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Stainless steel continuous slab caster modernized by Primetals Technologies started up at Outokumpu in Finland

Stainless steel continuous slab caster modernized by Primetals Technologies started up at Outokumpu in Finland • Modernization facilitates production of slabs with a thickness of 200 millimeters • High-speed casting of austenitic grades is still possible with the new thickness • Production capacity rises In December 2017, the stainless-steel continuous slab caster modernized by Primetals …

Continuous slab caster modernized by Primetals Technologies goes into operation at ArcelorMittal Bremen

• Rugged mold design increase reliability and operational safety • Low-maintenance mold oscillator raises reliability • Technology packages improve product quality • Energy and running costs reduced The second strand of the continuous slab caster modernized by Primetals Technologies for German steel producer ArcelorMittal Bremen GmbH has now been brought into operation. The modernization included …

Modernized stainless steel continuous caster from Siemens goes on stream at Posco

• New technology packages improve slab quality and widen product range • Industrial production in fully automatic mode from day one Siemens Metals Technologies has modernized and put into operation a single-strand continuous caster at Pohang Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. (Posco) in Pohang, Korea, for production of stainless steel slabs. SSC 2 caster …

Europe’s biggest blast furnace relit: “Schwelgern 2” producing iron again – Continuous caster also modernized – Economics minister Duin: “Positive signal for NRW”

The fire is lit, blast furnace No. 2 in Duisburg-Schwelgern is back in operation. For three months production had been halted to carry out necessary modernization work. Now the furnace hearth has been filled with wood and coke and relit, and iron production in Europe’s biggest blast furnace has been gradually ramped up. Continuous caster …

First campaign ends after 21 years: Europe’s biggest blast furnace to be modernized

After 21 years, Europe’s biggest blast furnace, blast furnace 2 in Duisburg-Schwelgern, has ended its first campaign. In the middle of June the unit will be cooled down to allow modernization work to begin. First fired up on October 28, 1993, it will go back into operation at the end of September, so beginning its …