Steel Times International News
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Operations resumed at NSSMC plant after January fire
The Oita Works of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) in Western Japan resumed operations on 6 August after a major fire in January in the plant’s power equipment room. Online media reports claimed that it took 35 hours to extinguish the flames.
07 August 2017 -
NLMK starts second phase of HPGR installation at Stoilensky plant
Russian steel giant NLMK Group, the largest steelmaker in Russia and, according to the company, one of the most efficient in the world, is embarking on the second stage of a project to implement High Pressure Grinding Rolls (HPGR) technology at its Stoilensky beneficiation plant.
04 August 2017 -
Ovako opts for Systems Spray-Cooled EAF modernisation plan
Swedish steel producer Ovako has awarded Systems Spray-Cooled (SSC) the contract to modernise and increase safety on its Electric Arc Furnace (EAF). It will be the first Spray-Cooled roof in the Nordic region, the company claims, and will be located at Ovako’s bar, billet, tube, and rings facility in Hofors, Sweden.
03 August 2017 -
Saudi steelmaker reaps benefits of Tenova DRI technology
Hadeed Saudi Iron & Steel Company has signed a final acceptance certificate for the delivery, by Tenova, of a DRI-based furnace optimisation system for the Hadeed plant's Electric Arc Furnace 5.
03 August 2017 -
US import permit applications down 12.3%
Steel import permit applications in the USA for the month of July totaled 3.4Mt (net tons) down 12.3% from 3.9Mt recorded in June and down 10.6% from the June preliminary imports total of 3.8Mt (net tons).
03 August 2017 -
Greybull agrees to Arc Specialist Engineering MBO
Greybull Capital LLP has agreed to a management buy-out of Arc Specialist Engineering.
31 July 2017
