EVRAZ plc announced it will restart its Portland spiral mill that was idled in July 2009, once installation of new equipment is complete in the first half of 2013.

Because of its proximity to the fast-growing Bakken and Western Canada oil and natural gas regions, as well as oil fields in the U.S. Rockies, EVRAZ Portland’s spiral mill is ideally positioned to supply pipe for exploration and transmission.

The large-diameter spiral-weld mill, adjacent to the company's rolling mill, has an annual capacity of 200,000 tons.