Management change: Thomas Hansmann becomes CTO and member of the Managing Board
Hans Ferkel takes over as CEO of the new SMS Innovation Hub for future technologies.
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LKAB releases Reports on the large increase of Mineral Resources
After exploration in 2022 LKAB now provides summary technical reports on the Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves. ”The teams have again delivered very successful results for the year” says Ian Cope,
SMS group installs next-gen X-Pact® system to replace automation technology in hot strip mill at ArcelorMittal Tubarão in Brasil
- X-Pact® electrical engineering and automation technology supersedes the third-party foreign automation system installed twenty years ago
- Successful upgrade completed during the regular annual shutdown without separate downtimes
Remarkable performance figures from Primetals Technologies’ electric steelmaking plants in China
- Performance figures of EAF Quantum plants in China are exceeding the customer’s expectations
- Tap-to-tap times of 31 minutes at power-off times of four minutes
- Ten Chinese steel producers have implemented EAF Quantum furnaces to date
Peab is first construction company to use SSAB Zero, a new zero-emission recycled steel from SSAB
SSAB and Peab are extending their collaboration to include deliveries of the zero-emission steel SSAB Zero™, which is made using recycled steel and fossil-free energy.
Nucor Steel Berkeley selects Primetals Technologies for new galvanizing line
- Designed for an annual production capacity of 500,000 tons
- Supports shift to higher-margin value-added products
- First coil scheduled for mid-2025
At METEC 2023, SMS group will be showing pathways leading to a sustainable and future-oriented metallurgical industry
- Mission #turningmetalsgreen bundles solutions that promote the transformation of the metals industry
- Decarbonization of production, circular economy and integrated lifecycle management will be the central topics discussed
- Burkhard Dahmen, CEO of SMS group: "Climate protection and economic efficiency must go hand in hand to achieve substantial progress"
SSAB launches new zero-emission steel - SSAB Zero™
SSAB launches SSAB Zero™, a fossil carbon emission-free steel based on recycled steel and made using fossil-free energy. It is the first commercial steel of its kind and will be available during Q2 2023.
Alleima and MYKITA recycle steel from eyewear production – now a full circle operation
Eyewear brand MYKITA, and material technology steel maker Alleima, have joined forces in a new collaboration. The left-over steel scrap from the production of eyewear frames is now returned to Alleima to be recycled steel to be sold back to MYKITA. A win-win collaboration and an important sustainability partnership for the future.
thyssenkrupp Steel awards a contract worth billions of euros to SMS group for a direct reduction plant: one of the world's largest industrial decarbonization projects gets underway
- thyssenkrupp Steel places an order with SMS for the engineering, delivery and construction of a hydrogen-powered direct reduction plant, two innovative melters, and the associated auxiliary units at the Duisburg location.
- One of the world's largest industrial decarbonization projects gets underway with an order volume for SMS alone of over 1.8 billion euros.
- Groundbreaking concept: direct reduction plant with Midrex technology combined with two innovative melters, with a capacity of 2.5 million metric tons of directly reduced iron.
- The startup is planned for the end of 2026.
- Significant step for industrial climate protection in Europe: annual saving of over 3.5 million metric tons of CO2.
Pusan terminal is world's first to implement disruptive BOXBAY high-bay storage system
- Pusan Newport Corporation (PNC), a subsidiary of DP World, has commenced work to integrate BOXBAY technology
- The high-bay storage (HBS) system technology will increase efficiency, safety and sustainability at the South Korean terminal
- Project with PNC represents important milestone in BOXBAY's commercialization
Researchers from University of Birmingham, U.K., show novel adaptation for existing furnaces could reduce steelmaking emissions by 90%
Researchers from the University of Birmingham, U.K., have designed a novel adaptation for existing iron and steel furnaces that could reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the steelmaking industry by nearly 90%.