News & Press Releases

London, June 16, 2025

thyssenkrupp Steel has ordered a modernization of its slab sizing press at hot-strip mill No. 2 in Duisburg, Germany. The project includes a comprehensive upgrade of the electrical and drive systems, ensuring Increased availability and future-proofed spare parts supply. 

London, June 05, 2024

Primetals Technologies has developed a highly innovative operational system, the Central Operation Cockpit (COC), that allows for controlling a whole plant from one single point. thyssenkrupp Steel has recently taken an important step toward an autonomous plant, by tasking Primetals Technologies with the implementation of a COC at its hot-strip mill No. 1 in Duisburg.

London, December 11, 2023

thyssenkrupp Steel has reached an important milestone in the major slab caster and hot-strip mill project at its Bruckhausen site in Duisburg, Germany, as the steel giant recently held a cornerstone ceremony that marked the start of on-site pre-assembly work for both continuous caster No. 4 and hot-strip mill No. 4.

London, November 22, 2023

Primetals Technologies has implemented a digital assistant for detecting strip cross cracks at thyssenkrupp Hohenlimburg’s medium-wide hot-strip mill in Hagen, Germany. This digital assistant is Primetals Technologies first-ever computer-vision-based solution designed for its specific purpose. The main benefits for thyssenkrupp are a reduction in downtime and wear related to the rolls of the hot strip mill.

London, October 30, 2023

On September 26, German steel producer thyssenkrupp Steel produced the first coil on its new 2-stand reversing cold mill, supplied by Primetals Technologies. A centerpiece in the steel giant’s future plans, the mill was inaugurated on October 30 during a festive event at the Bochum, Germany, plant. It is the world’s first 2-stand reversing cold mill featuring leading silicon steel technology Hyper UCM.