SMS group GmbH

Eduard-Schloemann-Straße 4
40237 Düsseldorf
Deutschland

Tel. +49 211 881-0
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www.sms-group.com

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OUR VISION – OUR FIELDS OF ACTIVITY

SMS group is renowned worldwide for its future-oriented technologies and outstanding service for the metals industry. The company applies its 150 years of experience and its digital know-how to provide the industry continuously with innovative products and processes – even beyond its core business – and generates worldwide sales of more than 2.7 billion euros. SMS is the right partner for challenging projects, and supports its customers throughout the lifecycle of their plants, enabling profitable and resource-efficient value creation chains. Paving the way for a carbon-neutral and sustainable metals industry is the company’s stated goal. As a global player with German roots, SMS takes responsibility for its about 14,000 employees.

Lifecycle partnership

As a global, leading partner for the metals industry, we are committed to the success of our customers and strive to enhance performance along the entire value chain of the global production of steel, aluminium and copper.

Green metals

At SMS group, we have made it our mission to create a carbon-neutral and sustainable metals industry. We supply the technology to produce and recycle all major metals. This gives us a key role in the transformation towards a green metals industry.

Copper and non-ferrous metals

Non-ferrous metals from Copper, Nickel, Platinum to Tin keep the world moving. We are the leading partner for these industries.

Additive manufacturing

SMS group plays a major role in the development of additive manufacturing technology, from plants for the production of metals powder to the design of 3D-printed parts.

Battery recycling

Our Joint venture Primobius offers large-scale sustainable recycling for end-of-life and scrap lithium-ion-battery (LIB) cells that can drastically reduce the CO2 footprint of vehicle and cell makers.

Port logistics

Our joint venture Boxbay has developed a disruptive technology for port logistics that significantly improves operations at container terminals.

Circular economy

With our in-depth metallurgical, technological and digital know-how we develop recycling solutions for all stages of the production process – enabling valuable, high-purity raw materials for reuse in high-tech products.

Wire arc spraying

The right corrosion protection is the alpha and omega when it comes to durability and resistance of the material used. With our wire arc spraying solutions you benefit from a process characterized by high application rates and low energy consumption.

 

News

SMS group's technology upgrade ensures rolling stability in Turkish stip mill

Dusseldorf - New control system provides correction signals for each mill stan, lower maintenance costs through process optimization.

21 Mar 2024

Eletrobras and SMS group explore potential supply of renewable hydrogen in Brazil

Dusseldorf - Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the production of green hydrogen (H2) by Eletrobras and examination of the use of green hydrogen in industrial processes.

15 Mar 2024

Swiss Steel utilizes Viridis Energy and Sustainability Suite from SMS group

Dusseldorf - In a first step, the melt shop, rolling mill, and bright bar plant in Emmenbrücke, Switzerland, will be equipped with Viridis software.

06 Mar 2024

Lotte Aluminium Materials USA and SMS group agree on a strategic partnership

Dusseldorf - Logistics and digitalization package for the new greenfield aluminum cathode foil plant in Kentucky.

26 Jan 2024

Salzgitter relies on X-Pact process automation from SMS group

Dusseldorf - Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH has awarded SMS group the contract to supply a comprehensive technology package for its hot strip mill in Salzgitter.

23 Jan 2024

Henan Yirui starts production on the new aluminum hot rolling mill

Dusseldorf - Production starts two months earlier than agreed; hot strip mill extended by a further three finishing mill stands.

19 Jan 2024

Nucor Steel Brandenburg celebrates inauguration of new facility

Dusseldorf - As a lifecycle partner, SMS operates a repair service center at the Brandenburg site.

16 Jan 2024

SMS group: Energy and sustainability management system for ElvalHalcor

Dusseldorf - Aluminum producer to mitigate environmental impact, improve operational efficiency and reduce carbon footprint.

29 Nov 2023

SMS group signs MoU with PT Gunung Raja Paksi on green steel

Dusseldorf - Under the banner of ‘Green Steel in the Digital Age: A Focus Group Exploring Carbon Footprint Reduction,’ event brought together key stakeholders in the Indonesian steel industry.

24 Oct 2023

Dillinger and SMS group sign cooperation agreement to accelerate digitalization

Dusseldorf - Advanced Raw Material Tracker for improved blast furnace charging and process control.

01 Sep 2023

Dr. Michel Siemon appointed as first CEO of Primobius GmbH

Dusseldorf - Managing Directors, Merrill Gray and Horst Krenn, continue to head joint operations.

25 Aug 2023

SMS group and Tata Steel join forces to showcase decarbonization technology

Dusseldorf - Arrangements for conducting a joint industrial demonstration of SMS’s innovative EASyMelt technology at Tata’s blast furnace E in Jamshedpur, India.

20 Jun 2023

Inner Mongolia Chuangyuan Plate orders aluminum cold rolling mills from SMS group

Dusseldorf - The deal covers one complete set of 1,850 millimeter 6-high CVC® plus aluminium cold rolling mill and one complete set of 2,300 millimeter 6-high CVC® plus aluminium cold rolling mill.

15 Jun 2023

SMS group records significant increase in order intake and turnover

Dusseldorf - SMS group boosted its order intake to 4.6 billion euros. The main drivers of this strong growth were the green transformation of the steel and metals industry.

14 Jun 2023

ArcelorMittal Europe AGORA delegation discusses X-Roll Oil Bearing

Dusseldorf - Roll shop managers of ArcelorMittal Europe have visited SMS group in Hilchenbach for a recurring convention in regard of X-Roll® Oil Bearing topics.

22 May 2023

SMS group installs next-gen X-Pact-system to replace automation technology

Dusseldorf - Company has successfully upgraded the existing automation system at ArcelorMittal Tubarão’s hot strip mill in Tubarão, Brasil.

12 May 2023

Mercedes-Benz relies on Primobius while launching sustainable battery recycling

Dusseldorf - Joint-venture of German plant manufacturer SMS and mining company Neometals is proud to be technology partner in this important project.

09 Mar 2023

Highbar LLC commissions SMS group the supply of an environmentally sustainable rebar minimill

Dusseldorf - Each minimill will have a capacity of just over 600,000 short tons per year, including a full range or sizes and rebar grades in both stick and spooled form.

22 Feb 2023

Tisco expands product range with 4.3-meter heavy plate mill from SMS group

Dusseldorf - The new 4.3-meter mill is an important milestone on Baowu Iron & Steel Group’s path transforming Tisco into a global leader in the stainless steel industry.

24 Jan 2023

ElvalHalcor operates the largest Airwash system from SMS group

Dusseldorf - With this investment, ElvalHalcor has taken another important step towards establishing an even more sustainable aluminum production and improving environmental protection.

16 Dec 2022

SMS group and Tata Steel sign MoU to decarbonize integrated steel plants

Stockholm - SMS group will contribute its leading technological expertise in designing, supplying and commissioning plants with significantly lower CO2 emissions.

29 Nov 2022

SMS group installs its first AI-based Integrated Operating Center

Dusseldorf - Centralized operator monitoring of the entire 460 millimeter tube plant using AI video analytics; only six operators are required to supervise the entire rolling line.

 

25 Nov 2022

SMS group: Environmentally friendly technology for the production of steel bars

Dusseldorf - Megasider Zaragoza has placed an order with SMS group for the supply of a bar mill with environmentally friendly heating technology.

18 Aug 2022

SMS group secures order from Jindal Stainless Limited for a new blast furnace

Luxembourg - The blast furnace will have a production capacity of two million tons of hot metal per year.

30 Apr 2022

MMK and SMS group to work together to reduce steel carbon footprint

Dusseldorf - A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in between the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK), Russia, and SMS group, Germany.

23 Sep 2021

Habaş A.S. places order with SMS group to upgrade compact mill

Dusseldorf - With this project, Habaş intends to boost the mill capacity to 4.5 tons per year.

06 May 2021

SMS group takes over Paul Wurth industrial activities

Dusseldorf - SMS and Paul Wurth to combine research on decarbonization and recycling; Luxembourg to become a global innovation center for metallurgy and hydrogen technology.

21 Apr 2021

Harsco renews metal recovery, scrap processing contract with JSW

Camp Hill - The renewed contract adds the processing of SMS-2 slag, beginning July 2021, to support Dolvi till it develops a single large metal recovery plant (MRP) at a new location, which will double its capacity.

07 Apr 2021

SMS group receives FAC from Wuhan Iron & Steel for revamp of hot strip mill

Dusseldorf - The revamp comprised the drive train of roughing stand R2 and the descaling system ahead of the finishing train.

 

12 Mar 2021

Kardemir awards SMS contract to modernize wire rod mill

Dusseldorf - Turkish steel producer aims to modernize its wire rod mill for the production of wire rod coils that are optimized for shipping.

27 Feb 2021

High demand in China for cold-pilgered seamless tubes

Düsseldorf – Western Energy Material Technologies Co., Ltd. (WEM) has placed an order with SMS group for the supply of a cold pilger mill type KPW 25 LC+.

25 Feb 2021

Convincing technology for high-quality aluminium strip

Düsseldorf – SMS group supplied a state-of-the-art cold rolling mill for aluminium strips to the Chinese aluminium supplier BaoWu Aluminium Technology Ltd.,.

18 Feb 2021

New managing director at Hertwich Engineering GmbH

Düsseldorf – On October 1, 2020, Gerold Keune (Dipl.-Ing.) joined Hertwich Engineering GmbH, a company of SMS group, based in Braunau am Inn, Austria, as the new managing director and head of sales.

11 Feb 2021

SMS group with new head of Corporate Communications and Marketing

Düsseldorf – Kilian Rötzer (41) will take over as Head of Corporate Communications and Marketing at the SMS group from April 1, 2021.

08 Feb 2021

Innovative solutions for billet producers in high-end markets

Düsseldorf – Huaigang Special Steel has awarded SMS Concast an order for the modernization of their existing six-strand billet caster.

26 Jan 2021

SULB and SMS digital join forces

Düsseldorf –SULB  SMS digital, a company of SMS group, cooperate in identifying and tapping potentials for energy savings in SULB’s integrated steelworks in Bahrain.

22 Jan 2021

Dragon Steel grants FAC to SMS for the modernization of their six-strand billet caster

Düsseldorf – Dragon Steel, a subsidiary of China Steel Corporation, has granted SMS Concast, the final acceptance certificate (FAC) for the modernization of their six-strand billet caster.

21 Jan 2021

Duferco commissions SMS to supply medium section mill

Düsseldorf – Duferco Steel, located in Brescia, Italy, has placed an order with SMS group for a new medium section rolling mill.

14 Jan 2021

ANDRITZ Maerz transfers global copper furnace business to SMS

Düsseldorf – ANDRITZ Maerz and SMS group have entered into an agreement to transfer the global copper furnace business, including the related intellectual property and service activities, from ANDRITZ Maerz to SMS group.

13 Jan 2021

New high-performance aluminium hot strip mill

Düsseldorf – Greece-based aluminium producer ElvalHalcor  has granted SMS the final acceptance for the new four-stand high-performance hot strip mill.

07 Jan 2021

New orders for SMS group

Düsseldorf – Anhui Anhuang Machinery Co., Ltd., bhas placed an order with SMS group for a fully automatic closed-die forging line for pistons.

21 Dec 2020

Hot commissioning of the galvanizing line in Apodaca completed

Düsseldorf –  For the project, SMS supplied a new four-high inline skin-pass mill, a new tension leveller, new fluid equipment and new electrical and automation systems.

16 Dec 2020

Shandong Weiqiao Lightweight Materials enters new business area

Düsseldorf – Shandong Weiqiao Light Metal Co. Ltd., China, has placed an order with SMS group for the supply of a 28 MN direct-indirect extrusion and tube press.

11 Dec 2020

Big River Steel commissions expansion of steel mill

Düsseldorf – U.S. steel producer Big River Steel has successfully commissioned the second construction stage of its steel plant in Osceola, Arkansas, supplied by SMS group.

07 Dec 2020

Duferco and SMS signed the supply contract for a new plant

S. Zeno Naviglio –  SMS Group will realize the new beam rolling mill for Duferco steel division in San Zeno Naviglio (Brescia, Northern Italy).

30 Nov 2020

SMS group plans global adjustment of its corporate structure

Düsseldorf – The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted numerous industries, and the steel market is among those facing reduced forecasts and order volumes.

30 Nov 2020

SMS group wins “Economy in Transition” award

Düsseldorf – SMS group has come out as one of the three winners in the category “groups & medium-sized businesses” of the competition “Economy in Transition”.

17 Nov 2020

SMS group to deliver one of the world's largest continuous slab casters

Düsseldorf – On October 23, 2020, Nucor Corporation held the ground-breaking ceremony for the new plant at its Brandenburg site in Kentucky, U.S.

04 Nov 2020

SMS group receives order from Turkey

Düsseldorf – Hasçelik San. Ve Tic. A.Ş, based in Gebze, Kocaeli, and operator of the highest production capacities for bright steel bars in Turkey, has placed an order with SMS group.

07 Oct 2020

OMAV and Hydromec become part of SMS group

Düsseldorf – With the acquisition of Italian companies OMAV S.p.A. and Hydromec S.R.L., SMS group is further expanding its product range in the extrusion plant and forging press sectors.

07 Oct 2020

SMS supplies FEED for Europe’s first lithium battery chemicals facility

Düsseldorf – Geomet s.r.o., a Joint Venture between Australian mineral exploration and development company European Metals and Czech energy giant CEZ  has appointed SMS group  as the lead engineer for the minerals processing and lithium battery-grade chemicals production.

25 Sep 2020

Full service from SMS ensures maximum availability of the CSP® plant at EZDK

Düsseldorf – Al Ezz Dekheila Steel Company (EZDK)  has concluded a full-service contact with SMS group (www.smsgroup.com) for its CSP® plant.

22 Sep 2020

Outokumpu decides in favor of a powder automatization plant from SMS group

Dusseldorf - Newly developed plant will produce base material for 3D metal printing.

16 Sep 2020

NISCO commissions upgraded continuous bloom caster from SMS Concast

Düsseldorf – Nanjing Iron & Steel Group Co., Ltd. (NISCO) has commissioned the upgraded four-strand bloom caster at its Nanjing plant No.2 together with SMS Concast.

06 Aug 2020

Wuhan Iron & Steel grants FAC to SMS group

Duesseldorf – Wuhan Iron & Steel has granted SMS group the final acceptance after the successful modernization of finishing stands F4 and F7 in their High-Capacity Hot Strip Mill No. 2.

30 Jul 2020

SMS group wins competition “NRW – Wirtschaft im Wandel”

Düsseldorf – SMS group is award winner in the corporate competition “NRW - Wirtschaft im Wandel” (NRW – Economy on the Move). This makes SMS group rank among the outstanding eleven companies

05 Jul 2020

Garnalex awards FAC to SMS group for HybrEx®35 extrusion line

Düsseldorf – Garner Aluminium Extrusions, also known as Garnalex, based in Denby, United Kingdom, has awarded SMS group the final acceptance certificate for the extrusion line it supplied.

28 May 2020

SMS group to supply two annealing and coating lines to Shougang in China

Düsseldorf – Shougang Zhixin Qian’an Electromagnetic Material, China, has awarded an order to SMS group for the supply of two annealing and coating lines for electric steel strip.

27 May 2020

Tata Steel India orders slab conditioning line from SMS group

Düsseldorf – Tata Steel India has awarded SMS group the order to supply a slab conditioning line (scarfing line) for its Kalinganagar works. Full-surface scarfing is a surface removal process used for eliminating surface and subsurface defects in slabs.

19 Mar 2020

Quality-enhancing heat-treatment technology from SMS group

Düsseldorf – Nucor Corporation has awarded SMS group a follow-up order for the supply of reheat and heat-treatment facilities. The new equipment will be part of the new plate mill being built in Brandenburg, Kentucky.

10 Mar 2020

CELSA Barcelona places order with SMS group for modernization of medium-section mill

Düsseldorf – CELSA Barcelona has contracted SMS group to revamp the section mill at its Castellbisbal location in Spain

06 Feb 2020

SMS to replace the largest converter in North America at AMD

Düsseldorf – ArcelorMittal Dofasco (AMD), Canada, has awarded SMS. the contract to supply a replacement 320-ton KOBM converter and gear drive for its steel making plant in Hamilton, ON, Canada. The converter at AMD is the largest basic oxygen converter in North America.

31 Jan 2020

SMS group presents innovations, technology and services for the tube and wire industry

Düsseldorf – At the international trade fairs "Tube" and “wire”, taking place in Düsseldorf, SMS group is going to present new plant concepts and innovations that meet the future demands of the tube and wire industry.

29 Jan 2020

High metal yield and low energy costs

Düsseldorf – Cromodora Wheels SPA has installed a chip recycling furnace for wheel production in Ghedi, Italy. The furnace, with a capacity of 10,000 tons per year, was successfully supplied and commissioned by Hertwich Engineering, a company of SMS group.  

22 Jan 2020

Noodle.ai and SMS digital Launch AI-Fueled Application for the Steel Industry

San Francisco - The AI application will help steel companies improve on-spec mechanical properties of advanced steel products to meet increasing consumer demands.

16 Jan 2020

China Steel Corporation installs steam jet pump in No. 1 RH facility

Düsseldorf – Taiwanese steel producer China Steel Corporation (CSC) has awarded SMS Mevac the order to revamp the oldest of the RH units at its No. 1 steel works in Kaoshiung. SMS Mevac will equip the RH unit with a new, four-stage steam jet vacuum pump.

09 Jan 2020

Efficient pipe production

Düsseldorf – Al Gharbia Pipe Company has successfully taken into operation its new LSAW (Longitudinal Submerged Arc Welded) pipe plant. The new LSAW large-diameter pipe production facility was built at the Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD), by a consortium of Larsen & Toubro Limited and SMS group.

07 Jan 2020

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