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Vinton Steel LLC of Vinton, Texas, has signed a contract with Primetals Technologies for an upgrade of its bar mill. The upgrade will enable Vinton to reduce delays, increase productivity, improve bundle quality, and enable the mill to handle bar up to 80-foot lengths.

Primetals Technologies has received an order from Chinese steel producer Heyuan Derun Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. (Heyuan Derun) to supply an EAF Quantum electric arc furnace and a ladle furnace for its reinforcing steel plant in Heyuan, Guangdong Province.

Chinese steel producer Wuhan Shunle Stainless Steel Co. Ltd. (Wuhan Shunle) has placed an order with Primetals Technologies to supply two EAF Quantum electric arc furnaces and two ladle furnaces for its production site in Hubei Province.

In August, the first coil was produced on a reverse cold mill (RCM) modernized by Primetals Technologies at the cold rolling plant of Chinese steel producer Magang (Group) Holding Co (Masteel). The mill at the Maanshan production site represents the first upgrade to a Hyper Universal Crown (UC)-mill worldwide and was officially inaugurated later that month.

Primetals Technologies has received an order from Gerdau Special Steel North America to modernize its electric steel plant in Monroe, Michigan, USA. The project involves modernizing the existing electric arc furnace. The electric steel plant will also be equipped with a new twin ladle furnace and a new material handling system.