In a move to improve the quality and range of wire rod produced in the United Kingdom, British Steel selected Primetals Technologies to design, manufacture and install a new wire rod line and upgrade long rolling equipment in the company’s existing rod mill in Scunthorpe, UK. The expanded size range will enable British Steel to serve new markets. Mechatronic packages and smart sensor systems mark the first step towards Industry 4.0. for this rolling mill.

Iran’s mineral export value reached $3.7 billion during the first four-month of the current Iranian year (March21-July22), indicating a 21 growth compared with corresponding period of last year.

Iran’s first low-grade hematite iron ore beneficiation plant inaugurated by Industry, Mine and Trade Minister in Jalalabad, Kerman province.

Tehran, July 24, IMIDRO_ Major Iranian mining companies’ Iron ore concentrate production during the first quarter of the current Iranian year (started March 21, 2018) up 20 percent year-on-year.

Irans largest state-owned mining holding and a consortium of steelmakers signed an agreement on Sunday to invest $1 billion in setting up an integrated steel production chain in Kurdestan Province.