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Wire and Tube 2024 is where SMS group plans to showcase innovations that are set to transform the tube and wire industry
25th March 2024

Focus on sustainability and innovation “Leading Partner Talks”: Customers and employees take the stage to report on innovations and ongoing projects and discuss the future of the industry SMS group... 


SMS group's advanced technology upgrade ensures unparalleled rolling stability and high-quality strip production at Çolakoğlu Metalurji
20th March 2024

Stabilized rolling process and enhanced quality thanks to integrated strip guidance solution New control system provides correction signals for each mill stand Lower maintenance costs through... 


Eletrobras and SMS group explore potential supply of renewable hydrogen to industries in Brazil
18th March 2024

Strategic Partnership: Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the production of green hydrogen (H2) by Eletrobras and examination of the use of green hydrogen in industrial processes Renewable... 


ECOACERO relies on SMS group for its new rebar mill in the Dominican Republic
11th March 2024

Production capacity of up to 400,000 tons of rebar per year ECOACERO plans to serve the growing construction industry in the Caribbean and Central America ECOACERO, an ESTRELLA Group company, has... 


Collaboration between Ericsson, Mugler, and SMS group
11th March 2024

SMS group is one of the first operators of a private 5G network for researching real-time applications for the metallurgical industry The 5G standard enables data to be transmitted up to ten times... 


Nucor Steel Brandenburg celebrates inauguration of new facility with one of world’s largest and most advanced continuous casting plants
11th March 2024

Sustainably produced steel for the US energy sector Nucor and SMS group, close partners for over 35 years As a lifecycle partner, SMS operates a repair service center at the Brandenburg site Nucor... 


Groundbreaking at Nucor Steel West Virginia for one of the most modern and environmentally friendly sheet mills
11th March 2024

Produce steel by using recycled materials Groundbreaking is in the Guinness Book of World Records SMS group is an important partner in minimizing emissions Production of some of the most... 


Aubert & Duval invests in SMS group closed-die forging press for manufacturing innovative forgings to support the decarbonization trend of its main customers
11th March 2024

75 million euros to be invested in new forging technology for the total project Long-standing partnership confirmed Special applications for the aerospace industry New materials and processes for... 


Salzgitter relies on X-Pact® process automation from SMS group to get hot strip mill fit for the future
11th March 2024

Guaranteed high process stability and safety in the hot strip mill thanks to state-of-the-art process technology from SMS group New control concepts enable capacity and productivity increases in... 


Lotte Aluminium Materials USA and SMS group agree on a strategic partnership for a logistics and digitalization package for the new greenfield aluminum cathode foil plant in Kentucky
11th March 2024

SMS group's digital package to be seamlessly integrated onto third-party systems Fully automatized order execution, tracking, handling and quality evaluation on pass level Fully configurable... 


CSP® Nexus plant supplied by SMS group to JSW STEEL (Dolvi Works)
11th March 2024

Trailblazing technology: CSP® Nexus offers customized solutions for customers’ individual needs and extends the range of producible hot strip dimensions to include plate products up to 2,600... 


Swiss Steel Group drives green steel production and utilizes the Viridis Energy and Sustainability Suite from SMS group
11th March 2024

Swiss Steel uses digitalization to track emissions Near real-time tracking of all emission values via the cloud Swiss Steel Group has placed an order with SMS group for the delivery of its Viridis... 


Icasa publishes draft amendments to the 2016 End-user and Subscriber Service Charter Regulations
4th March 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has published further draft amendments to its 2016 End-user and Subscriber Service Charter (EUSSC) Regulations for comment.... 


FUCHS offers a range of service and maintenance solutions for mining
23rd February 2024

Such has been the success of its relationship building that FUCHS LUBRICANTS SOUTH AFRICA has been offering its man-on-site service to some mining clients for over 30 years, according to Tiaan Le... 


FUCHS LUBRICANTS SOUTH AFRICA pursues Zero Harm as a key part of its HSE strategy
15th January 2024

For FUCHS LUBRICANTS SOUTH AFRICA, maintaining the highest standards of health, safety, and environmental (HSE) responsibility is not just a corporate obligation, it is a way of life. Technical... 


SMS group successfully digitalizes Kardemir’s blast furnace 5 with BFXpert solution from Paul Wurth
20th December 2023

Turkish plant operator Kardemir has partnered up with SMS group to digitalize blast furnace 5 in its Karabük plant. This is an important step in the partnership between SMS group and Kardemir,... 


Norsk e-Fuel contracts Paul Wurth (SMS group) to carry out a FEED study for the first e-Fuel plant integrating Axens technology
20th December 2023

Norsk e-Fuel selects SMS group subsidiary Paul Wurth to engineer and design one of the worldwide first industrial sized e-Fuel production sites in Mosjøen, Norway. Based on an integrated... 


The greenfield project for green high-quality manganese producer Sakura Ferroalloys in Malaysia
Joburg-based SMS group subsidiary involved in world’s largest industrial decarbonisation project
3rd December 2023 By: Tracy Hancock

Metals industry partner SMS group will supply the core technology of two 100 MW rectangular six electrode open bath furnaces through its Johannesburg-based subsidiary METIX for a €1.8-billion... 


SMS group to build new electric arc furnace for SSAB for fossil-free steel production
1st December 2023

SMS group has secured the contract from Nordic steelmaker SSAB to engineer, deliver and construct a new electric arc furnace (EAF) for steelmaking at SSAB’s site in Oxelösund, Sweden.  The scope of... 


150-year-old SMS group committed to Africa’s potential
17th November 2023

After 65 years in South Africa, German plant construction and metals processing technology provider SMS group remains convinced of the potential of the African steel and metals market as it... 


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Converter plants beneficial
27th October 2023

With a focus on future-oriented stainless steelmaking, metallurgical industry plant supplier SMS group offers converter steel plants for carbon and stainless steel worldwide. This includes complex... 


Declared goal is to reduce the environmental impact of steel production
23rd October 2023

SMS group signs MoU with PT Gunung Raja Paksi Tbk to drive green steel development initiatives in Indonesia As part of their partnership, SMS group and PT Gunung Raja Paksi Tbk co-hosted a two-day... 


Mothballed Saldanha Steel Works, in the Western Cape
Study under way into producing green direct reduced iron at mothballed Saldanha Works
11th October 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) is moving ahead with a study into the production of green hydrogen directly reduced iron (gHDRI) at its mothballed Saldanha Steel Works, in the... 


Search trends show interest in artifical intelligence in SA is at all-time high
6th October 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

Search trends revealed by Google show that interest in artificial intelligence (AI) in South Africa has reached an all-time high in 2023, increasing 230% since last year and by 700% in the past... 


CONTIROD® -  A key copper rod technology for a greener world
CONTIROD® -  A key copper rod technology for a greener world
26th September 2023

By Thomas Schatz, SMS group GmbH, Moenchengladbach, Germany, More than half of the produced copper products are cast and rolled wire rods. It is used as the semi-finished product for electric... 


Modular digital packages for forging plants
Modular digital packages for forging plants
18th September 2023

By Dr. Jesper Mellenthin (Virtual Showroom): towards digital transformation in the world of forging. 


ARC grows intrinsic net asset value by 15.8%, reports portfolio restructuring progress
14th September 2023 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed investment holding company African Rainbow Capital (ARC) increased its intrinsic net asset value by 15.8% year-on-year to R15.3-billion for the financial year ended June 30, while its... 


Dillinger and SMS group sign cooperation agreement to accelerate digitalization of iron and steel making process
4th September 2023

Aktien-Gesellschaft der Dillinger Hüttenwerke (Dillinger) and SMS group have announced a cooperation agreement to optimize blast furnace operation by modeling and digitalizing logistics processes.... 


DEDICATED ASSISTANCE
SMS group is dedicated to addressing the specific demands of the aluminum sector
Company elaborates on roles in sustainability, aluminium
1st September 2023 By: Simone Liedtke

The aluminium industry is undergoing a transformation driven by the need for sustainability, efficiency, and technological advancements. At the forefront of this transformation, integrated service... 


E-fuels: Axens, Paul Wurth (SMS group) and IFPEN sign an agreement for the co-development of the Reverse Water Gas Shift technology
31st August 2023

Axens, SMS group subsidiary Paul Wurth and IFP Energies nouvelles signed a co-development agreement for the optimization of the Reverse Water Gas Shift technology (RWGS) and its integration into... 


Primobius sets its future course and appoints CEO
25th August 2023

As Primobius commences its transition from R&D organisation to commercial plant supplier, it has commenced the strategic expansion of its leadership and senior management teams. Michel Siemon, has... 


SMS group and Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) join forces to decarbonize steel production in India
17th August 2023

SMS group and SAIL (Steel Authority of India Limited), a Maharatna PSU, have drawn up a memorandum of understanding to work together on sustainable steel production and decarbonization efforts. The... 


Nearly 1 000 households in 30 communities across central Uganda are already on the YUNGA network, which has successfully prevented around 130 break-ins and related crimes
South African, Ugandan entrants win Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
7th July 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

South African biomedical engineer Edmund Wessels and Ugandan electrical engineer Anatoli Kirigwajjo have jointly won the Royal Academy of Engineering’s 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation.... 


IN OPERATION
SMS group’s continuous caster for billets and beam blanks in operation at SULB
EAF tech to reduce costs, drive sustainable production
7th July 2023

Global player, with German roots, SMS group is providing innovative technology solutions for electrical steel production through its electric arc furnace (EAF) technologies and optimised processes.... 


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Mount Peake vanadium/titanium/iron project, Australia – update
7th July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Tivan has indicated that while Mount Peake remains a key asset, it is now expected to play a refocused facilitation role in the commercialisation of the company’s Speewah vanadium/titanium/iron... 


Zikalala provides updates on infrastructure projects and initiatives
28th June 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Sihle Zikalala has assured the country that his department has plans in place to deal with the various infrastructural challenges. During a media briefing,... 


SMS group records significant increase in order intake and turnover
19th June 2023

Green transformation provides the foundation for improved profitability (Virtual Showroom): In the last financial year, SMS group again significantly boosted its order intake to 4.6 billion euros.... 


Inner Mongolia Chuangyuan Plate orders two 6-high CVC® plus-aluminum cold rolling mills from SMS group at METEC trade fair in Düsseldorf, Germany
19th June 2023

(Virtual Showroom): Inner Mongolia Chuangyuan Plate Co., Ltd. awarded a new contract to SMS group during METEC trade fair 2023 in Dusseldorf. The deal covers one complete set of 1,850 millimeter... 


SMS group and Tata Steel join forces to showcase decarbonization technology on industrial scale
19th June 2023

(Virtual Showroom): SMS group and Tata Steel have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to make arrangements for conducting a joint industrial demonstration of SMS’s innovative EASyMelt... 


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Bochum plant annealing and isolating line project, Germany
2nd June 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

The project forms part of the major investments within thyssenkrupp’s Steel Strategy 20-30. 


SMS group installs next-gen X-Pact® system to replace automation technology in hot strip mill at ArcelorMittal Tubarão in Brasil
31st May 2023

(Virtual Showroom): SMS group has successfully upgraded the existing automation system at ArcelorMittal Tubarão’s hot strip mill in Tubarão, Brasil. The new automation project for the roughing mill... 


SMS group to deliver two high-speed forging presses to Saudi Arabia's biggest casting and forging plant
31st May 2023

(Virtual Showroom): Doosan Enerbility, Gyeongnam, Korea, has placed an order with SMS group for two high-speed open-die forging presses for the biggest greenfield casting and forging plant in Saudi... 


NCA successfully starts production with an aluminum cold rolling mill supplied by SMS group
31st May 2023

(Virtual Showroom): At the end of February 2023, the new aluminum cold rolling mill (CRM) at North China Aluminum New Material Technology Co., Ltd. (NCA) in China successfully rolled its first... 


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