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Thick-Slab continuous caster for high-end plate production
14.05.2025
A steel producer in eastern China has tasked Primetals with the supply and implementation of a 1-strand thick-slab continuous caster upgrade.
Blast furnace slag for solar energy
14.05.2025
Within the next three years, a new research project aims to make blast furnace slag usable as a raw material for making high-quality finished products for solar thermal processes.
How factories can properly plan energy storage systems
13.05.2025
The German Research Institute Fraunhofer IWU presents the ESiP Analyzer – an analysis tool for energy storage applications in production (ESiP). The tool enables technical and economic evaluation of potential uses for energy storage systems in factories. Its goal is to identify energy storage opportunities with minimal effort and to simplify the design and integration of storage solutions.
World of Cables: Cables rock wire 2026!
11.05.2025
From 13 to 17 April 2026, wire Düsseldorf will once again be the international hot spot for industrial news and technological trends in wire and cable technologies. As a global industry hub, it is expanding its offering for the first time to include the special section World of Cables in Hall 13, featuring the end product cable, which is indispensable for any functioning infrastructure.
The future of green steel
08.05.2025
The steel industry, one of the most carbon-intensive sectors, must reduce its emissions. In a recent analysis, steel experts from consulting firm Arthur D. Little provide an overview of the current state of green steel production and the challenges in terms of costs, energy supply, and supply chain readiness on the path to a CO2-free future for the steel industry.
Baku Steel achieves improvements with EAF upgrade
07.05.2025
Upgrade project generates electrical energy and electrode consumption savings und a 4-minute reduction in power-on times.
Salzgitter to install new walking beam furnace
06.05.2025
The german steel manufacturer reports an increase in energy efficiency combined with a significant reduction in previous CO2 emissions.
Endless rolling and breakthroughs achieved at Yukun Iron and Steel
05.05.2025
According to Danieli, the QSP-DUE technology is the most flexible, complete technology for hot-rolled strip production from 0.8 to 25 mm.
Vietnam’s Hoa Phat Invests in High-Quality Long Casting and Rolling Line
01.05.2025
Hoa Phat signed a contract with Primetals for the supply and implementation of a long product caster with a capacity of 1 million tons per year and rolling line with an annual capacity of 500,000 tons. With this line, Hoa Phat Group will boost the production of high-quality steel.
Angang expands product portfolio by upgrading heavy plate rolling mill
30.04.2025
Chinese steel producer Angang has commissioned Primetals to upgrade the automation of its heavy plate mill in Bayuquan. Following the upgrade of the Level 1 and Level 2 automation in the 3.8-metre heavy plate mill, new process models will improve flatness and profile quality and enable plate thicknesses of up to five millimetres.