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Siderúrgica Huachipato commissions SMS with digitalization project
26/09/2022
SMS digital, a Center of Excellence of the SMS group, has signed an agreement to implement a package of advanced digital services for the Siderúrgica Huachipato steel mill at the Talcahuano site. The Chilean steel mill, part of the integrated mining and steel group CAP, is undergoing a transformation process with improvements expected mainly to its operations, equipment, and energy sources.
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SSAB and Norsk Stål AS start partnership in fossil-free steel
23/09/2022
SSAB has entered into an agreement with the Norwegian steel distributor Norsk Stål AS, as the first external distributor to deliver fossil-free steel on the Norwegian Market, starting 2026.
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Zentis uses bluemint® Steel from thyssenkrupp
16/09/2022
Zentis GmbH & Co. KG is now the first jam manufacturer to use rasselstein® tinplate made from CO2 reduced bluemint® Steel for the twist-off closures of its NaturRein fruit spreads.
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Klöckner & Co becomes SDAX® index winner in “Investors’ Darling” capital market competition
16/09/2022
Klöckner & Co SE (Klöckner & Co) has taken first place among SDAX® companies in the prestigious “Investors’ Darling” 2022 capital market competition, thus earning the title as the company with the best financial communication in that stock exchange index.
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SMS group and JSW Steel sign MOU for carbon reduction projects
16/09/2022
In pursuing a shared ambition to reduce carbon emissions from iron and steel production, JSW Steel, the flagship company of the $22 billion JSW Group, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with SMS group to explore multiple cutting-edge solutions and R&D projects to reduce carbon emissions in its iron and steel making operations in India.
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HYBRIT: fossil-free hydrogen gas storage facility is being inaugurated
15/06/2022
SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall are inaugurating HYBRIT’s pilot facility for fossil-free hydrogen gas storage at Svartöberget in Luleå, Sweden. The rock cavern storage facility is the first of its kind in the world. The inauguration ceremony marks the start of the two-year test period, which will run until 2024.
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thyssenkrupp selects Danjoint slipper-type spindles
07/06/2022
As part of its strategy 20-30, thyssenkrupp Steel Europe selected Danieli to supply, install and commission new heavy-duty, slipper-type spindles for Hot-Strip Rolling Mill 1 at Bruckhausen plant in Duisburg, Germany.
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SSAB and Alfa Laval produce heat exchanger using fossil-free steel
31/05/2022
SSAB and Alfa Laval have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development and commercialization of the world’s first heat exchanger to be made using fossil-free steel. The goal is to have the first unit made with hydrogen-reduced steel ready in 2023.
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SMS group presents new products at the wire & Tube
31/05/2022
From June 20 to 24, 2022, SMS group will be showcasing its products and services at the Tube & wire trade fair in Düsseldorf, hall 7, booth B04. With an exhibition area of 400 m2, SMS will be presenting its latest developments and plant concepts for the tube and wire rod industry.
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Nucor selects Fives for two galvanizing lines
27/04/2022
Nucor Corporation awarded Fives a contract for both a vertical and horizontal galvanizing line, each capable of 500,000 tons per year. The first line will produce steel coils for automotive applications, while the second will produce steel for the construction market.