News & Press Releases

London, June 01, 2021

In April, the first coil was produced on an Arvedi ESP line (Endless Strip Production) supplied by Primetals Technologies to a Chinese steel producer in Hebei Province. Even under pandemic conditions, professional collaboration of the customer’ project team and Primetals Technologies ensured a smooth project execution. Start-up took place after 17 months of contract in force and 6 months after erection start. First plate on March 17 and first coil on April 6 milestones were achieved 3 weeks ahead of schedule. Also, the first coil and the first endless strip were produced at the same time, marking a new record.

Tangshan, May 27, 2021

In March and April, HBIS Wusteel (Wusteel) has placed orders with Primetals Tangshan Technology Services Ltd. (PTTS) to supply maintenance services for three continuous casters in the steel plants No. 1 and No 2 in Wuyang, Henan Province, China. The casters produce plate steel, having production capacities between one million and three million metric tons of steel per year. The aims are to increase equipment lifetime and improve product quality. To this end, PTTS dispatches technical experts, skilled workers and delivers inspection and testing tools to Wusteel. The duration of the initial term of the maintenance contracts is ten years.

London, May 25, 2021

SIJ Acroni d.o.o. has engaged Primetals Technologies to replace the existing cycloconverter drive control for the upper and lower motors on the plate mill's roughing stand at the Jesenice production site in Slovenia. The goal of the project is to maintain availability and secure the supply of spare parts. This will be done by replacing the obsolete drive and field control systems with the VarioVerter cycloconverter developed by Primetals Technologies and new field control systems. Installation work will not add any extra days to the annual winter shutdown and is due for completion in January 2022.

London, May 18, 2021

Primetals Technologies and Metso Outotec Oyj (Metso Outotec) have entered into an exclusive license agreement enabling Primetals Technologies to use the Metso straight grate iron ore pelletizing (SG-IOP) technology for the Indian market. Through this agreement Primetals Technologies will further strengthen its offering of iron ore pelletizing plants for customers in India. The license provides Primetals Technologies the exclusive right to execute pelletizing plants in India based on Metso SG-IOP reference projects with grate sizes ranging from 272 to 816 square meters implemented in India over the past decades. This complements the existing portfolio of Circular Pelletizing Plants.

London, April 27, 2021

In February, Primetals Technologies received the final acceptance certificate for a bar mill supplied to Amreli Steels Ltd., a rebar steel producer based in Karachi, Pakistan. The rolling mill is designed to produce around 400,000 metric tons of reinforcing steel and round bars every year. The new bar mill will triple the production capacity of Amreli Steels Ltd., which will be put it in an ideal position to meet the demands of increasing construction activity in Pakistan. The finished products will meet national and international standards.