News & Press Releases
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London, May 11, 2023
Chinese steel producer starts up combined billet and beam-blank caster supplied by Primetals Technologies
Chinese steel producer Maanshan Iron and Steel, also known as Masteel, recently started up a 6-strand combined billet and beam-blank caster supplied by Primetals Technologies at its steel plant in Maanshan, Anhui province, China. The project included a complete casting machine and lasted just 13 and a half months from the kick-off meeting until the first cast.
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London, May 03, 2023
Modernized processing line started up at German tinplate producer
Primetals Technologies has started up a modernized slitting line at thyssenkrupp Rasselstein’s steel plant in Andernach, Germany. Several aspects were important to thyssenkrupp Rasselstein when choosing Primetals Technologies as the supplier. Thanks to a standardized and adaptable automation solution, the shutdown period was minimized, and full production was ensured just three days after startup.
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London, March 29, 2023
Nucor Steel Berkeley selects Primetals Technologies for new galvanizing line
Nucor Steel Berkeley, a sheet mill division of U.S.-based steel producer Nucor Corporation, has placed an order with Primetals Technologies for a new, automotive-grade continuous galvanizing line (CGL). Nucor Steel Berkeley will have one of the most advanced CGLs in the Western Hemisphere.
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London, February 28, 2023
Innovative process optimization and quality control solution implemented at steel producer in the Americas
Brazilian steel producer Gerdau recently implemented a comprehensive process optimization and quality control solution from Primetals Technologies at the continuous slab caster No. 3 in its integrated steel plant in Ouro Branco, Brazil. The new systems are operated on virtualized servers through a software subscription model.
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London, February 14, 2023
New LD converter (BOF) boosts productivity for ArcelorMittal Zenica
In Autumn 2022, Bosnian steel producer ArcelorMittal Zenica started up a new 125-ton LD converter (BOF), supplied by Primetals Technologies, at its plant in Zenica, Bosnia Herzegovina. As part of the project, engineers at Primetals Technologies have optimized the vessel shape, resulting in an increase in converter reaction volume by almost 30 percent.
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