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Siemens Updates LD Converter at AHMSA's Monclova Works
Feb. 3, 2012 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies received an order from Altos Hornos de Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. (AHMSA) to modernize the LD converter in the Monclova steelworks in the Mexican state of Coahuila. The contract is scheduled for completion in the spring of 2013.

Siemens to Modernize Two Bar Mills for Diaco in Colombia
Feb. 2, 2012 - Diaco, the Colombian branch of Brazilian company Gerdau, has contracted Siemens VAI Metals Technologies to modernize two bar mills at its Tuta and Tocancipá locations, scheduled to come into operation at the end of 2012.

Siemens to Supply Bar Mill for ASCE Group OJSC, Armenia
Jan. 25, 2012 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from Armenian steelmaker ASCE Group OJSC to supply a new bar mill for its production location in Charentsavan. The scope of the project includes the mechanical equipment, electric and automation, the water treatment plant, and auxiliaries.

Siemens to Supply Baku Steel with EAF, Waste Gas Cleaning Plant
Jan. 24, 2012 - Azerbaijani steel producer Baku Steel has ordered a new electric arc furnace from Siemens VAI Metals Technologies as part of an expansion project to raise its production capacity to around 1.1 million tonnes of steel per annum. The project also includes the supply of mechanical equipment for a ladle furnace and a waste gas cleaning system.

Siemens Develops Continuous EAF for Operation with DRI Feedstock
Jan. 20, 2012 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has introduced the Simetal EAF FAST DRI, developed for the use of direct reduced iron. The furnace operates as a continuous melting process.

Siemens to Equip New tandem Cold Rolling Mill for Novelis
Jan. 19, 2012 - Novelis Korea Ltd. has placed an order with Siemens VAI Metals Technologies to equip its new aluminum cold rolling mill with automation and drive systems.

Siemens to Expand Bhushan Steel Hot Strip Mill
Jan. 18, 2012 - Bhushan Steel Ltd. has contracted Siemens to supply the electrical and automation equipment for the expansion of its existing hot-strip mill in Meramandali, in the Indian Federal State of Orissa. The equipment is scheduled to be supplied in 2012.

Baosteel Orders New Bar Mill from Siemens
Jan. 17, 2012 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from Baosteel Engineering & Technology Co. Ltd. to supply a new bar mill to the Shaoguan Iron and Steel Group that is to commence operation in early 2013.

Siemens to Modernize Medium-Section Mill for Riva
Jan. 13, 2012 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from Riva Acciaio to modernize the roughing train of the medium-section mill in Sellero, Italy, which is scheduled for completion in the second half of 2012.

Siemens to Revamp Gerdau Mogi das Cruzes Bar Mill
Jan. 12, 2012 - Gerdau S.A., Brazil, has awarded a contract to Siemens VAI Metals Technologies to revamp the bar mill at its Mogi das Cruzes location for the production of flat bar.

Siemens to Modernize Bar and Bar-in-Coil Mill for Shougang Tonghua
Jan. 10, 2012 - Shougang Tonghua Iron & Steel has placed an order with Siemens VAI Metals Technologies to supply equipment to modernize the company’s bar mill in Tonghua.

Siemens-Led Consortium to Build Russia's Largest Pellet Plant for NLMK
Jan. 5, 2012 - Novolipetsk Steel has placed an order with a consortium comprising Siemens VAI Metals Technologies and Outotec Oyi for the supply of a new pellet plant capable of producing six million tonnes of magnetite pellets per year.

Siemens to Upgrade Automation, Controls for TKS Casting-Rolling Mill
Dec. 19, 2011 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG has placed an order with Siemens VAI Metals Technologies to upgrade the casting-rolling mill at the Duisburg-Bruckhausen location with new basic automation and technology packages.

Siemens to Supply Secondary Refining, Casting Plant to BMZ
Dec. 13, 2011 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from Byelorussian Steelworks (BMZ) to equip the factory in Zhlobin with secondary metallurgical plants and a new six-strand continuous billet casting plant. The project is to be completed in early 2013.

JSW Steel Orders another Continuous Slab Caster from Siemens VAI
Dec. 7, 2011 - JSW Steel has ordered another new continuous slab caster from Siemens VAI Metals Technologies for its steelworks in Toranagallu, Karnataka State, India. The new caster will have an annual production capacity of 1.4 million tonnes and is expected to be commissioned in mid-2013.

Siemens to Extend Novelis Rolling Mill in Ulsan
Nov. 21, 2011 - Novelis Korea Ltd. has placed an order with Siemens VAI Metals Technologies to extend its aluminum rolling mill in Ulsan with the addition of a three-stand finishing line.

Xingtai Steel Grants Acceptance Certificate for Hebei Province Steelworks
Nov. 17, 2011 - Xingtai Iron & Steel recently awarded Siemens VAI Metals Technologies the final acceptance certificate for secondary steelmaking facilities and a four-strand continuous billet caster, part of a new specialty and stainless steelworks in the Hebei Province.

voestalpine Stahl Starts Up Automated Thick Slab Caster from Siemens VAI
Nov. 10, 2011 - voestalpine Stahl GmbH successfully cast the first two ladle heats on September 20 in the new CC7 continuous casting line delivered by Siemens VAI. The casting line is designed to produce slabs with thicknesses up to 355 mm at widths of up to 2200 mm.

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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