SMS group puts continuous caster successfully into operation at Nucor Corporation
First slab cast on one of the largest continuous casters in the world. On March 8, 2023, the first steel slab was successfully cast on the new continuous caster at Nucor Brandenburg Slabs range in thickness from 203 up to 305 millimeters and have a width of up to 3,150 […]
Xinyu Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. chooses KOCKS RSB® as core technology for their new SBQ bar mill line
The Chinese special steel producer Xinyu Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. known as XISCO, has signed a contract with Friedrich KOCKS GmbH & Co. KG for the supply of a RSB® 370++/4 in 5.0 design. The Reducing & Sizing Block will be part of the company’s new rolling mill complex […]
Fujian Sangang Minguang Group Co., Ltd. orders next KOCKS 3-roll RSB®
The Chinese producer of special bar quality products, Fujian Sangang Minguang Group Co., Ltd. (Sanming) has placed an order with Friedrich KOCKS GmbH & Co. KG for another Reducing & Sizing block. The RSB® 500++/4 in StarDrive design will be part of the company’s new rolling mill complex in Fujian […]
SULB commissions SMS group for the modernization of an electric arc furnace and a four-strand continuous caster for billets and beam blanks
Focus on environmental steel production, improving quality requirements and increasing productivity Modernization reduces energy consumption and iron oxide content in the slag CONDOOR® slag door improves safety for the operating personnel SULB Company BSC located in the Kingdom of Bahrain commissions SMS group (www.sms-group.com) for the revamp of the 130 ton electric arc […]
thyssenkrupp Steel Selects MIDREX Flex™ for Immediate CO2 Emissions Reduction
CHARLOTTE, NC, USA (March 13, 2023) – Midrex Technologies, Inc. and Paul Wurth will partner to engineer, supply, and construct a 2.5 million tons/year MIDREX Flex™ direct reduction plant for thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG at its Duisburg, Germany, site. The plant will initially operate on reformed natural gas, which contains 50% […]