News & Press Releases

London, November 14, 2018

A twin vacuum degassing plant (VD) and a continuous bloom caster supplied by Primetals Technologies have been brought into operation at the Chinese special steel producer, Changzhou Eastran Special Steel Co. Ltd. (Changzhou Eastran).

London, November 13, 2018

Acciaieria Arvedi S.p.A., an Italian steel producer, has issued Primetals Technologies the final acceptance certificate for a new electric arc furnace. The furnace was installed in the Cremona Steel Works. The production capacity is 1.4 million metric tons of crude steel per annum.

London, November 06, 2018

AMAG rolling GmbH, an aluminum producer, has awarded Primetals Technologies an order to modernize continuous heat treatment line no. 2 at its Ranshofen plant in Austria. This involves renewing the electrical and automation equipment as well as replacing and adding instrumentation and control components.

London, September 27, 2018

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.

London, September 25, 2018

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.