Mill Upgrades & Capital Investments
New mills, mill upgrades and other projects requiring an expenditure of capital.
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Refractories Producer to Open Tennessee Plant
06 March 2024 - German refractories manufacturer INTOCAST has broken ground on a US$20 million plant in Huntingdon, Tenn., planting its flag in the U.S. market.
Egypt Considers Major Mill Investment
29 February 2024 - The Egyptian government is reviewing a proposal to establish a US$4 billion integrated steel mill in the country, reports the English language news website Ahram Online.
Ternium Revises Budget for Mexican Sheet Mill Expansion
22 February 2024 - Inflationary equipment pricing and fluctuations in the exchange rate have forced upward revisions to cost estimates on Ternium’s expansion in Mexico.
Nucor Board Greenlights Funding for New Micro-Mill
21 February 2024 - Nucor Corp.’s board of directors has agreed to allocate US$860 million for construction of a rebar micro-mill, the steelmaker said Wednesday.
BlueScope Mulls Midwest Coil Processing Facility
19 February 2024 - BlueScope Steel Ltd. is studying whether to expand its North American value-add capabilities, weighing a potential 550,000-ton cold rolling and coil coating project in the Midwest.
Slovakian Producer Completes Billet Caster Overhaul
19 February 2024 - Slovakia’s Železiarne Podbrezová mill recently restarted a billet caster after a planned outage that lasted less than four weeks, completing the replacement of an existing carbon steel cooling chamber with a new stainless steel one.
Gerdau Signs Danieli for Brazilian BF Upgrade
15 February 2024 - Gerdau’s Ouro Branco mill has contracted Danieli Corus to modernize its No. 1 blast furnace, a project intended to extend the life of the unit for at least another 15 years.
JSW, JFE Cement Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel Joint Venture
14 February 2024 - India’s JSW Steel and Japan’s JFE Steel have broken ground on a joint-venture electrical steel plant in India, the equivalent of a US$670 million investment that will bring about India’s first end-to-end manufacturer of grain-oriented electrical steel.
Local Planning Agency Signs Off on Proposed California Mill
14 February 2024 - A county planning commission has OK’d Pacific Steel Group’s proposed rebar micro-mill, sending it to the board of supervisors for approval, reports the Tehachapi News newspaper.
Iraqi Company Selects Danieli as Rolling Mill Supplier
05 February 2024 - Danieli has been contracted to build a 500,000-metric-ton rebar mill for Iraq’s Muhaj Baghdad, the company has announced.
EVRAZ North America Runs First Order on Rail Welding Line
01 February 2024 - EVRAZ North America’s Pueblo, Colo., USA, rail mill has completed its first production order on a new rail weld line, producing and shipping 1,600-foot lengths of continuously welded rail.
North American Stainless Expansion Underway
01 February 2024 - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and North American Stainless (NAS) executives recently celebrated progress on a US$244 million expansion of the company’s Ghent, Ky., USA, facility.
Primetals Technologies Selected for AOD Revamp
31 January 2024 - Italian special stainless steel producer ASONEXT has contracted Primetals Technologies to revamp its 40-metric-ton argon oxygen decarburization (AOD) converter shop at its facilities in Brescia, Italy.
SDI Prepares to Start New Processing Lines
25 January 2024 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has completed construction of its four new paint and galvanizing lines and expects to commission them sometime before the end of March, the company’s chief executive officer has said.
Degasser, Caster Improvements Slated for JSW Steel USA Mill
24 January 2024 - JSW Steel USA has contracted Primetals Technologies to build what will be North America’s largest twin-station vacuum tank degasser and to upgrade the slab caster at its Ohio mill.
Salzgitter Chooses SMS group for HSM Improvement
22 January 2024 - Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH is upgrading its hot strip mill with a comprehensive technology package from SMS group, the equipment manufacturer has announced.
Tata Steel Announces Plan to Replace U.K. BFs with EAFs
19 January 2024 - Tata Steel will close its two U.K. blast furnaces and replace them with electric arc furnaces as part of an effort to decarbonize its operations, the steelmaker announced Friday.
voestalpine Contracts Primetals Technologies for EAF Build
17 January 2024 - voestalpine has placed an order with Primetals Technologies for a 180-metric-ton electric arc furnace, the equipment manufacturer has announced.
ArcelorMittal Moves French Decarbonization Project Forward
15 January 2024 - ArcelorMittal is advancing early plans for a major decarbonization project at its Dunkirk steel works in France, moving it to the front-end engineering design stage, the company has said.
One of the World’s Largest Steelmakers Lays Plans for the World’s Largest Mill
11 January 2024 - ArcelorMittal intends to build its Hazira, India, plant into the world’s single-largest steelmaking complex, company founder Lakshmi Mittal has announced, according to The (India) Economic Times.
