News & Press Releases
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London, August 14, 2023
Baowu orders additional finishing mill stand for aluminum hot mill line in China
In May 2023, Primetals Technologies received an order from Baowu Aluminium Technology for an additional finishing mill stand for their aluminum hot rolling mill line in Sanmenxia, located in the Henan province of China. The upgrade will change the layout of the current aluminum hot mill finishing line from a 3-stand to a 4-stand design, allowing the plant to achieve excellent product quality and increase production capacity.
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London, August 08, 2023
Liberty Steel Galati orders new MULPIC system for heavy plate mill line in Romania
In April 2023, Primetals Technologies received an order from Liberty Galati for a new Multi-Purpose Interrupted Cooling (MULPIC) system and a water treatment plant that will be implemented at its heavy plate mill line in Romania. Sandip Biswas, CEO of Liberty Primary Steel and Mining, says: "This state-of-the-art accelerated cooling installation represents another milestone in Liberty Galati's strategy to expand its portfolio of high value-added products."
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London, June 22, 2023
Excellent performance figures from new stainless steel plant in China
A Chinese joint venture grants final acceptance certificate (FAC) for two argon-oxygen decarburization (AOD) converters, two desiliconization (DeSi) converters, two continuous slab casters, and process optimization systems. All equipment has been implemented successfully, with performance figures exceeding the customer’s expectations.
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London, June 15, 2023
Primetals Technologies and Hydnum Steel join forces for new green steel production plant in Spain
In June 2023, Hydnum Steel and Primetals Technologies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the intention to implement a greenfield plant for green steel production in Puertollano, Spain. Primetals Technologies will supply a minimill for flat products, including an electric steelmaking plant and an Arvedi ESP line, in Phase 1.
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London, June 07, 2023
Gerdau tasks Primetals Technologies with engineering and supply of one-of-a-kind power solution
Primetals Technologies has won a contract to provide the Gerdau Petersburg plant in Virginia, U.S.A., with a 69-kV static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) to support the operation of the plant’s alternating current electric arc furnace (AC EAF). Once commissioned, it will be the largest industrial STATCOM ever implemented at a steelmaking plant in North America.
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