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Siemens Introduces New Quick-Exchange Pinch-Roll Cassette
Nov. 9, 2011 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies offers hot-strip mill operators a new method for changing the pinch rolls in downcoilers. The pinch-roll unit, designed as a quick-exchange cassette, can reportedly be replaced within 10 minutes without additional interruption of production.
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Siemens Expands EAF Volume, Productivity for Çolakoglu Metalurji A.S.
Oct. 19, 2011 - Turkish steel producer Çolakoğlu Metalurji A.S. recently granted Siemens VAI Metals Technologies the final acceptance certificate for its modernization of EAF No. 1 in the Gebze Plant. The upgrade allowed the producer to boost EAF overall productivity by 12% without any change in tapping weight.
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Severstal to Reduce Emissions at Cherepovets Steel Mill
Oct. 18, 2011 - ОАО Severstal launched a major environmental project aimed at reducing atmospheric emissions at the Cherepovets Steel Mill. It signed an agreement with Siemens VAI Metals Technologies to supply and install a sophisticated system for capturing emissions from plant converters, to be installed over the next four years.
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Siemens Receives Third Finex Order from Posco
Sep. 26, 2011 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies received an order from Posco Engineering & Construction for the engineering and the supply of proprietary equipment for a Finex 2.0M plant, which is scheduled for completion in mid-2013.
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Siemens VAI to Upgrade Badische Stahlwerke Wire Rod Rolling Line
Sep. 23, 2011 - Badische Stahlwerke GmbH, at Kehl, Germany, has selected Siemens VAI to modernize the automation system of the two-strand wire rod mill, and to install two new rod outlets. The project will be carried out in three phases from 2011 to 2014 during scheduled annual shutdowns.
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Siemens Delivers EAF Equipment to NLMK's Kaluga Minimill
Sep. 22, 2011 - VAI Siemens has delivered a complete set of equipment for the EAF Shop at NLMK’s Kaluga Minimill, which is currently under construction. The electric-arc furnace, ladle furnace, and 8-strand continuous casting machine are currently being assembled at the plant.
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NLMK Prepares to Launch New BOF
Sep. 15, 2011 - NLMK has started up a new 300 million tonne/year BOF at Novolipetsk, which will help to boost the Lipetsk plant’s annual steelmaking capacity 36% to 12.4 million tonnes.
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Outotec to Supply Iron Ore Pelletizing Plant for NLMK Novolipetsk
Sep. 13, 2011 - NLMK Novolipetsk Metallurgisk Kombinat has contracted Outotec for delivery of a large-scale iron ore pelletizing plant in Stary Oskol that will be the largest iron ore pelletizing plant in Russia producing roughly 6 million tonnes of pellets annually.
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NLMK Plans Construction of Pelletizing Plant at Stoilensky
Aug. 23, 2011 - NLMK affiliate Stoilensky has signed a contract for a new pelletizing plant with an annual capacity of 6 million tonnes of iron ore pellets. Equipment, technologies and other services will be provided by a consortium of Siemens VAI and Outotec.
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Siemens VAI Forms Mechatronics Business Unit
Aug. 22, 2011 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies established a new global competence center for mechatronic solutions in Linz, Austria, effective August 1, 2011. The new “Mechatronics” unit will be headed by Werner Obermann and Thomas Pfatschbacher.
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Siemens to Supply Sinter Plant to Jindal Steel & Power
Aug. 16, 2011 - Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. placed an order with Siemens VAI Metals Technologies to supply a new sinter plant on a process turnkey basis. The project is part of a new integrated steelworks currently under construction in the eastern Indian city of Patratu.
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Siemens to Modernize Hot Strip Mill for voestalpine Stahl
Jul. 6, 2011 - Siemens has won an order from voestalpine Stahl GmbH to modernize the main drives on the hot strip mill at the company's plant in Linz. Modernization work—due to be completed in spring 2013—will take place during short maintenance shutdowns.
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Siemens VAI to Modernize Hot Mill for ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe
Jun. 21, 2011 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG to completely modernize its hot strip rolling mill no. 1 in Duisburg-Bruckhausen, Germany. Modernization of the hot mill is scheduled for completion in August 2012.
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Siemens to Supply AOD Converter to Viraj Profiles
Jun. 7, 2011 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies won an order from stainless steel producer Viraj Profiles Ltd. to supply an AOD (argon-oxygen decarburization) converter for its plant located in Tarapur, Maharashtra, India. The project is scheduled for completion by mid-2011.
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Siemens Starts up Second Corex C-3000 Plant at Baosteel
Apr. 11, 2011 - Shanghai Baosteel Pudong Iron and Steel recently started up its second Corex module at its steelworks in Luojing. The new Corex C-3000 Module 02 has a nominal production capacity of 1.5 million tonnes of hot metal per year.
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Siemens to Equip New Steel Mill for Qatar Steel
Apr. 6, 2011 - The Qatar Steel Company awarded a contract to Siemens VAI Metals Technologies for the supply of a new EAF, ladle furnace and billet caster for a new steel mill in Mesaieed, Qatar.
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Siemens Starts up Handan Iron & Steel Bar Mill
Mar. 31, 2011 - Siemens recently started up a bar mill at Handan Iron & Steel Co. Engineering. Project implementation was completed in record time, with manufacturing and delivery in less than six months and the first bar rolled just six months later.
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Qatar Steel Plans to Expand Steelmaking Facility
Mar. 11, 2011 - Qatar Steel has initiated a new project to increase the company’s overall production, including the addition of a new 110-tonne EAF, 110-tonne ladle furnace, and 6-strand high speed billet caster.
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Siemens to Supply Turnkey AOD Converter to Tiangao
Feb. 25, 2011 - Yunnan Tiangao Nickel Industry has contracted Siemens for the supply of a turnkey AOD converter, including plant engineering and supply of the entire mechanical and electrical systems.
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Siemens to Modernize Handan Plate Mill
Feb. 23, 2011 - Handan Iron & Steel has placed an order with Siemens VAI Metals Technologies to fit its three-meter plate mill in Handan with a new basic and process automation system.
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Sumitomo Okays Siemens Mulpic Cooling System on Plate Mill
Feb. 4, 2011 - Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. recently gave Siemens VAI Metals Technologies the final acceptance certificate for the Mulpic® (Multi-Purpose-interrupted-Cooling) system installed in the plate rolling mill at their Kashima Works.
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Siemens to Modernize Böhler Edelstahl Rolling Mills
Jan. 5, 2011 - Siemens Industry Solutions Division will install new drive and automation equipment on the continuous rolling mill in Böhler Edelstahl’s multiline rolling mill and the plate rolling stand of their blooming mill.
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Siemens to Modernize Aluminum Cold Rolling Mill in Bahrain
Nov. 30, 2010 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mill Co. B.S.C. in Manama, Bahrain, to equip its aluminum cold rolling mill no. 2 with new automation and drive systems. The mill will be upgraded during a scheduled plant shutdown at the end of February 2011.
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Siemens to Supply Copper Rod Mill to Chinalco
Oct. 7, 2010 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from the Southwire Co. to supply a copper rod rolling mill for Chinalco Kunming Copper Co. Ltd., the largest nonferrous metal producer in China. The new mill will be erected on a greenfield site in Kunming, in southwest China, with commissioning expected by year-end 2011.
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Siemens Modernizes Qatar Steelworks
Sep. 29, 2010 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has won an order to modernize Qatar Steel Co.'s steelworks in Mesaieed, Qatar, with the goal of expanding billet production capacity by up to 30% while reducing specific consumption values and waste gas emissions.
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Siemens Receives Order from Gerdau Açominas for Rolling Mills
Aug. 26, 2010 - Gerdau Açominas has ordered a plate mill and a Steckel mill from Siemens VAI Metals Technologies, to be constructed at Ouro Branco in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. A second strand will also be added to the existing Siemens VAI continuous slab caster that initiated production a year ago.
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Siemens to Supply Rourkela with RH Vacuum Degassing Plant
Aug. 17, 2010 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from SAIL to supply an RH vacuum degassing plant to the Rourkela Steel Works in the state of Orissa. The new plant, which will enable production of high-quality steel grades up to cold-rolled non-oriented types, is scheduled to come into operation by mid-2012.
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Siemens Slab Caster Starts Up at Qinhuangdao Shouqin
Aug. 5, 2010 - A slab caster capable of casting slabs in thicknesses up to 400 mm was recently started up at the steelworks of the Qinhuangdao Shouqin Metal Material Co., Ltd. in China. Siemens VAI received the order in June 2008 for a straight-mold, vertical-bending-type slab caster capable of casting up to 1.1 million tonnes of steel per year.
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Siemens Receives Order from ATI for Integrated Hot-Rolling Mill
Jul. 28, 2010 - Allegheny Technologies Inc. awarded a contract to Siemens VAI Metals Technologies GmbH to design, engineer, and supply a complete integrated hot-rolling mill on a process turn-key basis. The new mill will be part of a new advanced specialty metals hot-rolling and processing facility, and will be built at ATI Allegheny Ludlum in Brackenridge, Pa.
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Siemens to Modernize Long-Product Rolling Mill for Posco
Jul. 27, 2010 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from Posco Specialty Steel Co. Ltd. to modernize the long-product rolling mill in its Changwon Works. The modernization is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2011.
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Siemens Modernizes EAFs in Finland, Saudi Arabia
Jul. 22, 2010 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies received orders to modernize electric arc furnaces for both the Saudi Iron and Steel Co. (Hadeed) and Outokumpu Oy. Both plants will be equipped with a new hydraulic system to improve the efficiency, availability, and productivity of the furnaces.
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ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih Orders Ladle Met Equipment, Billet Caster from Siemens
Jul. 13, 2010 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies will supply the ArcelorMittal steelworks in Kryviy Rih, Ukraine, with secondary metallurgical equipment, a six-strand billet caster, and the requisite auxiliary systems. The new plants are designed for an annual production of 1.4 million tonnes of billets and are scheduled to come into operation in September 2011.
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Luoyang Longding Alu Orders Process Automation Systems from Siemens
Jul. 1, 2010 - Siemens Ltd. China has received an order from Luoyang Longding Alu Co., Ltd. to supply 26 Siroll ALU TCS process automation systems for its new aluminum rolling mill. The project also includes the first order for new Siroll Heavy Duty Shapemeter flatness measurement systems.
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Siemens VAI to Supply Rod Mill to Taihan Electric
Jun. 24, 2010 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from the Southwire Co. to supply a copper rod rolling mill and the associated coil handling system. The end customer is Taihan Electric Wire Co. Ltd. of Seoul, Korea. The new mill will be delivered by the end of 2010.
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Siemens to Modernize Slab Steel Works in Indonesia
Jun. 22, 2010 - Siemens has received an order from PT Krakatau Steel of Cilegon, Indonesia, to completely modernize its slab steel works no. 1. The modernized works is scheduled to come into production in the summer of 2012.
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ATI Selects Siemens VAI for New Advanced Integrated Hot-Rolling Mill
Jun. 22, 2010 - Allegheny Technologies Inc. has selected Siemens VAI Metals Technologies to design, engineer, and supply the hot-rolling mill for ATI Allegheny Ludlum’s Brackenridge, Pa., new advanced specialty metals hot-rolling and processing facility, which is expected to be completed in about four years.
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ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih, Siemens Begin Construction of CCM
Jun. 3, 2010 - ArcelorMittal, ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih, and Siemens VAI jointly announced that construction of the first Continuous Casting Machine (CCM) at the ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih has begun. Capacity of the new CCM will be over 1.2 million tonnes of steel per year; start-up is targeted for September 2011.
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Henan Jiyuan Orders Wire Rod Outlet from Siemens VAI
May 25, 2010 - The Henan Jiyuan Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd. has ordered a wire rod outlet from Siemens VAI Metals Technologies for its first imported rod mill that will produce higher-quality steel grade products for the company. The project is scheduled for completion by late 2011.
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First Installation of Siemens LiquiRob at Riva Group EAF
May 13, 2010 - The Riva Group has become the first steel producer to use the Siemens LiquiRob robot system at an electric arc furnace. The technology has been installed in its French plant in Neuves-Maisons where it handles sampling and temperature and Celox measurements.
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Arvedi Grants Acceptance to Siemens for Endless Strip Line
May 12, 2010 - Acciaieria Arvedi SpA has issued the Final Acceptance Certificate to Siemens VAI for its new Arvedi ESP line in Cremona, which has successfully cast 80-mm thin strands at speeds in excess of six meters per minute and endlessly rolled hot strip down to a thickness of 0.8 mm.
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JSW Steel Launches JSW TMT Plus in Jaipur
Apr. 27, 2010 - JSW Steel recently launched JSW TMT Plus in Jaipur to become one of the first Indian primary steel producers to use the Morgan Enhanced Temperature Controlled System to produce TMT bars.
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Siemens Receives New Order for Dry Dedusting System in China
Apr. 9, 2010 - A steel producer from Northern China has ordered a dry dedusting system from Siemens VAI Metals Technologies that is to be installed in an LD steel works. The project also includes a gas recovery system that collects and treats the converter gas for subsequent power generation.
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ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih to Start Construction on First CCM
Apr. 7, 2010 - OJSC ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih plans to begin construction of secondary metallurgy and continuous billet casting technology in April. The continuous casting machine (CCM) is a key part of the company’s modernization program and one of its investment obligations according to the sale and purchase agreement.
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Siemens to Help Modernize Dneprospezstal Steel Works No.3
Mar. 25, 2010 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from JSC Electrometallurgical plant “Dneprospezstal” to supply a new electric arc furnace and water treatment plant for its no. 3 steel works. The modernized steel works is scheduled to become operational in Q1 2012.
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CMC Zawiercie Operates New Bar Mill with Morgan XpertManager
Mar. 18, 2010 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from CMC Zawiercie S.A. to equip a new bar mill with the Morgan XpertManager manufacturing execution system, which will enable the company to analyze operations, manage production, and optimize the mill’s throughput.
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Siemens VAI Names New Head of Long Rolling Business
Mar. 17, 2010 - Hubert Max Köbach has been named Chief Executive Officer of the Morgan Construction Co. and head of Siemens VAI Metals Technologies Long Rolling Business, replacing Philip R. Morgan on January 4, 2010. Morgan Construction was acquired by Siemens in April 2008.
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Handan Iron & Steel Orders Combi-caster from Siemens
Mar. 16, 2010 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies will supply a five-strand combi-caster to Handan Steel Works in China. The new plant will be capable of producing a total of 1.45 million tonnes of beam blanks and blooms per year.
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Siemens Replaces LD Converters at CSN
Mar. 11, 2010 - Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) has placed an order with Siemens for the replacement of two LD converters at its Volta Redonda location. Turnkey delivery of the converters is planned during the summer of 2011 and at the end of 2012, respectively.
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Siemens Modernizes Rolling Mill for Italian Structural Steelmaker
Feb. 5, 2010 - Feralpi Siderurgica SpA has placed an order with Siemens VAI Metals Technologies for a new intermediate mill for its rebar rolling mill No. 1. The plant will be able to roll billets with a larger cross-section when the modernization project is completed in fall 2010.
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Handan Orders Wire Rod Outlet from Siemens
Jan. 20, 2010 - Handan Iron & Steel Co. has ordered a wire rod outlet from Siemens VAI Metals Technologies for a rolling mill in its Handan Works. The new equipment will enable Handan to produce rods from 5 to 22 mm in diameter, with the capability to expand to 25-mm rod, and rebar from 6 to 16 mm.
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Siemens Upgrades Plate Mill at Xiangtan Iron & Steel
Jan. 19, 2010 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from Hunan Valin Xiangtan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. to supply equipment for a PowerEdger and a pre-leveler. These new plant components will be installed in the 5-meter plate mill, located in Xiangtan, Hunan Province.
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Siemens to Upgrade Caster Capacity at Nizhny Tagil
Jan. 15, 2010 - Nizhny Tagil Iron & Steel Works contracts Siemens VAI Metals Technologies to increase the casting capability of its existing two-strand beam-blank/bloom combi-caster, CCM3, by an additional 300,000 tonnes/year.
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Startup of Simetal Gimbal Top Charging System at Tata Steel
Dec. 1, 2009 - The rebuilt blast furnace ‘C’ at Tata Steel’s Jamshedpur works India has been operating with new Siemens Simetal Gimbal Top charging systems since the end of September. Tata Steel is the first steelmaker to utilize this new charging system on a blast furnace.
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Siemens Modernizes Automation in AHMSA Hot Rolling Mill
Nov. 12, 2009 - Altos Hornos de Mexico has awarded Siemens a contract to modernize its existing basic and process automation systems in its Monclova Hot Strip Mill. Siemens will supply and install automation technology based on the Siroll HM platform.
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Zenith Steel to Expand Rod Mill Capacity, Product Range
Nov. 3, 2009 - Zenith Steel signs multiple contracts for two rod outlets, to be equipped by Siemens, for its new rod mills that will be located in Changzhou. After the new equipment’s installation, the mills will produce up to 150 tonnes per hour on each line.
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voestalpine Stahl Modernizes Hot Strip Mill in Linz
Oct. 28, 2009 - At voestalpine Stahl in Linz, Austria, Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has replaced the existing coiler 3 on the hot strip mill with a completely new coiler system, which will help voestalpine expand its hot strip product range.
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Arvedi ESP Line Starts Endless Strip Production
Aug. 13, 2009 - Arvedi ESP commences endless production of hot-rolled coils in a thin-slab casting/rolling plant directly from liquid steel using Arvedi technology implemented by Siemens VAI Metals Technologies.
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Siemens VAI Starts up Vertical Slab Caster at Baosteel
Jul. 21, 2009 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies starts up and commissions a new vertical slab caster at Baosteel's Special Steel Branch in Shanghai capable of producing a wide range of high- and ultra-high-alloyed carbon, special and stainless steel grades.
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Siemens to Modernize Hoesch Hohenlimburg Medium Strip Mill
Jun. 1, 2009 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies will modernize Hoesch Hohenlimburg's medium-strip rolling mill, including renewal of the mill’s basic and process automation systems and the roughing stand’s servo-hydraulic control equipment.
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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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Siemens Modernizes Ferriera Valsabbia Rebar Rolling Mill
Mar. 25, 2009 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies helps expand annual production capacity of Italian steel producer Ferriera Valsabbia with the installation of a hot-charging system for billets as well as a system for single-bar high-speed delivery.
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New JSW Blast Furnace Features Siemens VAI Cyclone Separator
Feb. 23, 2009 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies reports the successful commissioning of JSW Steel’s Blast Furnace No. 3 at Toranagallu Steelworks, which features the first application of a Siemens-developed cyclone separator in the gas cleaning system.
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Siemens VAI Upgrades Wuhan Rod Mill
Oct. 17, 2008 - Siemens VAI successfully upgrades a twin-strand rod mill for Wuhan Iron & Steel with the addition of Morgan’s Reducing Sizing Mill to each strand for single-family rolling throughout the mill.
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Siemens to Supply Minimill to Euro Finance
Jul. 17, 2008 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies will provide a new 1.8 million tonnes per year minimill facility for Ukrainian-based scrap trader Euro Finance, complete with EAF, ladle furnace, billet caster, long-product rolling mill, and auxiliary facilities.
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Siemens to Equip New Process Line for BlueScope Indonesia
May 12, 2008 - Siemens Metals Technologies will equip a new integrated zinc-coating and painting line at PT BlueScope Steel’s Cilegon site, the only production facility in Indonesia that produces coated and painted steel products.
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Siemens to Modernize Cold Rolling Stand for Alunorf
May 5, 2008 - Siemens Metals Technologies will modernize the Aluminium Norf GmbH (Alunorf) Cold Rolling Stand No. 4, including the addition of new cooling beam for selective roll cooling and inductive edge heating.
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NLMK Upgrades Steelmaking Facilities
Apr. 15, 2008 - Novolipetsk Steel announces completion of the project to refurbish its continuous casting machine CCM-4, which has been commissioned with a new slab capacity of 2 million tonnes per year at the company’s main production site in Lipetsk.
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Siemens to Supply Turnkey Process Technology for new SAIL Cold Mill
Mar. 18, 2008 - Siemens will design, engineer, supply, install and commission the core lines of SAIL’s new 1.3 million tonnes/year cold mill facility in Jharkand, India, including a coupled tandem pickling line, hot-dip galvanizing line, and an electrolytic strip cleaning line.
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Siemens to Equip Slab Casters for Anshan-Linggang Joint Venture
Feb. 11, 2008 - Siemens Metals Technologies will engineer and supply equipment, technological packages and automation systems for two single-strand medium-thickness slab casters to be installed at Chaoyang An-Ling Iron & Steel, a joint venture facility being built by Anshan Iron & Steel and Lingyuan Iron and Steel.
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Siemens to Modernize ArcelorMittal South Africa Hot Strip Mill
Jan. 8, 2008 - The Siemens Division Industry Solutions will equip the cooling section of ArcelorMittal South Africa’s Vanderbijlpark hot strip mill with new process and basic automation that will allow the precise control of phase transitions during strip cooling.
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Siemens to Acquire Morgan Construction
Jan. 3, 2008 - Siemens’ Industry Solutions Division announces the acquisition of Morgan Construction, a recognized designer, manufacturer, and service provider for high-speed rod, bar, combination mills and handling equipment.
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Siemens Starts up World’s Largest DR Plant at Hadeed
Nov. 27, 2007 - Siemens Metals Technologies starts up a 1.76 million tonnes/year direct-reduction plant for Saudi Iron & Steel. Hot DRI from the new DR plant is charged directly to the EAF for an energy savings of up to 20%.
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Siemens to Equip 3rd Tandem Pickling Line for Wisco
Nov. 22, 2007 - Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group will equip Wuhan Iron & Steel’s new, five-stand coupled tandem pickling line No. 3 with mechanical equipment, drive and automation systems, and technological controls.
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Siemens to Supply Second 5-Meter Plate Mill for Shagang
Nov. 12, 2007 - Siemens Metals Technologies will supply a second 5.0-meter-wide plate mill for Shagang Wide Plate Mills in China. The plate mill will incorporate a Mulpic system for production of high strength plate, and a fully hydraulic nine-roll leveler to optimize plate flatness.
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Siemens to Provide Blast Furnace for Tata Steel Greenfield Facility
Nov. 1, 2007 - Tata Steel Ltd has placed an order with Metals Technologies (MT), a division of the Siemens Group Industrial Solutions and Services (I&S), for the supply of engineering and key equipment for a new blast furnace. The parties agreed not to disclose the contract price.
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Siemens to Equip Bar Mills in United Arab Emirates, Russia
Oct. 31, 2007 - Siemens Metals Technologies will supply mechanical equipment, electrical equipment, and automation systems for a new bar mill in the United Arab Emirates, and a bar mill upgrade in Russia. The total order value of both projects is approximately 47 million Euros.
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Posco, Siemens Celebrate Six Months Operation of First Finex Plant
Oct. 29, 2007 - Posco has tapped more than 650,000 tonnes of hot metal during the first six months of operation of the first commercial Finex plant, jointly developed with Siemens Metals Technologies to operate with low-cost iron ore fines and lower environmental emissions.
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Siemens to Supply Plate Mill for Dongkuk
Oct. 8, 2007 - Siemens Metals Technologies will supply the entire mechanical equipment and automation system for a new 5-meter wide plate mill for Dongkuk Steel Mill.
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Siemens Obtains Certificate of Conformity for Integrated Electric Steel Plants
Aug. 10, 2007 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies receives certificate of conformity from the Russian ‘Certification Body for Mechanical Engineering Production’ in Moscow covering the supply of integrated electric steel plants and direct-reduction plants. The certificate is a precondition for exports to the Russian Federation.
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Timken Bearings Equip Arcelor Mittal Steel Mill
Aug. 10, 2007 - Timken announces that it is the exclusive supplier of tapered, spherical and cylindrical roller bearings for Arcelor Mittal's new high-capacity hot-strip steel rolling mill currently under construction by Siemens in Krakow, Poland.
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voestalpine Stahl and Siemens Set World Casting Record
Jul. 24, 2007 - voestalpine Stahl casts 355-mm thick and 1600-mm wide slabs on a caster recently upgraded by Siemens Metals Technologies, earning the distinction of producing the thickest slab ever cast on a bow-type caster with straight mold.
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Siemens to Supply Electrical Engineering for Shougang Jingtang Process Lines
May 7, 2007 - Metals Technologies, a division of the Siemens Group Industrial Solutions and Services, recently received an order from Shougang Jingtang United Iron and Steel to supply the electrical engineering equipment for three new strip-treatment lines in an order valued at approximately EUR 18 million.
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Siemens to Supply Automation Equipment for Chengde Hot Mill
Apr. 29, 2007 - Metals Technologies, a Division of the Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group, recently received an order from Chengde Iron and Steel Group to supply the automation system for a new 1700-mm hot-strip that will produce more than four million tonnes of high-quality steel strip per year in widths up to 1700 mm.
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Siemens to Supply Skinpass Mill for Jisco
Apr. 29, 2007 - Jiuquan Iron & Steel Group recently placed an order with the Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group to supply a new four-high skinpass mill that incorporates an uncoiler with automatic coil positioning and centering and an automatic elongation control system.
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Siemens Commissions Slab Caster at Tokyo Steel
Apr. 1, 2007 - April 2007 — Tokyo Steel recently commissioned the single-strand continuous caster supplied by Siemens Metals Technologies at the company’s Kyushu Works. The new caster has an annual ca
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Anben Continuous Galvanizing Line now in Operation
Feb. 1, 2007 - Anben Iron & Steel Co. recently started industrial production of its 490,000 tonnes/year No. 1 Continuous Hot Dip Galvanizing Line.
The installation was carried out jointly with Siemens
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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.
SMS Dema
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Siemens VAI Awarded Four New EAF Orders
May 1, 2006 - May 2006 — The VAI Fuchs GmbH, Germany, a company of the Siemens Group Industrial Solutions and Services (I&S), recently received four new electric steelmaking contracts tota
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Siemens VAI to Upgrade Posco Pickle Lines
Apr. 1, 2006 - April 2006 —The Siemens Group Industrial Solutions and Services (I&S) recently received orders from the Korean steel producer Posco to upgrade and supply equipment for three
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Russula to Upgrade Shiu Wing Steel Bar Mill
Apr. 1, 2006 - April 2006 — Shiu Wing Steel, Hong Kong, has selected Russula Corp. to upgrade the control system and drives for their 19-stand bar mill, including two intermediate start/stop sh
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AIS to Optimize HSM Scheduling at Hadeed
Mar. 1, 2006 - March 2006 — Hadeed, Saudi Arabia, has contracted AIS for the implementation of its BetaPlanner solution for mill scheduling. BetaPlanner will complement Hadeed’s existing
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Siemens VAI to Supply Continuous Pickle Line for Zaporizhstal
Dec. 1, 2005 - The Siemens Group Industrial Solutions and Services (I&S) received a contract from Zaporizhstal JSC for the supply of a new continuous-pickling line at the company's steel works in Zaporozhje, Ukraine. The pickling line will have a nominal pickling capacity of 1,350,000 tonne/year.
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Siemens VAI to Replace Cosipa Slab Caster
Dec. 1, 2005 - Siemens’ Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) has received an order from flat-steel producer Companhia Siderúrgica Paulista (Cosipa), Brazil, to replace their existing Slab Caster No. 3 located in Cubatão.
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Siemens to Modernize HKM Slab Caster
Nov. 1, 2005 - The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) has received an order from Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH (HKM), Germany, to modernize its continuous slab caster No. 2. Valued at around five million euros, the project includes all process-control, automation and drive equipment.
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Siemens to Supply New Main Drive for ThyssenKrupp Tandem Cold Mill
Nov. 1, 2005 - The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) has received an order from ThyssenKrupp Steel AG to supply a new main drive for the BETA coupled tandem pickling line at its Dortmund plant. The order is valued at approximately three million euros.
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Siemens to Supply Replacement Converter for Ahmsa
Nov. 1, 2005 - Altos Hornos de Mexico, SA de CV (Ahmsa) recently awarded the VAI Division of Siemens Group Industrial Solutions and Services (I&S) a contract to engineer and supply a new 60-ton replacement converter. The contract value is EUR 1.67 million.
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Siemens to Modernize Bokaro Steel Hot Mill
Nov. 1, 2005 - Siemens’ Industrial Solutions and Services (I&S) Group recently received an order from Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) for the modernization of their hot-rolling mill at Bokaro, India.
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Siemens VAI to Provide Blast Furnace for Jindal South West Steel
Nov. 1, 2005 - Jindal South West Steel Ltd. (JSW Steel), India, recently signed a contract with Siemens for a new blast furnace (No. 3) and for the modernization of an existing blast furnace (No. 1) at its iron and steel works located in Toranagallu, India.
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Siemens to Supply Drive Systems for Angang’s New Hot Rolling Mill
Sep. 1, 2005 - Siemens AG’s Industrial Solutions and Services (I&S) Group was recently awarded a contract to supply the main drives and associated control technology for a new hot strip mill for the Anshan Iron & Steel Group Co. (Angang) in China. The contract is worth around EUR 22 million.
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Siemens VAI to Supply Hot Strip Mill for Mittal Steel
Aug. 1, 2005 - Mittal Steel has announced plans to build a new hot strip mill in Cracow, Poland. The new 2.4 million tonnes/year mill, which will be able to roll steel strips up to 2100 mm wide, will be among the largest of its kind in Europe.
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VAI to Install Downcoiler at Sollac Mediterranee
Jul. 1, 2005 - Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau (VAI) was recently awarded a contract by Sollac Méditerranée, a company of the Arcelor group, to supply a new high-duty downcoiler for their existing Hot Rolling Mill at Fos sur Mer, France.
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VAI to Modernize Posco Pickling and Oiling Line
Jul. 1, 2005 - Voest Alpine Industrieanlagenbau GmbH (VAI) received a contract from Posco, South Korea, to modernize a Pickling and Oiling Line in their Kwangyang works. The upgraded line will have an annual capacity of 800,000 tonnes of high quality sheet for direct sale in local and international markets.
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EU Commission Approves Siemens' Acquisition of VA Tech
Jul. 1, 2005 - The EU Commission has approved Siemens’ bid to take over Austria’s VA Technologie AG (VA Tech). This marks the conclusion of the antitrust review of the takeover offer made by Siemens AG Österreich in December 2004.
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Anshan Isco Starts up VAI Slab Caster
Jun. 1, 2005 - Anshan Isco, P.R. China, recently started up its caster CCM1-New in fully-automatic mode. The project is part of Anshan’s plan to relocate the new steel plant No. 3 in two stages. The contract to build two twin-strand casters with a planned total capacity of approximately five million tonnes was awarded to VAI in 2003.
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VAI Modernizes Ruukki Wide Strip Mill
Jun. 1, 2005 - Ruukki Production, a company of the Rautaruukki Oyj, recently awarded VAI an order to modernize the finishing mill automation system at the Raahe Plant’s existing Wide Strip Mill.
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VAI to Modernize Salzgitter Flachstahl Cold Mill
Jun. 1, 2005 - Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH (SZFG) in Salzgitter, Germany, recently awarded VAI Automation a contract to modernize the complete automation system of its 5-stand Tandem Mill. As part of the contract, VAI will also supply a new Bending System for stands 1 to 4, including a plant safety system.
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VAI to Construct World's Largest Corex Plant
Jun. 1, 2005 - Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau GmbH & Co. (VAI) recently received an order from Shanghai Baosteel Pudong Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., a company of the Shanghai Baosteel Group Corp., for the construction of what will be the largest Corex® plant worldwide at Luojing in Shanghai, China.
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AIS Solutions to Provide Production Planning System for OEMK
May 1, 2005 - Advanced Information Systems (AIS) recently received a contract from the Russian high-quality-oriented long-product steel producer OEMK for plant-wide production control management in their carbon and alloy steel production lines.
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VAI Starts up Revamped Slab Caster for Shagang
Mar. 1, 2005 - Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau GmbH (VAI) recently started up the twin-strand No. 1 Slab Caster it had modernized for Jiangsu Shagang, P.R. China. The caster upgrade was part of a steel plant relocation project from Germany to China, where VAI was the technology provider for the entire production route.
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VAI to Supply New EAF for Acerinox
Feb. 1, 2005 - Acerinox, Spain’s largest producer of stainless steel, recently awarded Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau (VAI) an order for the replacement of the existing No. 2 EAF at their plant in Palmones los Barrios, Spain. The objective of this project is to increase furnace performance to strengthen Acerinox’s leading international position in this field.
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VAI Restarts Revamped Shagang Slab Caster
Feb. 1, 2005 - Jiangsu Shagang, P.R. China, recently started up twin-strand slab Caster No. 1 following an extensive revamp by Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau GmbH (VAI).
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Allegheny Ludlum Wins Fuel Cell Material Development Contract
Jan. 14, 2005 - Allegheny Technologies Inc. announced that ATI Allegheny Ludlum has been awarded a subcontract from the University of Pittsburgh with support from the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) to develop specialty metallic materials for use in fuel cells intended for the power generation industry.
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U. S. Steel to Move Tech Center to former Homestead Works
Dec. 7, 2004 - United States Steel Corp. has entered into an agreement with Continental Real Estate, Inc. to purchase a building located in The Waterfront in Munhall, Pa., on the former site of U. S. Steel's Homestead Works. Terms of the sale were not disclosed.
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Kelk to Equip Tangshan Iron & Steel with Sensors
Dec. 1, 2004 - George Kelk Corp., Toronto, Canada, recently received an order from Siemens AG, Germany, for an Accuband Crop Optimization System, Rollmax Slab Load Cells, and Accuspeed Laser Velocimeter, to be utilized on Tangshan Iron & Steel Co.’s hot strip mill.
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Kelk to Supply Tensiometer Transducers for Taiyuan Cold Mill
Aug. 1, 2004 - George Kelk Corp., Canada, has received an order from Siemens Energy and Automation Inc., USA, for Monobloc Tensiometer Transducers, to be utilized on a reversing cold strip mill for Taiyuan Iron and Steel (Group) Co. Ltd., China.
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Nucor Upgrades Coil Temperature Control Mode
Jun. 4, 2004 - Nucor recently replaced the computer model on the Hickman facility’s hot mill, and modified the control strategy for sequencing the spray cooling system on the runout tables. The upgrade has provided tighter and more advanced temperature control.
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