Mill Upgrades & Capital Investments
New mills, mill upgrades and other projects requiring an expenditure of capital.
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Danieli Delivers Q-One Power Feeder
14 February 2025 - Shinkasai Steel’s Osaka facility in Japan is now operating a digital electric arc furnace (EAF) after the successful installation of Danieli’s Q-One power feeder, the companies announced.
Outokumpu Decides Against U.S. Cold Rolling Expansion — For Now
13 February 2025 - Stainless steel producer Outokumpu is dropping plans to build new cold rolling capacity in the U.S. but instead is working to boost capacity at existing facilities, the company said Thursday.
ANDRITZ Cuts a Deal With Olympic Steel
11 February 2025 - Olympic Steel has ordered a cut-to-length line from ANDRITZ for its facility in Minneapolis, Minn., USA, the company has announced.
Naveen Jindal Puts an Offer on Italian Steel Mill
10 February 2025 - Naveen Jindal is offering more than US$1 billion for Italy’s manufacturer Acciaierie d’Italia (ADI), which operates one of the largest integrated mills in the European Union, reports Manufacturing Today India.
ArcelorMittal Greenlights Alabama Electrical Steel Line; Nears Completion of EAF
06 February 2025 - ArcelorMittal has begun commissioning the new meltshop at its joint-venture rolling mill in Alabama and will move forward with a plan to build a 150,000-metric-ton electrical steel line nearby, the company announced Thursday.
Italian Steelmaker Turns to Danieli for New EAF
06 February 2025 - Italy’s Acciaierie Venete has placed an order with Danieli for a 100-metric-ton EAF at its Padova Works, Danieli has announced.
JSW Steel Contracts SMS group for New BOF
05 February 2025 - JSW Steel Dolvi has ordered a 350-ton basic oxygen furnace (BOF) converter and other equipment from SMS group, the plant builder has announced.
Speedy Revival: Danieli Service Overhauls Fast-Finishing Block
30 January 2025 - After 20 years in operation, AcerBrag commissioned Danieli Service to refurbish the Danieli-supplied fast-finishing block at its wire rod mill in Bragado, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Hollowing Out Innovation With Profile Rolling Mill
29 January 2025 - Austria’s voestalpine Tubulars has successfully commissioned and integrated a new profile rolling mill engineered by KOCKS into its hot tube rolling mill in Kindberg, Styria.
thyssenkrupp Commissions New NGO Annealing, Isolating Line
29 January 2025 - thyssenkrupp Steel Europe is starting up a new electrical steel processing line at its Bochum, Germany, plant, reports project contractor SMS group.
Nucor Reports Profitable Q4 — And a Very Safe 2024
29 January 2025 - Nucor Corp. posted a fourth-quarter profit and reported its safest year on record, saying that accomplishment came in the context of many active year construction projects and ramp-ups.
Former Steel Research Building to Become Ceramics Plant
28 January 2025 - EI Ceramics has broken ground on the US$21 million renovation project to transform the old Armco/AK Steel Research building in Middletown, Ohio, USA into a ceramic refractory plant.
SMS group Lands Order for Turkish Strip Mill Modernization
23 January 2025 - Turkish steelmaker Colakoğlu Metalurji AS has contracted SMS group to upgrade its 1,850 mm strip mill in Dilovası.
Danieli Wins Order for JSPL Quench System
21 January 2025 - Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. has decided to install a Danieli Exstream II direct quench system at its Steckel mill in Raigarh, India, Danieli has announced.
U.S. Mill Places Order for H2 Electrolysis Equipment
21 January 2025 - Hydrogen electrolysis equipment maker Nel ASA has received a US$7 million order for two containerized electrolysis units from an unidentified U.S. steel mill.
Pacific Steel Group Lines Up US$200M for Micro-Mill
20 January 2025 - Pacific Steel Group (PSG) has secured a US$200 million loan from Generate Capital, a sustainable infrastructure investment firm, to support the construction of its planned California micro-mill.
New HBIS Slab Caster Enters Service
20 January 2025 - China’s HBIS XuanHua Iron and Steel Group successfully has started up a new single-strand slab caster at its low-carbon-emissions plant in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province.
Chinese Mill Completes Production Trial on New Mill
14 January 2025 - China’s Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel has successfully trialed production of 0.7 mm strip on its new Danieli QSP-DUE plant in Hebei province.
Nucor Sees Progress on West Virginia Mill
14 January 2025 - With more than 1,000 contractors and construction workers on-site, Nucor Corp.’s West Virginia sheet mill is continuing to take shape, reports WV News.
Nucor Plans Third Utility Tower Production Plant
09 January 2025 - Nucor Corp. is expanding its towers and structures business, announcing Thursday that it will build a US$200 million production facility in Utah.
