Primetals Technologies and Midrex Technologies sign contract with Mikhailovsky HBI for world´s largest HBI plant
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 28, 2021 – Mikhailovsky HBI, which was jointly established by USM and Mikhailovsky GOK (part of Metalloinvest), signed a contract with Primetals Technologies and consortium partner Midrex Technologies, Inc. to supply a new Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI) Plant in Zheleznogorsk, Kursk region, Russia. The plant […]
Peel bar system upgrade at CHS Chicago Heights Steel
CHS Chicago Heights Steel selected Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) for the supply of new automation and drives cabinets with pulpits to be installed at the rolling mill in Chicago Heights (IL, USA) in order to control the peel bar system at the reheating furnace. The scope of supply includes:• Auxiliary […]
Turkish steel producer Kardemir awards SMS group a contract to modernize its wire rod mill for the production of wire rod coils that are optimized for shipping
Turkish steel manufacturer Kardemir (Karabük Demir Çelik Fabrikalari A.S.), based in Karabük, has placed an order with SMS group (www.sms-group.com) for the replacement of selected key components of its wire rod mill. The wire rod mill to be modern-ized is part of the SBQ (Special Bar Quality) plant supplied by […]
Green Graphite: Making the Steel Works Industry More Energy Efficient
One of the UK’s leading experts in graphite products, Coidan Graphite, are committed to supporting the steel sector in reducing their environmental footprint. Graphite electrodes are a vital part of steel production. The Coidan Green Scheme promotes a more energy-efficient graphite production process which emits 99% fewer carbon emissions and […]
Finishing area upgrade at Cogne Acciai Speciali in Italy
Thanks to the joint efforts of the teams, AIC successfully and safely completed the scheduled start-up phase of the rolling mill at Cogne Acciai Speciali (Aosta, Italy) in January 2021. Based on a detailed risk analysis performed during the last year with the technical support of the Italian company NECSI, […]
Rolling mill kickoff line replacement in the United States
W. Silver, Inc. contracted Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) to replace their rolling mill kickoff line in Vinton (TX, USA). The main purpose of this project is to upgrade the automation system and equipment of the kickoff area and cooling bed entry line. The scope of supply includes: • PLC panel […]
Pfeiffer Vacuum at Sirius the new Brazilian Synchrotron Light Source
Asslar, Germany, 15, February 2021. Sirius is the name of the brightest star in the night sky, but also the name of the new Brazilian Synchrotron Light Source. Designed to be one of the first 4th-generation Synchrotron Light Source in the World, it will be the most complex scientific infrastructure […]
Jiangsu Lihuai Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. sets on KOCKS reliable 3-roll technology for the 3rd time
Jiangsu Lihuai Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (Huaigang Special Steel) has placed an order with Friedrich KOCKS GmbH & Co KG, Hilden, Germany, for the supply of a RSB® 500++/4. Huaigang Special Steel (HSS) is a subsidiary of the Shagang Group, which is the 6th largest steel producer in the […]
Tenova receives order for a 70t VOD plant at NLMK Verona, Italy
Castellanza, February 10, 2021 – At the end of 2020, NLMK Verona has placed an order with Tenova, a leading company specialized in sustainable solutions for the green transition of the metals industry, for the turnkey supply of a 70t VOD plant, with level 1 and level 2 automation, a […]