Digitalization Outokumpu to Modernize its Cycloconverter with Primetals Technologies Finnish stainless steel producer Outokumpu will replace its existing cycloconverter drive control system and power section for stand No. 2 at its stainless DRAPL in Tornio. 23.03.2023
Digitalization Primetals Tangshan Technology Services (PTTS) and Tangshan Quanfeng Extend Se... Chinese steel producer Tangshan Quanfeng extended its maintenance services contract with Primetals Tangshan Technology Services (PTTS). 09.03.2023
Digitalization Gerdau Implements Innovative Process Optimization and Quality Control Solution Brazilian steel producer Gerdau recently implemented a comprehensive process optimization and quality control solution. 28.02.2023
Steelmaking ArcelorMittal Zenica Boosts Productivity with a New BOF A new 125-ton BOF expands the production capacity of Bosnian steel producer ArcelorMittal Zenica in Zenica, Bosnia Herzegovina. 14.02.2023
Steelmaking HKM Orders Tailor-made Relining Machine German steel producer Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM) ordered a tailor-made BOF relining machine to replace a 30-year-old, outdated machine at HKM’s steel plant in Duisburg, Germany. 09.02.2023
Digitalization Taiyuan Group in China Receives a Major Automation Upgrade Primetals Technologies implemented the largest automation upgrade of process optimization systems at Taiyuan Iron and Steel Group Co’s (TISCO) steel plant in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China. 01.02.2023
Digitalization Pilot Project Completed for New Lifecycle Services Platform with Gerdau Gerdau and Primetals Technologies recently completed a pilot project together at Gerdau’s plant in Ouro Branco, Brazil, with the local maintenance team. 25.01.2023
Hot Rolling Long Recycled-steel producer to Upgrade Wire Rod Mill in Switzerland Metals producer AFV Beltrame Stahl Gerlafingen has contracted Primetals Technologies to upgrade its wire rod mill in Gerlafingen, Switzerland. 17.01.2023
Green Steel Acciaierie d’Italia starts up 3rd MEROS Off-gas Cleaning Plant With seven plants ordered, three MEROS plants at Acciaierie d’Italia’s steel plant in Taranto, Italy, are now in operation. 10.01.2023
Steelmaking 330-Ton LD Converter on its way to the U.S.A. A 330-ton LD Converter from Primetals Technologies is headed for a U.S.-based steel producer to replace an existing converter that has reached the end of its lifetime. 22.12.2022
Green Steel Fortescue, voestalpine, and Primetals Technologies to Evaluate Groundbreaking... Fortescue, voestalpine, and Primetals Technologies have partnered to evaluate a groundbreaking green ironmaking plant. 19.12.2022
Non Ferrous Rolling Project to Increase the Capacity of Southwire SCR Copper Rod Mill Southwire Company and Primetals Technologies have partnered to expand an existing Southwire Continuous Rod (SCR) system owned and operated by an Asian manufacturer, producing wire, cables, and related 16.12.2022
Green Steel SteelAnol: Market-Ready Carbon Capture and Utilization Technology Together with LanzaTech, E4tech, and Primetals Technologies, ArcelorMittal presents the “Steelanol” plant near Ghent, Belgium. 12.12.2022
Hot Rolling Long Southwire Company Contracts Primetals Technologies for Jinchuan Group Southwire Company has awarded a contract to Primetals Technologies for rolling mill equipment for the Jinchuan Group Company in China. 06.12.2022
Green Steel FAC Granted by Hongtai Steel for EAF Quantum in China Hongtai Steel granted the final acceptance certificate for an EAF Quantum from Primetals Technologies for their site near Xuancheng, China. 29.11.2022
Green Steel Partners in Green Steel: Primetals Technologies and Tata Steel Indian steel producer Tata Steel and Primetals Technologies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at Tata Steel’s headquarters in Mumbai, India. 23.11.2022
Cold Rolling Upgraded PLTCM in China Produces Its First Coil In September, Chinese steel producer Valin ArcelorMittal Automotive Steel (VAMA) produced the first coil at its upgraded pickling line and tandem cold mill (PLTCM) in Loudi, Hunan province, China. 17.11.2022
Digitalization FAC for Electric Steel Plant Granted rom Gerdau Special Steel North America Gerdau Special Steel North America has granted Primetals Technologies the final acceptance certificate (FAC) for the modernization of its electric steel plant in Monroe, Michigan, U.S.A. 11.11.2022
Ironmaking RHI Magnesita and Primetals Technologies to develop the Smelter for low-grade... RHI Magnesita and Primetals Technologies are pioneering a new solution called the Smelter, an electric furnace designed to melt and reduce direct reduced iron (DRI). 02.11.2022
Continuous Casting JSW Dolvi Signs Maintenance Contract to Boost Equipment Lifetime JSW Dolvi orders comprehensive maintenance services from Primetals Technologies, including spare parts supply, for its new continuous casters at the steel plant in Dolvi, Maharashtra province, India. 20.10.2022
Digitalization voestalpine Stahl Donawitz expands integrated quality control system voestalpine Stahl Donawitz will expand its Through-Process Quality Control (TPQC) system to evaluate long-term data automatically and seamlessly from the meltshop. 14.10.2022
Hot Rolling Flat SIJ Acroni Modernizes Plate Mill Drives in Slovenia Slovenian steel producer SIJ Acroni, part of SIJ Group, is Europe’s most prominent producer of stainless quarto plates and entrusts Primetals Technologies to modernize its plant. 29.09.2022
Steelmaking Conversion and Modernization of Hot-Dip Galvanizing Lines at voestalpine Austrian steel producer voestalpine will adapt and expand its existing electrical, drive, and automation systems to rebuild hot-dip galvanizing line No. 4 in Linz, Austria. 13.09.2022
Steelmaking TYASA Orders a New Twin Ladle Furnace TYASA, a family-owned company, has ordered a new twin ladle furnace for their Ixtaczoquitlán site in south-eastern Mexico. 06.09.2022
Green Steel HyREX Demonstration Plant from POSCO and Primetals Technologies POSCO, a leading South Korean steel producer, and Primetals Technologies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop a demonstration plant for hydrogen-based hot metal production. 31.08.2022
Green Steel Salzgitter Orders EAF for Green Steel Transformation Salzgitter is currently investing to transform their existing integrated steel plant to green steel production by 2033. Salzgitter has just signed a contract for the EAF Ultimate. 25.08.2022
Digitalization First Phase of New Process Control System at voestalpine Completed Voestalpine completed the first phase of sixteen to update their process control system with Primetals Technologies. In this first phase of the modernization project, the process control systems for 03.08.2022
Green Steel New LD Converter in Operation at ArcelorMittal Gent ArcelorMittal Belgium’s steel plant in Gent, Belgium started up their new LD converter supplied by Primetals Technologies, weighing 380-tons and capable of heat sizes up to 330 tons. 20.07.2022
Green Steel GravitHy Launched by World-Class Industrial Leaders The consortium GravitHy, including EIT InnoEnergy, Engie New Ventures, FORVIA, GROUPE IDEC, Plug Power, and Primetals Technologies, strives to produce direct reduced iron (DRI) from hydrogen. 30.06.2022
Services Comprehensive Consulting Services Bring Hoa Phat to the Next Level Hoa Phat Dung Quat Steel JSC awarded Primetals Technologies with a contract for process and technology consulting services to bring their integrated steel production complex to the next level. 27.06.2022
Digitalization Outokumpu Invests in New Casting Technology: Mold Expert Fiber Finnish stainless steel producer Outokumpu ordered two new slab casting molds and Mold Expert Fiber systems. Using the expertise of specialists at Primetals Technologies, Outokumpu wants to further... 28.06.2022
Steelmaking CSP Orders New Relining Machine for Steel Mill in Northeastern Brazil Brazilian steel producer Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém (CSP) ordered a new relining machine for its steel mill in Pecém, Using a new patent-pending process... 21.06.2022
Digitalization Indian Customer Orders PLTCM to Increase Production for the Automotive Industry ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) recently ordered a coupled Pickling Line and Tandem Cold Mill (PLTCM) from Primetals Technologies for its site in Hazira, Gujarat. 09.06.2022
Digitalization FAC Granted for the First Subscription-Based Process Optimization Solution Using a new subscription-based model, steel producers can now implement an operational expenditure-based license model for new automation systems, the first three systems... 25.05.2022
Green Steel New Task Force to Lead Transition to Green Steel Primetals Technologies appoints Dr. Alexander Fleischanderl as the Head of Green Steel. By gathering and refining all the information and expertise within the company, the task force aims... 18.05.2022
Continuous Casting Tosyali Orders Second Slab Caster Turkish-based Tosyali Holding recently ordered a new slab caster to expand the Algerian market, implementing the slab caster with a new hot-strip mill in Bethioua. 11.05.2022
Steelmaking Çolakoğlu Sets Two World Records in Stainless Steelmaking in VOD Plant Turkish steel producer Çolakoğlu’s vacuum oxygen decarburization (VOD) plant, located in Dilovası about 60 kilometers to the south-east of Istanbul sets two world records. 03.05.2022
Continuous Casting Chinese Steel Producer Orders Unique 3-Strand Continuous Caster Chinese steel producer Tangshan Donghua placed an order with Primetals Technologies to supply a unique 3-strand continuous slab caster. 20.04.2022
Processing Tokyo Steel Grants FAC for Revamp Of Continuous Pickling Line Tokyo Steel issued the final acceptance certificate (FAC) for a revamped continuous pickling line for hot-rolled strip in Okayama to Primetals Technologies. 06.04.2022
Steelmaking ArcelorMittal to Receive Two New LD Converters ArcelorMittal recently ordered two new LD converters (BOFs) for its steel plant in Dunkirk, Hauts-de-France from Primetals Technologies. 30.03.2022
Cold Rolling Conversion of a Continuous Tandem Line to a Pickling Tandem Line at voestalpine voestalpine Stahl will convert its existing continuous tandem line at its steel plant in Linz, Austria, into a pickling tandem line with Primetals Technologies. 24.03.2022
Hot Rolling Long Nucor Steel Arkansas Issues FAC for Hot Strip Mill Drive Upgrades Nucor Steel Arkansas issued the Final Acceptance Certificate (FAC) for its F5 and F6 main drive upgrades from Primetals Technologies. 17.03.2022
Digitalization Hoa Phat Expands Steel Plant in Vietnam Hoa Phat Dung Quat Steel plans a new production line at the steel plant in Dung Quat, Quang Ngai province in Central Vietnam. As part of one of the world's most expansive and dynamic ... 01.03.2022
Steelmaking NLMK Issues FAC for New BOF Off-Gas Systems NLMK Group issued the final acceptance certificates for off-gas systems at LD converters (BOFs) No. 2 and 3 at steel plant LD2 in Lipetsk. 22.02.2022
Digitalization HKM Receives Two New Ladle-Treatment Stands Featuring LiquiRob German steel producer Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM) operates an integrated steel plant in Duisburg-Huckingen, now featuring two new ladle-treatment stands. 15.02.2022
Hot Rolling Long Turkish Metals Producer Ege Çelìk to Upgrade Wire Rod Mill Metals producer Ege Çelìk Endüstrisi Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. has contracted with Primetals Technologies for upgrades to its wire rod mill in İzmir, Turkey. The addition of a new wire rod outlet will... 09.02.2022
Green Steel Primetals Technologies Honored by MMK with Supplier Award Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) held its sixth annual best supplier competition and recognized its most reliable supply chain partners. MMK's management places great value in this... 04.02.2022
Steelmaking JSW Orders Two BOFs and Two Slab Casters for New Melt Shop Indian steelmaker JSW Vijayanagar Metallics Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of JSW Steel Ltd (JSW Steel), has placed an order with Primetals Technologies to supply equipment for its new ... 24.01.2022
Digitalization EVRAZ to Obtain New Quality-Control System for Rail Production In October 2021, EVRAZ Consolidated West Siberian Metallurgical Plant (EVRAZ ZSMK) awarded a contract to Primetals Technologies for an integrated quality control system for its steel mill and ... 18.01.2022
Continuous Casting Two Revamped Slab Casters Commence Operation at Angang Recently, two continuous slab casters modernized by Primetals Technologies commenced operation at Chinese steel producer Angang Iron & Steel Group Co. (Angang) in its steelworks No. 2 in Anshan ... 14.12.2021
Continuous Casting JSW Starts Up Two 2-Strand Slab Casters in Dolvi, India In October 2021, Indian steel producer JSW Steel Ltd. started up two continuous slab casters at its Dolvi plant in Maharashtra. Together, the two two-strand casters have an initial annual capacity ... 09.12.2021
Steelmaking HBIS Handan's New KOBM Converter Begins Operation In early November, a KOBM converter, upgraded from a former BOF converter by Primetals Technologies, was started up in the steel plant of HBIS Group Handan Iron and Steel in Handan, China ... 07.12.2021
Steelmaking Wuzhou Yongda Issues FAC for EAF Quantum and Ladle Furnace In November 2021, Chinese steel producer Wuzhou Yongda Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. (Wuzhou Yongda) issued the final acceptance certificate (FAC) for an EAF Quantum electric arc furnace and twin ladle ... 02.12.2021
Green Steel Acciaierie d´Italia to Implement New Flue-Gas-Treatment System A consortium consisting of Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH and YARA Environmental Technologies GmbH, both based in Austria, has been awarded by Acciaierie d’Italia a contract for a new ... 30.11.2021
Hot Rolling Flat Baosteel China Issues FAC for New Laminar-Cooling System Recently, Primetals Technologies received the final acceptance certificate for the replaced laminar cooling section installed at the 2050mm hot strip mill in the Shanghai, China production site of ... 25.11.2021
Mini Mills Fujian Dingsheng Starts Up First Eco-Friendly Mini Mill for Flat Products Recently, Chinese steel producer Henan Yaxin Steel Group Co., Ltd. (Henan Yaxin) has started up its eco-friendly minimill for flat products consisting of two EAF Quantum electric arc furnaces and ... 23.11.2021
Steelmaking Aperam Orders New AOD Line and AOD Line Upgrade for Genk Plant In September, Primetals Technologies received an order from Aperam Genk in Belgium to supply a new argon oxygen decarburization (AOD) production line and to upgrade the existing AOD 1 production line. 18.11.2021
Steelmaking New Partnership with SICON to Promote Digitalization of Scrap Yards Primetals Technologies and SICON recently signed a cooperation agreement concerning the development of holistic solutions for the digitization of complete scrap yards. Primetals Technologies ... 11.11.2021
Ironmaking ArcelorMittal Orders Gas-Cleaning Plant for BF at Dąbrowa Górnicza Site Recently, ArcelorMittal Poland S.A. placed an order with Primetals Technologies and Mostostal Zabrze Realizacje Przemyslowe S.A. (MZRP) to supply a gas cleaning plant for its blast furnace #2 in ... 09.11.2021
Hot Rolling Flat Algoma Steel Issues FAC for Upgrade of Hot-Strip-Mill Drive Primetals Technologies has received the Final Acceptance Certificate (FAC) for its drives upgrade project with Algoma Steel, Inc. of Sault Ste. Marie, Canada. The hot strip mill’s master drives ... 29.10.2021
Digitalization First Installation of New Mold-Level Control System for Arvedi ESP Lines Primetals Technologies has obtained the final acceptance certificate (FAC) for a new type of continuous casting control on an Arvedi ESP casting and rolling line. The "LevCon Bender Anti-Bulging" ... 27.10.2021
Green Steel Metalloinvest Helps Lay Solid Foundation for Green Steelmaking Metalloinvest has contracted with Primetals Technologies and consortium partner Midrex Technologies, Inc. to supply the new HBI Plant (HBI-4) at Lebedinsky GOK (LGOK). The plant will be located in ... 21.10.2021
Ironmaking thyssenkrupp and Primetals Technologies Improve Blast Furnace Carbon Footprint Primetals Technologies and thyssenkrupp have signed an exclusive, worldwide cooperation agreement which sees both parties commit to bringing the innovative Sequence Impulse Process (known as SIP ... 30.09.2021
Ironmaking ArcelorMittal Orders New Blast-Furnace Staves for Newcastle Plant ArcelorMittal South Africa has placed an order with Primetals Technologies to supply cast-iron staves for the blast furnace at the company´s Newcastle, KwaZulu Natal works. The new staves ... 23.09.2021
Steelmaking ATI Latrobe Starts Up New EAF from Primetals Technologies Primetals Technologies is pleased to announce the start-up of an electric arc furnace it supplied to global specialty materials producer ATI for its Latrobe, Pennsylvania, USA facility. 21.09.2021
Hot Rolling Flat Kobe Steel Orders New Steel Plate Finishing Rolling Mill for Kakogawa Works In June, Primetals Technologies received an order from Kobe Steel, Ltd. for a steel plate finishing rolling mill for its Kakogawa Works located in Kakogawa City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. 16.09.2021
Hot Rolling Long A New Bar Rolling Mill for Pak Steel, Pakistan Primetals Technologies has received an order from Pak Steel to supply a bar rolling mill for the site located in the Hattar Special Economic Zone (HSEZ), in Khyber Pakhthunkwa province. 26.08.2021
Green Steel Primetals Technologies, MHI Australia Join HILT-CRC Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Australia and Primetals Technologies, a member of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, have joined Australia’s Heavy Industry Low-Carbon Transition Cooperative Re 25.08.2021
Steelmaking BGH Freital Grants FAC for New AOD Converter The German steel producer BGH Edelstahlwerke GmbH has granted Primetals Technologies final acceptance certification for a new argon oxygen decarburization (AOD) converter. 19.08.2021
Endless Casting & Rolling Fujian Dingsheng signs service contracts for Arvedi ESP plant In April 2021, Fujian Dingsheng Steel Ltd. and Primetals Technologies signed contracts for maintenance services for the Arvedi ESP covering the caster, rolling mill, and the repair of caster rollers. 12.08.2021
Continuous Casting Çolakoğlu issues FAC for First Part of Slab Caster Modernization In December 2020, the Turkish steel producer Colakoglu Metalurji A.S. (Çolakoğlu) issued the final acceptance certificate (FAC) for the first part of the modernization of a two-strand slab caster. 05.08.2021
Steelmaking Primetals Technologies to Extend JSL Converter Meltshop Primetals Technologies has received an order from Indian steelmaker Jindal Stainless Ltd. (JSL) to extend the company's meltshop in Jajpur, Odisha with a new production line. 29.07.2021
Hot Rolling Long New order by Kaptan: Upstream Equipment for Wire Rod Mill In completion to a recent order for a new wire rod outlet, Primetals Technologies has been contracted by Kaptan Demir Çelik to supply the upstream mill for the Marmara Ereğlisi production site. 27.07.2021
News Metinvest and Primetals Technologies sign "MoU" on decarbonization Today, during the first International Decarbonisation Forum held in Kyiv, Metinvest, the international vertically integrated group of steel and mining companies (hereunder “Metinvest” or “the ... 14.07.2021
Steelmaking Guilin Pinggang issues FAC for EAF Quantum electric arc furnace In June, Chinese steel producer Guilin Pinggang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. (Guilin Pinggang) issued the final acceptance certificate (FAC) for an EAF Quantum electric arc furnace with a tapping ... 06.07.2021
Cold Rolling First coil produced on Hyper UC-mill supplied by Primetals Technologies The Hyper UC-mill supplied by Primetals Technologies (Primetals Technologies Ltd.) produced the first coil at Ho Chi Minh steel mill of Maruichi Sun Steel Joint Stock Company (SUNSCO). This is the ... 01.07.2021
Green Steel Zero-Carbon HYFOR Direct-Reduction Pilot Plant Starts Operation In April, the Hydrogen-based fine-ore reduction (HYFOR) pilot plant developed by Primetals Technologies was commissioned at the voestalpine site in Donawitz, Austria. First tests were successful ... 24.06.2021
Continuous Casting Tangshan Heavy Plate Issues FACs for Three Mold Expert Systems In March 2021, Tangshan Heavy Plate issued Primetals Technologies with the final acceptance certificate (FAC) for three Mold Expert systems for the continuous casters at the Laoting plant in the ... 17.06.2021
Steelmaking ArcelorMittal Zenica Orders Converter Replacement from Primetals Technologies In April, Bosnian steel producer ArcelorMittal Zenica d.o.o. placed an order with Primetals Technologies to replace the vessel of BOF converter #2 and supply associated equipment. An optimized design 10.06.2021
News Cooperation with NewFer in Iron Ore Pelletizing and Beneficiation Primetals Technologies and NewFer have signed a cooperation agreement in April 2021 for the joint development and implementation of iron ore pelletizing and beneficiation plants. The cooperation with 03.06.2021
Endless Casting & Rolling First coil produced on Arvedi ESP line supplied by Primetals Technologies 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, 01.06.2021
Digitalization Modernizing Cycloconverter Drive of Plate Mill at SIJ Acroni in Slovenia 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 s 25.05.2021
News Metso Outotec Licenses Straight Grate Pelletizing to Primetals Technologies Primetals Technologies and Metso Outotec Oyj (Metso Outotec) have entered into an exclusive license agreement enabling Primetals Technologies to use Metso straight grate iron ore pelletizing. 18.05.2021
Hot Rolling Long Amreli Steels, Pakistan Issues FAC for Bar Mill by Primetals Technologies 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. 27.04.2021
Steelmaking Tosyali, Turkey: Second EAF Quantum and Slab Caster Capacity Expansion Turkish steel producer Tosyali has placed an additional order with Primetals Technologies to supply an additional, second EAF Quantum electric arc furnace and a slab caster expansion. 08.04.2021
Steelmaking LD Converter Replacement Goes on Stream for HBIS Serbia in Smederevo Primetals Technologies replaced the LD (BOF) converter no. 2 at the Smederevo production location of the steel producer HBIS Group Serbia Iron & Steel LLC (HBIS Serbia). 01.04.2021
Steelmaking AM/NS Calvert Selects Primetals Technologies to Supply RH Degasser and CCM Primetals Technologies will supply an RH degasser, continuous slab casting machine, and material handling equipment to AM/NS Calvert for their new steel meltshop. A 50/50 joint venture between Arcelor 30.03.2021
Hot Rolling Long Primetals Technologies to Supply Copper Rod Mill to Southwire for Carrollton To support a long-term modernization and sustainability strategy, Southwire will install a new SCR-9000S copper rod mill. 25.03.2021
Digitalization Modernized Process Automation for Tandem Cold Mill in Hämeenlinna, Finland Primetals Technologies has received an order from SSAB to modernize the existing Process Automation (Level 2) of the tandem cold rolling mill in Hämeenlinna. The Level 2 solution is state of the art 23.03.2021
Steelmaking Tosyali Orders EAF Quantum, Secondary Metallurgy, and Continuous Slab Caster Turkish steel producer Tosyali Demir Celik Sanayi A.S. has placed an order with Primetals Technologies to supply an EAF Quantum electric arc furnace, a twin vacuum-degassing plant with oxygen blowing 03.12.2020
