Novelis to extend aluminum production in Korea
Novelis Korea Ltd. invests in their aluminum rolling mill in Ulsan/Korea to increase production capacity and to allow rolling of high-grade strip. Accordingly, they placed the order for a three-stand finishing line to be added to the existing plant.
The currently available single reversing stand comprises two coilers plus the necessary secondary systems and is scheduled to act as a rougher for the new three-stand tandem rolling mill including coiler and coil handling system. Lightweight cropping shears will also be installed in the entry to the finishing line.
The first strip is planned to be rolled in July 2013.
ASAS Aluminium investing in homogenization
Turkish manufacturer Asas Aluminyum Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (ASAS) has ordered a continuous homogenizing plant.
Slab caster for PT Gunung
At its Bekasi works in the Indonesian province of West Java, PT. Gunung operates a long-product line for the production of sections and wire rods, as well as a flat-product line for the production of heavy plates and pipes. Slabs
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Calvert plant sees ramp-up of another mill section
A hot strip annealing and pickling line and a second 20-roll cold rolling mill are ramped up in the Calvert plant of ThyssenKrupp, Alabama to manufacture coils of special widhts. This additional line expands annual capacity to over 200000 t
Çolakoğlu increases EAF productivity
Çolakoğlu increases EAF productivity
Turkish steel producer Çolakoğlu Metalurji A.S. finished modernisation of their No. 1 EAF in their Gebze Plant. The upgrade involved renewing a large part of
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Shanxi Zhongyang to boost production with three mini finishing mills
Shanxi Zhongyang to boost production with three mini finishing mills
Shanxi Zhongyang Iron and Steel Company Ltd. (Zisco) decided to extend each of its three rod mills by a high-speed mini finishing mill.
Mozambique going for coal gasification
One specific CTL (coal-to-liquid) project in Mozambique is currently in the design phase. Upon movement into the implementation phase, the technology will be utilized to process the domestic coal from a coal mine in Moatize,
Tata completed upgrade of rail manufacturing plant
Tata Steel Europe opened its upgraded rail production facility in North-East France.
New tops for India´s blast furnaces
Several Indian steelmakers modernise their ironmaking facilities.
Metallo Chimique orders casting wheel for copper anodes
Belgian Metallo Chimique N.V. in Beerse ordered a complete casting wheel plant for anodes. The company recycles secondary copper from scrap.
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