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Official signing ceremony between Cemtas and Kocks. © Kocks

05.01.26 – Order for “RSB 370++/4” to boost SBQ rolling at Cemtas

Order for “RSB 370++/4” to boost SBQ rolling at Cemtas

Turkish special steel producer invests in Kocks 3-roll technology

The Turkish special steel producer Cemtas Celik Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. has placed an order with Kocks for a Reducing+Sizing Block “RSB 370++/4” ... Von Jörg Dambock

Newly installed Morgan Vee No?Twist Mill at Celsa France’s Bayonne wire rod mill. © Primetals

30.12.25 – Wire production technology

Wire production technology

Celsa modernizes wire rod mill with Primetals

Celsa France has successfully upgraded the finishing end of its wire rod mill in Bayonne with technology from Primetals Technologies. The modernization ... Von Jörg Dambock

First heat of the 350-ton RH plant, equipped with a Ladle Rocker and Fast Vessel Exchange, at JSW Vijayanagar Works Steel Plant 4 in Toranagallu, India. © SMS Group

16.12.25 – Efficiency, safety and flexibility

Efficiency, safety and flexibility

SMS delivers world first RH Ladle Rocker–FvE combination to JSW Steel

JSW Steel’s latest RH unit from SMS group introduces Ladle Rocker and Fast Vessel Exchange technologies in one system, setting a new benchmark in secondary ... Von Jörg Dambock

Concast (India), a Primetals Technologies group company, will implement a 3-strand billet caster at Indian customer Jeevaka. © Primetals

11.12.25 – Advanced equipment will enable Jeevaka’s expansion into new markets

Advanced equipment will enable Jeevaka’s expansion into new markets

Jeevaka orders new billet caster and high-speed rebar outlet

Indian steel producer Jeevaka Industries Private Limited has tasked Primetals Technologies with the implementation of a 3-strand billet caster and a high-speed ... Von Jörg Dambock

Manufacturing the gearbox in SMS group’s workshop. © SMS Group

02.12.25 – Modernization of the hot rolling mill

Modernization of the hot rolling mill

SMS expands aluminum processing at Garmco

For Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mill B.S.C. (Garmco), a aluminum producer based in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain, SMS group has successfully upgraded the motors ... Von Jörg Dambock

Elkabel is a leading Bulgarian cable manufacturer with a legacy of over 75 years in producing cables, © Innovites

19.11.25 – Strategic move strengthens Elkabel’s vision for a smarter, data-driven manufacturing future

Strategic move strengthens Elkabel’s vision for a smarter, data-driven manufacturing future

Elkabel accelerates digital transformation

Elkabel, one of Bulgaria’s leading cable manufacturers, has announced a strategic investment in digital transformation through the implementation of “Cable ... Von Jörg Dambock

A close up of 8-millimeter wire rod exiting laying head onto cooling conveyor at Stahl Gerlafingen’s new wire rod mill from Primetals Technologies. © Primetals

17.11.25 – Final acceptance certificate

Final acceptance certificate

Improved production performance after wire rod mill upgrade

Primetals Technologies recently received the final acceptance certificate (FAC) for an upgrade to AFV Beltrame Stahl Gerlafingen’s wire rod mill in Gerlafingen, ... Von Jörg Dambock

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