Mill Upgrades & Capital Investments
New mills, mill upgrades and other projects requiring an expenditure of capital.
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Tenova to Supply Roll Grinders to Nucor Mills
03 May 2021 - Nucor Corp. has ordered two Tenova roll grinders for its greenfield plate mill in Kentucky as well as one for its expanding Gallatin sheet mill, Tenova has said.
Systems Spray-Cooled Supplies Furnace Equipment for Big River Steel
03 May 2021 - Cooling equipment manufacturer Systems Spray-Cooled supplied Big River Steel’s expanded meltshop with nearly three dozen key components, including a roof, elbow, sidewall and offgas duct work, the company reports.
U.S. Steel Cancels Mon Valley Works Investment
30 April 2021 - United States Steel Corporation is dropping its billion-dollar plan for a new hot strip mill and co-generation plant at its Mon Valley Works in Pennsylvania.
Gerdau Completes Structural Mill Improvements
30 April 2021 - Gerdau has conducted initial hot trials on its upgraded structural steel rolling mill in Petersburg, Va., USA, the company said Friday.
Nucor Nears Completion of Two Major Capital Projects
29 April 2021 - Nucor Corp. expects to commission an expanded meltshop in Kentucky and a new galvanizing line in Arkansas in the second half of this year as it continues to progress on its greenfield plate mill, company executives have said.
Danieli, Severstal Ink Deal for BF Modernization
27 April 2021 - Danieli Corus has been awarded a contract to modernize a Russian blast furnace, the company has announced.
SDI Reports Record Q1 Profit, Prepares to Start Parts of Texas Mill
22 April 2021 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) is reiterating expectations that it will start process lines at its new flat-rolled mill late this spring.
ABS Becomes Reference for New Danieli Scrap System
21 April 2021 - Danieli’s steelmaking division, Acciaierie Bertoli Safau, is investing in a new Danieli technology that automatically sorts and processes scrap before it is charged into a furnace.
Local Planners OK Commercial Metals Mill Development
21 April 2021 - Commercial Metals Company’s planned micro-mill has cleared a local development hurdle, receiving approval from the Mesa, Ariz., city council and the planning and zoning board, reports The Mesa (Arizona) Tribune.
Gerdau Plans SBQ Investments in Brazil
19 April 2021 - Gerdau SA will invest approximately BRL1 billion (approximately US$180 million) in its Brazilian special steel operations, the company announced on Monday.
SDI to Build Four New Paint, Galvanizing Lines
15 April 2021 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) on Thursday revealed plans to build four new flat-rolled coating lines in the U.S., representing an investment of at least US$400 million.
Algerian Greenfield Mill Starts Up DRI Unit
15 April 2021 - Algerian Qatari Steel (AQS) has started up a new 2.5-million-metric-ton direct reduction (DR) plant at its greenfield mill in Algeria, capping a project that is more than seven years in the making.
KOCKS Bags Order for Rolling Mill Upgrade
12 April 2021 - India’s Arjas Steel Private Ltd. has ordered a Friedrich KOCKS GmbH & Co. KG reducing and sizing block for its special bar quality (SBQ) mill in Tadipatri.
Primetals Technologies to Equip Tosyali Plant With Second EAF
08 April 2021 - Turkish steel producer Tosyali Demir Celik Sanayi A.S. has placed a follow-on order with Primetals Technologies for a new electric arc furnace and has asked for additional capacity on a recently ordered continuous caster, the equipment manufacturer has announced.
SMS group Receives Final Acceptance for New HSM
08 April 2021 - China’s HBIS Laoting Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., recently started up an SMS group–built hot strip mill and has pushed it up to full production, the equipment manufacturer has said.
Zekelman Industries Tube Mill Remains on Schedule
06 April 2021 - Pipe and tube maker Zekelman Industries is eyeing an on-time September start-up of its new hollow structural sections mill in Blytheville, Ark., USA, the company said on Tuesday.
Danieli-Built Strip Processing Plant Opens
05 April 2021 - An Uzbekistani cold rolling and coating facility has been put into service, according to the plant’s technology provider.
Varsteel Completes CTL Line Install
05 April 2021 - Saskatchewan, Canada, service center Varsteel Ltd. recently installed a new heavy-gauge cut-to-length line and stretcher leveler from Red Bud Industries, according to the equipment manufacturer.
Primetals Technologies Receives Order for RH Degasser, Caster
30 March 2021 - Primetals Technologies has won a key equipment contract from ArcelorMittal’s joint-venture re-rolling mill in Alabama.
ArcelorMittal Plans Two DRI-EAF Plants in Germany
29 March 2021 - ArcelorMittal said Monday that will build two sets of direct reduction and electric arc furnace plants in Germany, an investment that is expected to cost between EUR1 billion and EUR1.5 billion.
