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ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih Repairs Blast Furnace in Record Time
May 22, 2013 - ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, the largest producer of rolled steel in Ukraine, has finished the overhaul of its blast furnace number seven after just 26 days. A total of 17 operations were performed on the blast furnace.

Enertechnix Launches PyrOptix ST Infrared Camera System for Steel Industry
May 13, 2013 - Enertechnix, Inc., a leader in innovative technologies for process and environmental monitoring, announced the PyrOptixTM ST camera system for the steel industry.

Jindal Steel Orders X-Melt BOF Converter Shop from SMS Siemag
May 13, 2013 - Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. (JSPL), one of India's largest steel producers, has contracted SMS Siemag for the delivery of an X-Melt® BOF converter shop including a secondary metallurgy center and comprehensive environmental technology.

Woodings to Provide Equipment for Major Blast Furnace Upgrade in North America
Apr. 2, 2013 - Woodings Industrial Corporation, a worldwide leader in the manufacture of metals industry equipment, announced that it has been selected to design and manufacture a substantial amount of equipment for part of a major upgrade of a blast furnace at one of North America’s leading steelmakers.

Tenova Goodfellow Applauds Canadian Government for Commitment to Support Sustainable Development
Apr. 2, 2013 - Tenova Goodfellow applauds Government of Canada for its renewed commitment to support Cleantech Canadian Companies through Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC).

Danieli Corus to Rebuild AMK Blast Furnace No. 1
Apr. 2, 2013 - Danieli Corus has received the order for the rebuild of blast furnace No. 1 operated by Alchevsky Metallurgichesky Kombinat (AMK) of Alchevsk, Ukraine.

ArcelorMittal Installs New Ladle Furnace in Hamburg Steelworks
Mar. 27, 2013 - ArcelorMittal inaugurated a new €3.5 million ladle furnace in its Hamburg, Germany, steelworks.

Dust Removal Process from Siemens Making Steel Production More Efficient
Mar. 19, 2013 - A new dedusting plant utilizing Siemen's newly developed Simetal Merim process is scheduled to go into operation at a Kardemir plant in Turkey in the second half of 2013.

Tenova Core and AustralTek Sign Strategic Agreement
Mar. 14, 2013 - Tenova Core and AustralTek announced the signing of a long-term technology cooperation agreement to better serve the North and South American metals industry.

Kashima Steel Works Completes Full Restoration of Facilities Damaged by Japanese Earthquake
Mar. 4, 2013 - Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. has constructed a new gas holder to replace the one damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake of 11 March 2011, completing the restoration of all the company’s production facilities damaged by the quake.

Woodings Ships Three New Hydraulic Distributor Tops to BaoGang Steel
Feb. 25, 2013 - Woodings Industrial has completed and shipped three new hydraulic distributor tops to BaoGang Steel Group — China's largest steel manufacturer in the northwest area — for use on the company’s two new high-capacity blast furnaces.

SMS Elex to Modernize Electrostatic Precipitator at Salzgitter Flachstahl
Feb. 21, 2013 - In addition to a new converter vessel with lamella suspension system supplied by SMS Siemag, converter A in Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH’s steel plant in Germany will also be equipped with new filter technology developed and patented by SMS Elex.

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