Major three-day auction offers complete 2,000,000-SF Alton steel mill facility
A rare opportunity is coming to the industrial marketplace as a complete Special Bar Quality (SBQ) steel mill facility in Alton, Ill., prepares to be sold through a major three-day online auction. The sale will feature an extensive array of heavy steel-making equipment, rolling mill systems, plant infrastructure, material handling […]
Danieli sixth-generation billet welder introduces endless rolling in Turkey
Ekinciler Demir Celik selects Danieli K-Welding technology for continuous process, higher yield, and productivity up to 180 t/h Ekinciler Demir Celik has chosen Danieli to supply a sixth‑generation Horizontal Billet Welder (HBW), featuring the latest K‑Welding technology, for its rolling mill in Turkey. The new HBW will enable head-to-tail billet […]
SMS group delivers new SMS Concast four-strand bloom caster to Xiangtan Iron & Steel
For Xiangtan, the new CCM#12 expands its production capacity for high-grade special bar quality (SBQ) blooms for the automotive industry, renewable energy sector, and other demanding end markets The design enables the production of exceptionally large blooms (including 450 × 530 millimeters and 395 × 410 millimeters) on a curved […]
Jingye (Yingkou) chooses SMS group to upgrade its wire rod line for wider product diameters and record-breaking rolling speeds
Diameter range to be expanded to 5 to 25 millimeters (including 6 to 16 millimeters), with increased production capacity and improved product quality The modernized line is designed for a benchmark maximum rolling speed of 115 meters per second, establishing new rolling speed records in China SMS group will deliver […]
Zunyi Changling Special Steel has performed the first heat with the new Danieli EAF Zerobucket
Danieli 100-ton EAF with continuous charging system to improve productivity and support market competitiveness In January 2026, Changling Special Steel successfully completed the first heat on its new Danieli Zerobucket Electric Arc Furnace (EAF), marking a significant achievement for both the steelmaker and Danieli. The furnace is capable of tapping […]
Primetals Technologies Upgrades Electric Arc Furnace at Çolakoğlu Metalurji
Revamp increases reliability and energy efficiency while improving furnace maintainability Comprehensive engineering and installation strategy enabled completion within a tightly scheduled four-week timeframe, with no compromise on quality Modular prefabrication dramatically reduced assembly and installation time Çolakoğlu Metalurji, located in Dilovasi, Türkiye, is setting new standards in steel production efficiency […]
SAIL IISCO Partners with Primetals Technologies for Major Greenfield Expansion
Primetals Technologies to supply a 4.2 million tons per year pelletizing plant, three 165-ton ladle furnaces, and two 165-ton RH degassers SAIL IISCO to focus on high-grade hot-rolled coil (HRC) and API-grade steel for oil and gas sectors Commissioning scheduled for early 2029 Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), a […]
Milestone in SBQ production at Fushun Special Steel in China FAC for Fushun Special Steel’s KOCKS RSB® 370++/4
Fushun Special Steel Co. Ltd., subsidiary of the privately owned Shagang Group and one of China’s leading producers of high-grade special steels and superalloys, has granted KOCKS the FAC for its Reducing & Sizing Block RSB® 370++/4 in 5.0 design. This milestone marks the successful integration of the new 3-roll […]
Press Release: Systems Spray-Cooled™ receives order from Pacific Steel Group
For Immediate Release, Nashville, TN —- Systems Spray-Cooled™ LLC received an order from Pacific Steel Group for the design and supply of Spray-Cooled™ equipment for their new EAF project located in Mojave, CA. As part of the recently awarded contract, the new PSG steel plant will consist of (1) 43 short ton AC […]
TOSYALI Algerie Sets New World DRI Production Record in 2025 with Second Module; First TOSYALI DRI Module Also Ranks 3rd Globally
MIDREX® Plant Produces 2.43 Million Tons in First Year of Operation Bethioua (Oran), ALGERIA (January 23, 2026) – TOSYALI Algerie A.Ş. has established a new world record for annual direct reduced iron (DRI) production by a single direct reduction (DR) module. In 2025, TOSYALI Algerie’s Module 2 produced 2.43 million tons, setting […]