Mill Upgrades & Capital Investments
New mills, mill upgrades and other projects requiring an expenditure of capital.
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KOCKS Rolling Equipment Enters Service at Two Mills
02 February 2021 - Two Chinese steelmakers have successfully commissioned KOCKS-built reducing and sizing blocks in their bar mills, the rolling specialist reports.
ArcelorMittal Signs MOU for Biogas Project
29 January 2021 - ArcelorMittal will partner with a company that specializes in pyrolysis to build a biogas production plant in Europe, the steelmaker announced Friday.
Danieli Wins Order for Endless Cast-Roll Long Products Mill
29 January 2021 - Danieli has been contracted to build a 1-million-metric-ton endless casting-rolling mini-mill for Bangladesh’s Bashundhara Group, the company has announced.
Stelco Enters Merchant Pig Iron Business
28 January 2021 - Canadian steelmaker Stelco Inc. has commissioned the new pig iron caster at its Lake Erie Works in Ontario, the company announced Thursday.
Nucor Gives Final Thumbs Up to New Galvanizing Line
27 January 2021 - Nucor Steel Gallatin has issued the final acceptance certificate on its new “heat-to-coat” pickling and galvanizing line, reports project contractor SMS group.
Danieli Service Concludes Successful Project at Italian Mill
27 January 2021 - Danieli Service recently completed a service project at an Italian plate mill, the company reports.
ABB Chosen as Supplier to Tinplate Line Build
27 January 2021 - ABB will help outfit a Tenova-led tinplate mill project in the Philippines, the company has said.
Taiwanese Producer Gives Final OK on Upgraded Caster
22 January 2021 - China Steel Corp. subsidiary Dragon Steel Corp. has issued the final acceptance certificate on a modernized 6-strand billet caster, according to project contractor SMS group.
JSW Fires Up New Reheat Furnace
22 January 2021 - JSW Steel’s Toranagallu plant in India has successfully started up a new walking beam reheat furnace, reports project contractor Danieli Centro Combustion India.
Coil Processor Receives New Red Bud Cut-to-Length Line
22 January 2021 - Toledo, Ohio, USA, toll processor Coil Steel Processing has installed a new 72-inch, heavy-gauge cut-to-length line and a stretcher leveler built by Red Bud Industries.
Primetals Technologies Contracted for Rolling Mill Upgrade
21 January 2021 - Italy’s Acciaierie Venete S.p.A. has chosen Primetals Technologies to modernize the finishing train at its long products rolling mill in Mura.
Nucor Mill Adding Spooled Rebar to Product Lineup
19 January 2021 - Nucor Corp. is adding rebar spooling capabilities to its Plymouth, Utah, USA, bar mill, according to the company that will supply the equipment.
Tenaris Coating Booth Improvements Lead to Major Reduction in VOC Emissions
19 January 2021 - Tenaris’ seamless tube mill in Bay City, Texas, says it has eliminated 98% of the volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from the facility’s coating booth.
U. S. Steel Starts Chemical Energy Package on EAF
19 January 2021 - Electric arc furnace accessories maker MORE srl said the chemical energy system on United States Steel Corporation’s new electric arc furnace has been started up.
Paul Wurth Wins Contract for Stamp-Charged Coke Batteries
18 January 2021 - SMS group’s Paul Wurth subsidiary said it has made a significant inroad into the Chinese market, receiving an order for two stamp-charged jumbo coke batteries at Xinxing Ductile Pipe Co. Ltd. in China, the company has announced.
French Plate Mill Receives Support for Furnace Modernization
18 January 2021 - Dillinger Group subsidiary Dillinger France has received a grant from the French government that will help it reduce CO2 emissions.
Tube Distributor to Build Welded Tube Mill in Texas
15 January 2021 - Texas-based energy tubulars distributor Tex-Isle Inc. has revealed plans to open a greenfield tube mill later this year.
Rizhao Steel Strip Mill Produces First Coils
14 January 2021 - China’s Rizhao Steel Co. Ltd. has rolled the first coil on its newest Arvedi Endless Strip Production (ESP) mill, according to the mill’s builder.
SMS group Details 1.5-Million-Ton Beam Mill
13 January 2021 - SMS group has been contracted to build a new mill for Italy’s Duferco Travi e Profilati in Brescia, the plant builder has confirmed.
Bull Moose Tube Wraps Up Plant Upgrades
13 January 2021 - U.S.-based pipe and tube producer Bull Moose Tube Co. says it has completed major capital projects at its two largest plants.
