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SMS Group Reports Record Business Year
May 5, 2008 - SMS group describes 2007 as a record business year, with pre-tax results of EUR 176 million that were double the previous year’s figure of EUR 85 million.
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SMS Demag to Upgrade NLMK Hot Strip Mill
Mar. 28, 2008 - SMS Demag to further modernize the finishing train of NLMK’s hot strip mill, including the installation of CVC plus, work roll bending, and hydraulic roll-gap adjustment.
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SMS Demag to Revamp Salzgitter Flachstahl Hot Strip Mill
Dec. 28, 2007 - SMS Demag’s modernization of Salzgitter Flachstahl’s hot strip mill will include comprises extensive revamping of the roughing and finishing trains, plus the installation of new gears and a new coiler and coil conveyor system.
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SMS Demag to Supply Heavy-Plate Mill for Vyksa Steel
Dec. 27, 2007 - SMS Demag will supply a 1.2-million tonne/year heavy plate mill for Vyksa Steel that will incorporate a newly developed to-part spray cooling system capable of direct quenching and accelerated cooling of tube-steel plates.
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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.
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SMS Meer to Upgrade Vítkovice Tube Mill
Oct. 18, 2007 - SMS Meer will provide a sizing mill, rotary hearth furnace, and reheat furnace as part of VVT-Vítkovice Válcovna Trub’s existing 14-inch hot rolling mill.
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SMS Meer to Upgrade Rohrwerk Maxhütte Stretch-Reducing Mill
Sep. 24, 2007 - Rohrwerk Maxhütte contracts SMS Meer to repair and modernize an existing stretch-reducing mill at Sulzbach-Rosenberg, including the supply of additional rolls stands and upgrades to the mill’s drives, automation systems, and rotary saw.
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SMS Demag Logs Major Orders from MMK
Sep. 18, 2007 - The Magnitogorsk Metallurgical Combine awards SMS Demag an order to supply equipment for secondary metallurgical facilities, a set of cold strip units with a coupled pickling line and tandem cold mill, and strip refining plant and equipment worth some EUR 530 million.
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SMS Demag to Upgrade Tata Steel Strip Mill
Aug. 6, 2007 - Tata Iron & Steel awards SMS Demag a contract for the modernization of its hot strip mill in Jamshedpur that will allow production to increase from 3.1 million to 3.5 million tonnes per year.
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SMS Demag Starts up Two New Casters at Masteel
Aug. 3, 2007 - SMS Demag AG recently started up two twin-strand continuous slab casters designed for joint production of 5.7 million tonnes of flat products per year at Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (Masteel), China.
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SMS Demag to Help Boost Production at Nucor Hickman
Jul. 26, 2007 - Nucor awards SMS Demag a contract to modernize the finishing mill at its CSP plant in Hickman, Ark., including replacement of the drive trains on mill stands F1 and F2 and modification of these stands to accommodate larger work rolls.
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SMS Demag to Supply Continuous Tandem Mill for Posco
Jul. 16, 2007 - Posco awards contract to SMS Demag for the supply of the world's first continuous tandem mill with 18-high cold rolling stands for the economical production of high-quality special steel strip.
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SMS Meer to Modernize Medium Section Mill for CELSA
Jun. 22, 2007 - Compania Española de Laminacion has placed an order with SMS Meer for the modernization of its medium section mill to facilitate production of a more extensive range of beams, angles, flats, and channels.
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SMS Demag to Supply Two More Cold Mills for TPCO
Jun. 18, 2007 - TPCO Yuantong Stainless Steel Ware has awarded an order to SMS Demag two additional 20-roll cold mills, following two initial 20-roll stands that were taken into operation in 2005 and 2006.
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SMS Demag to Acquire Hellingrath
Jun. 12, 2007 - SMS Demag announces plans to acquire Hellingrath Gesellschaft für Prozessleittechnik, previously a privately-owned company.
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SMS Demag to Modernize Dongkuk Heavy Plate Mill
May 29, 2007 - Dongkuk Steel Mill, South Korea, has awarded a contract to SMS Demag to modernize the mill train of it No. 2 Heavy Plate Mill, including the installation of CVC plus technology on the existing mill stand and more-powerful hydraulic roll-gap adjusting systems in the finishing stand.
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SMS Meer to Supply Wire Rod Outlet for Hunan Valin Xiangtan I&S
Apr. 29, 2007 - Hunan Valin Xiangtan Iron & Steel Ltd., China, has placed an order with SMS Meer, Germany, for a new high-speed wire rod outlet, including cantilever stands, rotary shears, six-stand wire rod block, four-stand flexible reduction and sizing block, pinch roll unit, and loop laying head.
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SMS Demag to Supply Conarc and CSP Based Steelworks for Essar Steel
Mar. 1, 2007 - March 2007 — Essar Steel (Hazira) Ltd., India, a company belonging to the Essar Group, has awarded SMS Demag AG, Germany, a contract for the supply of a steelworks and a CSP
SMS Demag to Build India’s Largest Oxygen Steelworks for Tata Steel
Mar. 1, 2007 - March 2007 — Tata Steel Ltd., India, has contracted SMS Demag, Germany, to supply an oxygen steelworks
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Mittal Steel Poland Starts up SMS Slab Caster
Mar. 1, 2007 - March 2007 — For Mittal Steel Poland SA, Poland, SMS Demag AG, Germany, has successfully taken into operation a two-strand continuous slab caster that it supplied on a turnkey basis for the D
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SMS Demag to Supply Caster for Jindal South West
Feb. 1, 2007 - Jindal South West Steel Ltd. (JSW) has awarded SMS Demag an order for the supply of a continuous caster for the company’s Toranagallu, India, location.
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Baoshan Starts up SMS Demag Ladle Furnace
Feb. 1, 2007 - Feb. 2007 — Baoshan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., China, successfully commissioned its new ladle furnace, which had been supplied by SMS Demag AG, Germany. Equipped with a with a transformer capac
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SMS Demag to Supply CSP Plant for Wisco
Feb. 1, 2007 - China's Wuhan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (Wisco) has awarded a contract to SMS Demag, Germany, to design and construct a new twin-strand CSP® (Compact Strip Prod
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China Steel Orders Fifth Caster from SMS Demag
Feb. 1, 2007 - China Steel Corp. (CSC), Taiwan, has commissioned SMS Demag, Germany, as the leader of an international consortium, with the supply of a twin-strand continuous slab caster.
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Liuzhou Commissions SMS Demag Slab Caster
Jan. 1, 2007 - Liuzhou Iron & Steel Corp., China, has successfully commissioned a single-strand continuous slab caster supplied by SMS Demag AG, Germany.
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TMK Group Starts up First of Two SMS Demag Casters
Jan. 1, 2007 - Taganrog Metallurgical Works (Tagmet), Russia, recently celebrated its first cast on the five-strand continuous bloom caster supplied by SMS Demag AG, Germany.
The new caster at the Taganro
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SMS Demag to Supply EAF for OAO Severskij Tube
Jan. 1, 2007 - OAO Severskij Tube (TMK Group), Russia, has awarded SMS Demag, Germany, a contract for the supply of a 1.0 million tonne/year electric arc furnace meltshop for its Polevskoy works.
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Wisco Coats First Coil on Third SMS Demag CGL
Oct. 1, 2006 - Oct. 2006 — Wuhan Iron & Steel Group Co. (Wisco), China, recently produced its first galvanized coil on the last of three new continuous hot-dip galvanizing lines supplied by
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SMS Demag to Expand Xiangtan Plate Mill
Jun. 1, 2006 - June 2006 — Xiangtan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., PR China, has placed an order with SMS Demag, Germany, for the supply of a cold plate leveler and a dividing shear. The facilitie
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SMS Demag to Upgrade Beta Steel Caster
Apr. 20, 2006 - April 20, 2006 — Beta Steel Corp.™ has awarded SMS Demag a contract to convert its single-strand casting machine from a slab thickness of 6
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SMS Demag Upgrades Volzhsky Bloom Caster
Feb. 1, 2006 - Feb. 2006 — TMK Group recently put its newly modernized four-strand continuous bloom caster No. 1 back into operation at the Volzhsky Pipe Plant Works near Volgograd in Russia. T
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SMS Demag to Modernize Erdemir Converters
Dec. 1, 2005 - Eregli Iron & Steel Works (Erdemir), Turkey, recently awarded SMS Demag AG, Germany, a contract to modernize the converter suspension system on three 120-tonne converter vessels.
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SMS Demag to Supply CCM and Skinpass Mill for JSW Steel
Dec. 1, 2005 - Jindal South West (JSW) Steel Ltd., India, has awarded a contract to SMS Demag AG, Germany, for the supply of a Compact Cold Mill (CCM) and skinpass mill. With its investment, JSW Steel will become the first to operate a CCM on the Indian subcontinent.
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SMS Demag Upgrades Baotou CSP Caster
Nov. 1, 2005 - SMS Demag AG, Germany, has successfully completed its modernization of the twin-strand compact strip production (CSP®) facility at Baotou Iron & Steel Group, P.R. China.
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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.
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SMS Meer to Supply Section Finishing Line for Ferrosider
Sep. 1, 2005 - Bar steel manufacturer Ferrosider, Italy, has placed an order with SMS Meer SpA, Italy, for the supply of equipment for the finishing line and for online straightening of sections for their mill in Ospitaletto, Italy.
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SMS Meer to Provide Finishing Line for Mechel Steel
Sep. 1, 2005 - The Mechel Steel Group, Russia, has placed an order with SMS Meer SpA, Italy, for the supply of a complete cooling bed and finishing line for bars for its mill in Chelyabinsk (OAO Chelyabinsk Integrated Iron & Steel Works).
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SMS Demag Consortium Commissions Shanghai Stainless Meltshop
Aug. 1, 2005 - Acting as leader of an international consortium, SMS Demag AG, Germany, has successfully commissioned Chinese SBGC Shanghai No. 1 Iron & Steel Co. Ltd.’s new stainless steel meltshop. The unit was started two months ahead of schedule.
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SMS Demag to Supply Gas Generating Plant for Aceralia
Aug. 1, 2005 - Aceralia Corporación Siderúrgica, SA (Arcelor Group), Spain, has placed an order with SMS Demag, Germany, to expand the gas generating plant for two 290-tonne converters in the LD Steel Plant A in Avilés.
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SMS Demag to Supply Conarc Plant for Bhushan Steel
Aug. 1, 2005 - Bhushan Steel and Strips Ltd., New Delhi, India, has awarded SMS Demag AG, Germany, a contract to supply an electric steelmaking plant. The new 1.95 million tonne/year facility will include a twin hot metal desulphurization plant, CONARC® furnace unit, two ladle furnaces and an RH vacuum degasser.
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SMS Demag to Modernize Steel Dynamics CSP Plant
Jul. 26, 2005 - Steel Dynamics, Inc. (SDI) has placed an order with SMS Demag, Germany, to modernize the casting strands of the CSP® plant (Compact Strip Production), which were commissioned in 1995 (first strand) and 1996 (second strand).
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SMS Demag Consortium to Expand Sidenor Meltshop
Jul. 1, 2005 - Sidenor SA, Spain, has placed an order with consortium leader SMS Demag, Germany, for the expansion of its existing electric meltshop. With the upgrade, the Sidenor will be able to expand its current production of high-quality steel to include the production of stainless steel.
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Baosteel Starts up Stainless Slab Caster Ahead of Schedule
Jul. 1, 2005 - Consortium leader SMS Demag AG, Germany, has successfully commissioned a single-strand continuous slab caster for the Chinese Baosteel Group Shanghai No.1 Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. The caster went into operation three months ahead of the official schedule.
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SMS Demag to Optimize Lech-Stahlwerke EAF
May 1, 2005 - Lech-Stahlwerke GmbH, Germany, has placed an order with SMS Demag AG to enhance the output of a 70-tonne electric arc furnace. Goals for the upgrade include increasing the tap weight to approximately 80 tonnes, reducing the number of scrap buckets per heat (from three to two) and optimization of the melting processes.
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Tianjin Pipe Commissions SMS Meer Piercer and Assel Mill
May 1, 2005 - Tianjin Pipe International Economic & Trading Corp., P.R. China, has pierced the first billet on its new cone-type piercer and rolled a first shell on its new Assel mill, together with the assistance of SMS Meer, Germany.
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SMS Demag to Supply Slab Caster for Isdemir
May 1, 2005 - Iskenderun Iron & Steel Works Co. (Isdemir), Turkey, a member of the Erdemir Group, has awarded an order to SMS Demag, Germany, for a twin-strand continuous slab caster.
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MacSteel Plans New Ladle Met Degasser for Fort Smith
Apr. 1, 2005 - MacSteel has awarded SMS Demag Inc. a contract for the engineering and supply of a 60-ton twin tank car vacuum degasser and ladle furnace for the company’s Arkansas Division in Fort Smith, Ark.
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Hyundai Hysco Orders Inaugural CVGL Facility from SMS Demag
Apr. 1, 2005 - Hyundai Hysco, Korea, has placed the first order for SMS Demag's Continuous Vertical Galvanizing Line (CVGL) facility. SMS Demag will incorporate the CVGL into an existing annealing line (CAL) at Rotem, a company of the Hyundai group.
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SMS Demag to Supply Hot Strip Mill for Masteel
Feb. 1, 2005 - Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (Masteel), P.R. China, recently placed an order with SMS Demag for the supply of a new hot strip mill. The order was placed only six months after the successful acceptance of the CSP® facility supplied by SMS Demag.
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SMS Demag to Supply New EAF for Ural Steel
Feb. 1, 2005 - SMS Demag AG, Germany, has received an order from Ural Steel AG (formerly Nosta), Russia, to supply a 120-tonne electric arc furnace for the company’s Novotroitsk works.
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SMS Demag Innse to Supply Inline Skinpass Mill for TKAST
Jan. 1, 2005 - ThyssenKrupp Acciai Speciali Terni SpA (TKAST), Italy, has placed an order with SMS Demag Innse SpA, Italy, for an inline skinpass mill and associated equipment. The mill will be installed at the exit side of the existing cold strip anneal and pickle line.
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SMS Mevac to Convert Second OEMK DH Plant to RH
Jan. 1, 2005 - OEMK, Russia, has contracted SMS Mevac GmbH, Germany, to revamp its existing DH plant No. 1, which SMS Mevac had supplied in the early 1980s, into a RH unit. SMS Mevac will also further upgrade the facility No. 2, which SMS Mevac had just recently converted from DH to RH.
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Imexsa Commissions SMS Mevac Top Lance
Jan. 1, 2005 - Ispat Mexicana SA de CV (Imexsa), Mexico, has successfully commissioned a new 220-tonne RH plant with equipment supplied by SMS Mevac GmbH, Germany.
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SMS Demag Completes Revamp of Industeel Slab Caster
Dec. 1, 2004 - SMS Demag AG, Germany, has successfully completed its revamp of the single-strand continuous slab caster at Industeel (formerly Fabrique de Fer), Charleroi/Belgium. Industeel, part of the Arcelor Group, has put the revamped plant into operation and has issued acceptance.
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SMS Demag to Supply Bloom Casters for TMK Group
Nov. 1, 2004 - The TMK Group, Russia, has awarded an order to SMS Demag AG, Germany, to supply two five-strand continuous bloom casters for the Seversky Tube Works (STW) near Yekaterinburg, and for the Taganrog Metallurgical Works (Tagmet) near Rostov. The order for the new facilities, including modernization of the continuous caster at the Volzhsky works, is valued at 45 million Euros.
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SMS Meer Announces New Chairman
Oct. 1, 2004 - SMS Demag announced that Dr. Joachim Schönbeck (40) has been named Chairman of SMS Meer GmbH. He assumes the chairmanship from Dr. Helmut Fricke when he retires on January 1, 2005.
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SMS Mevac Completes Vacuum Degasser Upgrade
Oct. 1, 2004 - SMS Mevac GmbH recently completed modernization of Cover Car No. 1 for HKM Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH, Germany. The purpose of the upgrade measure was to increase the wire feeding capacity of VD plant No. 1.
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SMS Demag to Modernize Volzhsky Bloom Caster
Oct. 1, 2004 - SMS Demag AG, Germany, recently received an order to modernize the No. 1 four-strand continuous bloom caster at the Volzhsky Pipe Plant of the TMK Group near Volgograd, Russia.
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SMS Demag to Extend CST Steel Plant
Sep. 1, 2004 - Companhia Siderúrgica de Tubarão (CST), Brazil, has selected SMS Demag, Germany, to extend the LD steel plant at CST’s works in Vitória. The order is valued at 40 million Euros.
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SMS Demag Reports Successful Commissioning of Celsa Meltshop
Jul. 19, 2004 - Following successful completion of performance tests, the new meltshop of Celsa (Compañia Española de Laminación SL) was recently commissioned in Castellbisbal, Spain. The new meltshop comprises an electric arc furnace and ladle furnace.
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SMS Demag to Supply Converters and Slab Caster for Isdemir
Jul. 7, 2004 - Iskenderun Iron & Steel Works Co. (Isdemir), Turkey, a member of the Erdemir Group, has placed an order with SMS Demag AG, Germany, for modernization of its oxygen steelmaking plant and supply of a twin-strand continuous slab caster. The order is valued at 73 million Euros.
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Elbe-Stahlwerke Feralpi Commissions Rod and Light Section Mill
Jun. 29, 2004 - Elbe-Stahlwerke Feralpi GmbH, Germany, recently started up its Riesa bar and wire rod mill, which had been modernized by SMS Meer GmbH, Germany. The mill achieved an output of 1,600 tonnes per day in its first week of production following the brief plant shutdown of only four weeks.
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Shanghai Commissions New Stainless Steel Meltshop
Jun. 29, 2004 - SMS Demag AG, Germany, has successfully commissioned the new stainless steel meltshop of the Chinese SBGC Shanghai No. 1 Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., P.R. China. Consortium leader SMS Demag was in charge of project planning and construction of the stainless steel production line as well of as a continuous caster.
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