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July 21, 2010

Saarschmiede inaugurates open-die forging press with 12,000 t press force from SMS Meer

Saarschmiede GmbH, Völklingen, Germany, has commissioned the 120-MN open-die forging press supplied by SMS Meer, Germany. Peter Müller, prime minister of Saarland, spoke at the inauguration on May 8 of the “first day of the future”. ...
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June 2, 2010

Open-die forging press from SMS Meer formally inaugurated at Buderus

The 80/100-MN open-die forging press installed by SMS Meer, Germany, was formally inaugurated at the Wetzlar Works of Buderus Edelstahl GmbH, Germany, on March 18, 2010. Some 400 guests
from business and politics attended the event. ...
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June 2, 2010

ShanDong Fulun orders two high-speed wire rod mills from SMS Meer for the production of quality steels

ShanDong Fulun Iron & Steel Company Ltd., Laiwu City, China, has placed an order with SMS Meer, Germany, for the supply of two highspeed wire rod mills. Thanks to their high rolling speeds, each mill
achieves an annual capacity of 700,000 t of wire rod. ...
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June 2, 2010

Further large presses for China
Jilin Liyuan Aluminium orders two extrusion presses from SMS Meer

Jilin Liyuan Aluminium Co. Ltd. in Liaoyuan in Jilin Province, China, has ordered two SMS Schloemann extrusion presses from SMS Meer, Germany. The scope of supply includes a 100-MN frontloading
press and a 45-MN direct/indirect tube press. ...
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May 10, 2010

Homogenizing lines successfully commissioned at Qatalum

Qatar Aluminium Ltd, Doha, Qatar, together with Hertwich Engineering, Austria, successfully commissioned three homogenizing and sawing lines for the Qatalum project, under an order from Fata S.p.A., Italy. ...
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May 5, 2010

SMS Meer and SMS Concast to supply steelworks complex for the production of steel beams and sections to the Kingdom of Bahrain

At the end of March, United Steel Company (“SULB”) placed an order with SMS Meer, Germany, and SMS Concast, Switzerland, for the design and supply of a turnkey minimill plant for beams and sections in the Kingdom of Bahrain. ...
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May 5, 2010

SMS Meer supplies VCC® rolling mill to Daehan Steel in South Korea

Daehan Steel, South Korea, has placed an order with SMS Meer, Germany, for the supply of a VCC® (Vertical Compact Coiler) rolling mill for compact coils. ...
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April 20, 2010

SMS Meer modernizes mill in record time
Nucor receives finishing mill with a competitive edge

SMS Meer, Germany, has modernized a finishing mill for Nucor Steel Darlington, South Carolina, USA, in just five weeks. ...
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April 20, 2010

SMS Meer commissions high-speed bar mill in Syria

International Company for Steel Rolling (ICSR) in Hassia, Syria, has successfully commissioned the bar mill supplied by SMS Meer, Germany. ...
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