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03.11.25 – Two 300-ton basic oxygen furnaces (BOF) plus secondary metallurgy now in operation

Two 300-ton basic oxygen furnaces (BOF) plus secondary metallurgy now in operation

Extensive expansion of steelmaking plant in record time

Hoa Phat Dung Quat Steel, a member of the Hoa Phat Group, has awarded SMS group the contract to increase its steelmaking capacity at Dung Quat 2 in Quang ... Von Jörg Dambock

Overall view of the 1.6 Mtpa high-speed rebar mill in operation at Abul Khair Steel, Bangladesh. © SMS Group

24.10.25 – Supplied by SMS to serve Bangladesh’s growing construction market

Supplied by SMS to serve Bangladesh’s growing construction market

World’s fastest rebar rolling mill

Abul Khair Steel Limited (BWRM), a subsidiary of the Abul Khair Group, has started production at its new high-capacity rolling mill, built by SMS group ... Von Jörg Dambock

The agreement for the new “MIDREX” HBI plant was signed by Friedemann Plaul, Senior Vice President Iron- and Steelmaking, Andreas Viehboeck, Executive Vice President and Head of Global Business Unit Upstream, both with Primetals Technologies, and YM Tunku Dato Yacoob Khyra, Executive Group Chairman, and Uwe Ahrens, CTO, both with Khyra-Melewar Group. © Primetals

16.07.25

Maegma Minerals partners with Primetals for “MIDREX” flex plant

Maegma Minerals signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Primetals Technologies to establish a “MIDREX” flex plant with a capacity of 2.0 million ... Von Jörg Dambock

TATA-Steel-visualisation-of-green-steelmaking-facility-Copyright-Tata-Steel.jpg — Tata steel visualisation of green steelmaking facility. © Tata Steel

08.07.25 – Tata Steel orders pickle line scope from Clecim and ABB consortium

Tata Steel orders pickle line scope from Clecim and ABB consortium

New advanced pickle line at Port Talbot Steelworks

ABB has won a Tata Steel order as part of a consortium with steel processing lines and rolling mills supplier Clecim, to provide automation, electrification ... Von Jörg Dambock

First Bar rolled on RSB 370++/4 at Xinji Aosen’s new SBQ rolling mill. © Kocks

20.06.25 – Kocks “RSB” for top precision in “SBQ” production

Kocks “RSB” for top precision in “SBQ” production

Successful first bar rolled at Xinji Aosen’s new “SBQ” rolling mill

The Chinese steel producer Xinji Aosen Steel Group Co. Ltd. has successfully rolled the first bar on its newly commissioned Kocks Reducing and Sizing ... Von Jörg Dambock

Representatives from Hoa Phat and Primetals Technologies at the contract signing ceremony. © Primetals

13.05.25 – New billet/bloom/beam blank caster and complete wire rod mill

New billet/bloom/beam blank caster and complete wire rod mill

Hoa Phat Group invests in high-quality long casting and rolling line

A contract with Primetals Technologies was signed for the supply and implementation of a long product caster with a capacity of 1 mio. t/y and a rolling ... Von Jörg Dambock

SSAB and SMS are jointly driving the green steel revolution with the 190t electric arc furnace (EAF) under construction in Oxelösund, here a comparison picture. © SMS Group

21.02.25 – First heat scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2026

First heat scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2026

New 190t electric arc furnace

SSAB, one of the world’s most carbon-efficient steel companies, has chosen SMS Group for the construction of a new 190t EAF, which is set to be one of ... Von Jörg Dambock

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