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Danieli to Provide Plate-Steckel Mill Plant for Jiang Yin Xing Cheng
Mar. 28, 2008 - Danieli to supply a plate/Steckel mill and finishing equipment for Jiang Yin Xing Cheng Special Steel Works’ existing plant in Jiang Yin City.

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.

Siemens to Extend Automation for Jinan Iron and Steel Plate Mill
Mar. 11, 2008 - Siemens Metals Technologies will extend the automation for Jinan Iron & Steel’s 3.5-meter two-stand plate mill in Jigang.

SMS Demag to Supply Coiler for Ternium Siderar
Mar. 10, 2008 - SMS Demag will supply a new downcoiler for Ternium Siderar’s hot strip mill in San Nicolas, close to Buenos Aires.

Core Installs Walking Beam Reheat Furnace for WCI Steel
Feb. 12, 2008 - Core Furnace Systems completes successful start-up of a state-of-the-art walking beam furnace for WCI Steel’s plant in Warren, Ohio.

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.

SMS Demag to Install Twin-Stand Steckel Mill for Maghreb Steel
Dec. 31, 2007 - SMS Demag will construct and install a twin-stand Steckel mill for Maghreb Steel’s Casablanca facility.

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.

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.

SMS Demag to Add Roughing Stand to Baosteel Heavy-Plate Mill
Dec. 24, 2007 - SMS Demag will supply a new roughing stand for Baosteel’s 5-meter heavy-plate mill in Shanghai.

Siemens to Supply Main Drives for Nippon Steel Plate Mill Upgrade
Dec. 17, 2007 - Siemens will supply a twin main drive for the new roughing train that will be added to Nippon Steel’s heavy plate rolling mill in Oita.

SMS Demag to Supply Heavy-Plate Rolling Mill for Hyundai Steel
Dec. 17, 2007 - SMS Demag will supply a new heavy-plate rolling mill—including complete mechanical and automation systems for the entire process line—for Hyundai Steel at Dangjin, South Korea.

Siemens to Modernize Hot Rolling Equipment for two European Producers
Dec. 4, 2007 - Siemens will renew the drive systems in Rautaruukki Oyj’s hot strip mill at Raahe Works in Finland, and will also upgrade the roughing mill of Severstal’s hot rolling mill in Cherepovets.

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.

Siemens and CRM Enter Agreement for Mulpic Heavy-Plate Cooling Systems
Nov. 8, 2007 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies UK and the Centre de Recherches Metallurgiques sign exclusive Technology License Agreement for the supply and development of “Mulpic” systems.

Siemens to Modernize Drives for Salzgitter Flachstahl Hot Rolling Mill
Oct. 23, 2007 - Salzgitter Flachstahl awards a contract to the Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group to supply new main drives and the associated automatic control technology for the company’s hot strip mill, with installation scheduled to take place in five stages.

ArcelorMittal and Borusan to Build New Hot Strip Mill in Turkey
Oct. 23, 2007 - ArcelorMittal signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Borusan to form a 50/50 joint venture partnership to construct a new hot strip mill in Gemlik, Turkey.

Danieli to Construct New Flat Products Complex for MMK-Atakas
Oct. 22, 2007 - Danieli will be the sole supplier of technological equipment for a new flat products complex MMK-Atakaş is planning for Iskenderun, Turkey, including EAF-based meltshop and caster, high-capacity hot rolling mill, continuous pickling line, cold rolling mill, hot dip galvanizing, and coil coating facilities.

SMS Demag to Supply Hot Mill, Cold Rolling Complex for new TKS Mega-Mill
Oct. 17, 2007 - ThyssenKrupp Steel awards SMS Demag an order for a hot strip mill and cold rolling complex for the new high-capacity steel and stainless steel producing and processing facility planned for Calvert, Ala.

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.

Danieli to Install New Hot Strip Complex for Dongbu Steel
Sep. 24, 2007 - Working in consortium with MHI, Danieli will supply Dongbu Steel with a new hot strip mill complex, including two AC EAFs, two ladle furnaces, vacuum degasser, two slab casters, and a hot strip mill.

AIS to Extend SteelPlanner Technology for Duferco La Louvière
Sep. 5, 2007 - AIS Group will add its Material Flow Coordinator and BetaPlanner MidTerm to Duferco La Louvière’s existing SteelPlanner implementation to strengthen the facility’s planning and scheduling optimization solution.

SMS Demag to Supply Compact Hot Strip Mill for Colakoglu Metalurji
Sep. 4, 2007 - SMS Demag will construct a compact, 330-meter long, 3 million tonnes per year hot strip mill for Colakoglu Metalurji AS.

SeverCorr Launches Meltshop and Hot Mill Operations
Aug. 30, 2007 - Production of hot rolled steel coils is underway at SeverCorr with the start-up of operations in the facility’s new meltshop, caster, and hot mill.

Siemens to Supply Hot Strip Mill for Jindal Stainless
Aug. 17, 2007 - Jindal Stainless places order with Siemens’ Metals Technologies Division for a new hot strip mill, including mechanical equipment, drives, and complete basic and process automation.

SMS Demag to Supply Steckel Mill for Baoshan Iron & Steel
Aug. 16, 2007 - SMS Demag will supply a steckel mill and related equipment and services to Baoshan Iron & Steel’s Special Steel Branch.

Danieli to Revamp Dunaferr Roughing Mill
Aug. 7, 2007 - Danieli Wean United signs contract with Dunaferr, Hungary, for the turnkey supply of a new reversing roughing mill, attached edger, descaling system, and hot coilbox automation.

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.

Siemens to Supply Drives for Maghreb Steel Roughing and Steckel Mills
Aug. 6, 2007 - Maghreb Steel places an order with Siemens I&S to supply drive systems for a new Steckel mill and a new roughing mill.

Siemens to Supply Roughing Stand and Cooling Bed for Wuyang Plate Mill Expansion
Jul. 31, 2007 - Wuyang Iron and Steel commissions Siemens Metals Technologies to supply a new roughing mill stand and cooling bed for the Phase 2 expansion of their 4100-mm wide plate mill.

ArcelorMittal Starts up New Siemens Hot-Rolling Mill in Cracow
Jul. 30, 2007 - Arcelor Mittal Group recently produced the first coil on its new hot rolling mill in Cracow, Poland, which had been supplied by Siemens Metals Technologies as a turnkey installation.

Siemens Automation Logs Orders for Hot Mill Equipment in China
Jul. 23, 2007 - Metals Technologies (MT), a division of the Siemens (I&S) Group, recently received orders from two Chinese steel producers to supply automation systems for their new hot-strip mills.

Tenova Completes Commissioning of Termium Reheat Furnace
Jul. 19, 2007 - Following completion of commissioning and testing, Tenova LOI Italimpianti is awarded the final acceptance certificate for the recently installed Slab Reheat Furnace No. 5 at Ternium’s steel plant in San Nicolás, Argentina.

Danieli to Provide Semicontinuous Hot Strip Mill for Chengde
Jul. 6, 2007 - Danieli will supply a 3.3 million tonnes/year 1780-mm hot strip mill for Chengde Iron and Steel Group.

Timken to Supply Bearings, Maintenance Services for JSW Cold Mill
Jul. 6, 2007 - Timken will supply JSW Steel with bearings for its new cold-rolling steel mill, and will also supply rolling mill maintenance services once the mill’s construction is complete.

Siemens to Supply Welding Machines Tangshan Hengtong, Tangshan Bainite
Jul. 3, 2007 - Siemens Metals Technologies will supply new welding machines to Tangshan Hengtong Accurate Sheet Metals and Tangshan Bainite General Steel Works for installation on their strip processing lines.

SMS Demag to Upgrade Dillinger Hütte Plate Mill
Jul. 3, 2007 - Dillinger Hütte awards contract to SMS Demag to modernize and upgrade the shear line of its heavy plate mill in Dillingen/Saar, Germany.

Parsytec to Supply Surface Inspection for Benxi Strip Mills
Jun. 25, 2007 - Benxi Iron & Steel Group orders two high-end surface inspection systems from Parsytec for two hot strip mills at its facility in Benxi, China.

Parsytec to Supply Third Inspection System for Severstal
Jun. 20, 2007 - Severstal orders a third surface inspection system from Parsytec, this one to be installed in the Cherepovets hot strip mill.

Beta Steel Grants Final Acceptance for Revamped Hot Strip Mill
Jun. 14, 2007 - Beta Steel grants final acceptance to Danieli for its revamped hot strip mill. The project included the installation of an automated discharge machine, new crop shear, water-wall strip laminar cooling, new runout table, and a new automatic downcoiler capable of handling 30-ton coils.

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.

Mittal to Restart Gary Plate Mill
May 24, 2007 - Mittal Steel USA announced plans to restart its idled Gary Plate Mill, a move that will support the company’s export market plans in the face of strong global demand for plate products in the construction, machinery, and shipbuilding markets.

Linde to Install ReBox Technology for Ascometal Reheat Furnaces
Apr. 22, 2007 - Air Liquide announced the acquisition of the engineering firm Lurgi from Global Engineering Alliance based on an equity value of approximately 550 million euros.

SMS Demag to Supply Heavy Plate Mill for Yingkou
Apr. 22, 2007 - Minmetals Yingkou Medium Plate has placed an order with SMS Demag for construction of a heavy plate mill, including the associated electrical and automation systems.

Stelco Completes Operational Improvement Program
Feb. 8, 2007 - Stelco Inc. has completed the major components of the operational restructuring that it commenced upon exiting from the CCAA process.

Siemens to Upgrade voestalpine Stahl Hot Wide Strip Mill
Feb. 1, 2007 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies GmbH, Linz, has received an order from voestalpine Stahl GmbH, Austria, to equip its hot wide strip mill in Linz with new automation equipment. The automation system

SMS Demag Consortium to Supply Strip Mill for Shougang Jingtang
Feb. 1, 2007 - Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel, China, has awarded a contract to SMS Demag, Germany, to design and construct a hot strip mill. The plant is rated for an annual capacity of 5.5 mi

SMS Demag to Supply Caster, Heavy Plate Mill for MMK
Feb. 1, 2007 - The Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK), Russia, has commissioned SMS Demag, Germany, to supply a continuous caster and a heavy plate mill with electrical and automation systems. The or

Parsytec to Provide Surface Inspection for Arcelor-Mittal Strip Mills
Feb. 1, 2007 - Arcelor-Mittal will employ Parsytec’s espresso SI surface inspection systems for several hot strip mills in America and Europe. Parsytec’s espresso SI system will provide image

Siemens to Supply Plate Mill for Wuhan Iron and Steel
Feb. 1, 2007 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies GmbH & Co. KG, Linz, has received an order from Wuhan Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd. to supply the complete mechanical and electrical equipment for a new pla

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

Shagang Rolls First Wide Plate on New Plate Mill
Jan. 1, 2007 - Jiangsu Shagang Group Co. Ltd., P.R. China, recently rolled the first wide plate on its greenfield heavy plate rolling mill. The first rolling for the new plate mill rnade nine passes to smoothly r

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