News & Press Releases

London, June 18, 2024

Primetals Technologies has recently received the final acceptance certificate (FAC) for a plate finishing mill at Kobe Steel’s plant in Kakogawa, Japan. The mill enables Kobe Steel to improve product quality and further enhance its already short and stable delivery times. 

London, June 12, 2024

New 12-meter long MULPIC line from Primetals Technologies enables Indian steel producer to increase product quality and expand pipe-grade product portfolio. The technology offers an ‘in-line’ plate cooling system capable of reaching the desired cooling rate and temperature drops necessary for plates of various product dimensions.

London, June 05, 2024

Primetals Technologies has developed a highly innovative operational system, the Central Operation Cockpit (COC), that allows for controlling a whole plant from one single point. thyssenkrupp Steel has recently taken an important step toward an autonomous plant, by tasking Primetals Technologies with the implementation of a COC at its hot-strip mill No. 1 in Duisburg.

London, May 29, 2024

Chinese steel producer Baosteel Zhanjiang has awarded Primetals Technologies a contract for the engineering, supply, and startup of a bow-type 2-strand continuous caster for the production of extraordinarily thick slabs. It will produce slabs of record-breaking sections, measuring up to 2,700 millimeters in width at 450 millimeters in thickness.

London, May 22, 2024

Indian iron ore mining company Essel Mining and Industries Limited (EMIL) recently granted the final acceptance certificate (FAC) to Primetals Technologies for its Circular Pelletizing Technology (CPT) plant located at its facilities in Basantpur, Odisha state, India. CPT is the world’s most compact pelletizing plant for the production of high-quality pellets, featuring an indurating furnace with unique circular design.