October 2025 world crude steel production
World crude steel production for the 70 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 143.3 million tonnes (Mt)
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Primetals to supply DRI Plant for flexible transition to hydrogen
German steel producer Dillinger and its subsidiary ROGESA have signed contracts for the supply of a new production complex, which
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Celsa increases production with upgraded finishing block for wire rod mill
Primetals Technologies recently received the final acceptance certificate (FAC) from Celsa France for a successful upgrade to the finishing end
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New wire rod outlet and mill upgrades for EMSTEEL
EMSTEEL, one of the largest publicly traded steel and building materials manufacturers in the region, recently selected Primetals Technologies as
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Advanced Systems to Enable Full Plant Automation
Primetals Technologies has successfully commissioned advanced process automation systems and technological packages at Rizhao Steel’s integrated plant in Rizhao, China.
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Primetals’ order for continuous tandem cold mill from chinese steelmaker
Primetals Technologies has secured a contract to supply a continuous tandem cold mill (C-TCM) for silicon steel products. The order
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Extensive expansion of Hoa Phat steelmaking plant in record time
Hoa Phat Dung Quat Steel, a member of the Hoa Phat Group, has awarded SMS group the contract to increase
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Walking beam furnace with hydrogen compatible burners
Industeel Belgium, part of the ArcelorMittal Group and a leading producer of high-quality steel plate, has commissioned SMS group to
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Abul Khair Steel starts production at world’s fastest rebar rolling mill
Abul Khair Steel Limited (BWRM), a subsidiary of the Abul Khair Group, has started production at its new high-capacity rolling
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Billet caster for SBQ production at Henan Jiyuan Iron @ Steel Company
Henan Jiyuan Iron and Steel (Group) Co., Ltd in China has awarded SMS Concast the order to modernize its eight-strand
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Yamato Steel commissions roller straightener in heavy section mill
Yamato Steel Co. Ltd.—a leading manufacturer of beams and sections—and SMS group have successfully commissioned Japan’s first compact roller straightener
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Strip guiding system enhances operations at Salzgitter hot strip mill
With a focus on modernizing its seven-stand hot strip mill, Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH has now successfully achieved a significant milestone
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Yamato Steel upgrades heavy section mill with new CCS mill stands
Yamato Steel Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of beams and structural steel, has contracted SMS group to modernize its section mill
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JSW Steel commissions RH plant to boost high-grade steel production
JSW Steel Ltd., one of India’s leading integrated steel manufacturers, has issued the Final Acceptance Certificate (FAC) to SMS group
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worldsteel Short Range Outlook – October 2025
The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has released its latest Short Range Outlook (SRO) for global steel demand in 2025 and
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JSP and Primetals Technologies to modernize plate mill in India
Jindal Steel and Power (JSP) has tasked Primetals Technologies with supplying and implementing a comprehensive Level 1 and 2 automation
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Shougang Jingtang orders galvanizing line for automotive grades
Shougang Jingtang orders galvanizing line for automotive grades Shougang Jingtang has awarded SMS group the contract for a new CGL
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Vietnam-Italy Steel new rolling mill in operation for rebar production
Vietnam-Italy Steel, part of the Japan-based Kyoei Steel Group, is operating a new high-speed rolling mill in Hai Phong, in
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Shandong Zhongxin orders coupled pickling line and tandem cold mill
Chinese steel producer Shandong Zhongxin has ordered a coupled pickling line and tandem cold mill (PLTCM) from Primetals Technologies for
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Increasing efficiency of hot strip mill with inductive heating
US steelmaker ArcelorMittal Calvert has placed an order with SMS group to modernize its hot strip mill (HSM) in Calvert,
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How electric arc furnaces operate
Electric arc furnaces operate on three-phase electric current. Metal smelting in an arc furnace occurs by forming an electric arc
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Baosteel upgrade its high-capacity hot strip mill
With the completion of a critical overhaul of the gearboxes in the 2050-millimeter hot strip mill at Baoshan Iron &
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July 2025 global crude steel production
World crude steel production for the 70 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 150.1 million tonnes (Mt)
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Compact Strip Production: The breakthrough for flat products
After the successful introduction of minimills in the US, technology suppliers and steel producers strove to adapt the concept for
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SMS: The steel-making minimill story
The introduction of the minimill concept in the late 1960s marked a revolutionary shift in the steel industry, offering a
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HBIS Wuyang starts up world’s most powerful continuous caster
Wuyang Iron and Steel and Primetals Technologies have recently achieved a milestone with the production of the first slab on
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Discussions with the IDC to shape the ArcelorMittal’s next phase
ArcelorMittal in its Interim Results June 2025 reports that its revenue for the period lowered to R17.1 billion (R20.5 billion)
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thyssenkrupp Steel start up slab caster and hot-strip mill in Duisburg
On July 4, 2025, thyssenkrupp Steel and Primetals Technologies have celebrated the successful startup of slab caster No. 4 and
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Automation system in the cold rolling mill for grain-oriented silicon steel
Automation system in the cold rolling mill for grain-oriented silicon steel thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel (tkES) has awarded SMS group the
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June 2025 global crude steel production
World crude steel production for the 70 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 151.4 million tonnes (Mt)
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