Major rolling mill modernization at Himeji Works, Japan
Danieli intervention will improve product quality and increase productivity Japanese steelmaker Godo Steel contracted Danieli for the renewal of the big bar mill for engineering and structural steels at Himeji Works, Kansai region, Japan. The job will consist of the major upgrade of the medium-sized rolling mill that has been […]
Modernization and expansion of eight-strand Concast billet caster at Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel LLC in Oman
New formats and grades for special bar quality (SBQ) steels to be introduced to meet growing construction industry demand Capable of producing new sections (180 SQ and 200 SQ) Modernization completion date planned for the end of 2025 Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel LLC, a manufacturer of reinforcing steel grades, […]
First bar rolled and FAC signed for RSB® 370++/4 at Vardhman Special Steels
Indian special steel producer starts production with KOCKS 3-roll technology Vardhman Special Steels Ltd., one of India’s leading producers of Special Bar Quality (SBQ) steel, has successfully rolled the first bar on its new Reducing & Sizing Block RSB® 370++/4 in the iF-awarded 5.0 design from KOCKS and signed the […]
Refratechnik celebrates its 75th anniversary
With the founding of Steinwerke Feuerfest Karl Albert in Vogelbeck near Göttingen in 1950, the success story of the now globally active Refratechnik Group, now headquartered in Munich, began. In 2025, the company employs more than 2,100 people worldwide in the refractory and raw materials industry and is celebrating its […]
New data reveals India’s green steel ambitions
For the first time, a green steel project based in India is featured in the LeadIT Green Steel Tracker. This is a positive development, since the data also suggests that the pace of green steel announcements has continued to decline since peaking during the 2020–2021 period. The 25-megawatt green […]
Effective temperature management for AI-enabled data centres
Vacuum solutions from Edwards for effective cooling As data centres and AI-driven systems continue to scale in complexity and performance, effective thermal management has become more critical than ever. With rapidly increasing storage densities and computing power, these infrastructures generate substantial volumes of thermal energy during operation. The greater the […]
TOSYALI SULB Awards Order to Midrex and SMS group for DRI Complex
CHARLOTTE, NC, USA (February 25, 2025) – Libya intends to become a supplier of direct reduced iron (DRI) in the Mediterranean basin and beyond with the announcement of a DRI complex based on MIDREX Flex® technology to be built in the Benghazi region. TOSYALI SULB Steel Industries, which was formed […]
El Marakby Steel commissions SMS group to upgrade its minimill to increase capacity and reduce operating costs
Ten percent annual capacity growth in 2023, based on an assessment study by SMS group Increase in production capacity from 400,000 to 460,000 tons per year Caster upgrades to add 150-millimeter square billets to the product portfolio Modernization encompasses key areas of the minimill, focusing on the electric arc furnace, […]
Kardemir commissions SMS group to supply a five-strand combi-continuous caster to expand its production range and output
Production capacity will be 1.2 million tons annually Increased flexibility and efficiency, allowing the manufacture of billets, beam blanks, and blooms The new facility will be operational by the end of 2025 Kardemir Karabük Demir Çelik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş has placed an order for a five-strand combi-continuous caster for […]
Future Forgeworks awards SMS group contract for Australia’s first sustainable CMT® mill to produce rebar steel in an endless process
The new mill positions Future Forgeworks as pioneer in the production of low-carbon green steel rebar products for the construction sector in Queensland and across Australia This greenfield project includes lower-emission CMT® technology, reducing reliance on fossil fuels The project will contribute significantly to decarbonization efforts by cutting emissions by approximately […]