Mill Upgrades & Capital Investments
New mills, mill upgrades and other projects requiring an expenditure of capital.
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Tenaris to Revive Heat Treating Line at Koppel Steel Works
08 February 2022 - The heat treatment line at Tenaris’ Koppel, Pa., USA, tube mill will return to operation in April after more than two years of inactivity, the steelmaker has announced.
ArcelorMittal to Transform French Operations With €1.7 Billion Investment
07 February 2022 - In an official ceremony last week, ArcelorMittal revealed that it has won the backing of the French government for a €1.7 billion plan to decarbonize its Fos-sur-Mer and Dunkirk operations.
Nucor to Modernize Crawfordsville Mill With CGL, Pre-Paint Line
01 February 2022 - The steelmaker announced today that will add a construction-grade continuous galvanizing line and pre-paint line as part of a US$290 million investment in its Crawfordsville, Ind., USA, steel sheet mill.
Gerdau Cosigua Completes Factory Acceptance Tests
01 February 2022 - In a press release, AIC announced that factory acceptance tests were completed at the end of 2021 for the modernization of finishing block technology on Gerdau Cosigua’s Rod Mill #2 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
GE to Upgrade Algoma Steel’s Power Generation Capabilities
28 January 2022 - As part of its transition to electric arc furnace steelmaking, Algoma Steel Group Inc. announced yesterday that it has awarded GE Gas Power a contract to upgrade its natural gas combined cycle power plant.
AO Steel Works Balakovo Contracts Danieli for Long Products Mini-Mill
26 January 2022 - Danieli will supply an electric arc furnace-based mini-mill for the Russian steel producer in Balakovo, Saratov region, the supplier reports.
Tenaris Boosts Production at Arkansas Mill
25 January 2022 - The company announced last week it is increasing manufacturing activity at its welded pipe mill in Hickman, Ark., USA.
Primetals Technologies Tapped to Supply New JSW Meltshop
25 January 2022 - JSW Steel has ordered new supply equipment from Primetals Technologies to outfit its new meltshop No. 4 in Vijayanagar, Toranagallu, India.
Yukun Iron & Steel Taps Danieli for Strip Plant
24 January 2022 - China’s Yunnan Yuxi Yukun Iron & Steel Group has contracted Danieli for a new quality-strip plant at its plant in Yuxi city, Yunan province, Danieli announced last Friday.
thyssenkrupp Uhde to Supply Desulfurization Plant for ArcelorMittal Belgium
24 January 2022 - A new state-of-the-art thyssenkrupp Uhde sulfur removal and recovery unit will be installed at ArcelorMittal’s site in Ghent, Belgium, to enhance its existing coke oven gas treatment plant.
HarbisonWalker Adds Refractories Capacity Through US$25M Investment
17 January 2022 - Refractories manufacturer HarbisonWalker International will reopen an Alabama facility, repurposing to make magnesia-carbon brick, the company has announced.
Severstal Lights a New Reheat Furnace: ‘Spark’
14 January 2022 - The Russian steel producer has launched the first of three new slab reheating furnaces provided by international engineering group Fives at its Cherepovets Steel Mill, according to a press release.
POSCO, Adani Group Sign US$5 Billion MoU for Eco-Friendly Integrated Mill
14 January 2022 - This week South Korean steelmaker POSCO and Indian infrastructure and energy conglomerate Adani Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that includes plans for a “green, environment-friendly” integrated steel mill to be built in Gujarat, India.
Metinvest Announces Multi-Billion-Dollar Commitment to Decarbonization
14 January 2022 - Ukrainian steelmaker Metinvest will spend US$20–30 million in the coming years to replace its aging blast furnaces with electric arc furnace (EAF) technology, reports the Reuters news service.
Country Roads Take Nucor to Its New Home, West Virginia
12 January 2022 - Nucor Corp. will build its planned US$2.7 billion sheet mill along the Ohio River in West Virginia, the company announced Wednesday afternoon.
U. S. Steel Chooses Arkansas for Site of US$3 Billion Mill
12 January 2022 - United States Steel Corporation will build its next-generation electric steelmaking facility near its Big River Steel plant in Osceola, Ark., USA, the company said yesterday.
Commercial Metals Company To Build New Micro-Mill in Eastern U.S.
10 January 2022 - Commercial Metals Company (CMC) announced this morning that it intends to build a brand-new long products micro-mill somewhere in the eastern United States.
POSCO and HBIS Break Ground on Automotive Sheet Joint Venture
10 January 2022 - POSCO and HBIS Group announced last Friday that work has begun on a new US$647 million sheet mill located in China’s Hebei province, reports the Reuters news service.
Texas Slitting Line Enters Service
05 January 2022 - Toll processor Ferrous 85” Co. has put a massive new slitter into commercial operation at Steel Dynamics Inc.’s (SDI) Sinton, Texas, USA, flat-rolled mill, the company reports.
Essar Group Completes Land Deal for Saudi Arabian Mill
21 December 2021 - India’s Essar Group has signed for 3 million square meters of land in Saudi Arabia, where it plans to build a flat-rolled steel plant, reports Kallanish Commodities.
