Steel giant ArcelorMittal SA is planning to resume deliveries of finished goods and stock to clients from when the present hard Lock-down is expected to be downgraded to Level 4…
Third Danieli Long Product Rolling Mill at Hoa Phat Dung Quat Complex
Fed by upstream Danieli casters it will produce 1 Mtpy of wire rod coils Hoa Phat, the largest steel producer in Vietnam, renewed its trust in Danieli with the order…
UK Coil Prices Stabilise as Government Announces Lockdown Extension
The UK government announced the extension of lockdown restrictions, for at least another three weeks, on April 16. In the steel sector, MEPS witnessed price stability for coil products, during…
Supply Crunch Supports European Steel Prices
European strip mill product steel prices were largely unchanged, in late March/early April, despite the major impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the steel sector and the worldwide economy. MEPS notes…
CELSA Group continues to entrust Fives for furnace contracts
The first order is for a new Stein Digit@l Furnace® to be installed in the CELSA France plant located in the municipalities of Boucau and Tarnos, New Aquitaine region. This plant is specialized in…
Coronavirus Reshapes Stainless Steel Sector
Global stainless steel markets are being reshaped by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. As the situation develops, some suppliers are shutting down, or reducing output, due to a lack…
Primetals Technologies equips Baosteel CC3 continuous caster with new Integrated Control Center
New Integrated Control Center (ICC) for controlling and monitoring the entire continuous casting plant Fewer workplaces in hazardous zones on the casting platform thanks to relocation to the integrated control…
Danieli High-Speed, High-Capacity Bar Mill Technology for Luzhou Xinyang I&S
The new 1.4-Mtpy mill will feature split rolling to finish small- and large-diameter products. Currently in its engineering phase, the high-speed bar mill of Luzhou Xinyang I&S, China, will produce…