News & Press Releases
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London, August 07, 2024
Tata Steel Nederland Orders Advanced Pellet Pot Testing Facility from Primetals Technologies
Tata Steel Nederland has chosen Primetals Technologies’ pellet pot testing facility solution for its pilot plant located in IJmuiden, the Netherlands. A future implementation of direct reduction and electric steelmaking plants at the IJmuiden site emphasizes a need for well-structured and carefully developed pellet-feed mixtures.
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London, August 06, 2024
Melt Expert Record-Breaking Champion in Fine-Tuning and Boosting Electric Steelmaking Processes
Athletes who excel at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris all have certain characteristics in common – they are precise and effective, and they showcase world-leading skills in their respective discipline. Interestingly, all of these features can also be found in Primetals Technologies’ Melt Expert electrode control system for electric arc furnaces (EAFs) and ladle furnaces (LFs). Recently, Primetals Technologies celebrated its 100th Melt Expert installation at a customer’s site in Turkey.
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London, July 31, 2024
Installation of Three Castrip Lines in One Year Allows Shagang Group to Produce Green Ultra-thin Strip
Ultra-compact and energy-effective Castrip plants were first installed in the U.S.A. and Mexico. In 2018, Shagang Group introduced Castrip technology to China at its plant in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province. Since then, Shagang Group has invested in three further Castrip lines. These new lines were implemented in just 12 months, with the latest becoming operational in June 2024.
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London, July 17, 2024
ArcelorMittal Poland Signs Acceptance Certificate for Energy-Efficient Gas Cleaning Plant
Recently, ArcelorMittal granted the final acceptance certificate (FAC) to Primetals Technologies for a gas cleaning plant at its blast furnace No. 2 in Dąbrowa Górnicza, Silesia Voivodeship, Poland. The gas clecning plant is responsible for ensuring emissions from the blast furnace are in line with environmental norms.
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London, July 11, 2024
VOD Upgrade from Primetals Technologies Enables Acciaieria Arvedi to Produce Electrical Steel
Leading Italian steel producer Acciaieria Arvedi has recently tasked Primetals Technologies with an upgrade of its two vacuum degassers (VD) at the steel plant in Cremona, Italy. Arvedi plans to pioneer the production of electrical steels with the electric arc furnace (EAF) – LF – VD-OB route, as one of the world’s first steel producers to choose this approach.
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