Mill Upgrades & Capital Investments
New mills, mill upgrades and other projects requiring an expenditure of capital.
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Stelco, DTE to Build Cogen Plant
19 June 2020 - Stelco Inc. is partnering with DTE Energy Services Inc. on construction of a 65-MW cogeneration plant at the steelmaker’s Lake Erie Works in Ontario, Canada, Stelco has announced.
IAC Secures Ancillary Equipment Order From New SDI Mill
18 June 2020 - Kansas-based Industrial Accessories Co. (IAC) recently was awarded contracts to install certain ancillary components of Steel Dynamics Inc.’s new flat-rolled mill in Texas.
Refractories Manufacturer to Open Kentucky Plant
17 June 2020 - The North American subsidiary of Chinese refractories maker PRCO is setting up its first U.S. plant and could begin production by the end of the year, according to an announcement from Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear.
Flat-Rolled Demand Is Beginning to Improve, U. S. Steel Says
17 June 2020 - United States Steel Corporation expects to report a second-quarter loss, but said it believes the quarter will mark the bottom of this year’s COVID-19 downturn.
Report: JSW Steel Putting Ohio EAF Back Into Service
16 June 2020 - JSW Steel is restarting its Mingo Junction hot rolling mill and electric arc furnace this week following a shutdown that began in mid-April, reports commodities news and pricing service S&P Global Platts.
GFG Alliance Accelerates Carbon Reduction Investment Plans
12 June 2020 - GFG Alliance is stepping up investment plans but will seek cost savings and efficiency gains throughout its global operations as it looks to adapt to a new environment.
GFG Alliance Reveals Plans for Australian DRI Plant, EAF
10 June 2020 - Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance will build a direct reduction plant and electric arc furnace (EAF) under a revised investment plan for its Whyalla steel works in Australia, the company has announced.
Cleveland-Cliffs to Restart Iron Ore Mine as Demand Begins to Rebound
09 June 2020 - Iron ore miner and steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is resuming construction of its hot briquetted iron (HBI) plant in Ohio and moving up plans to restart an idled iron ore mine in Michigan.
Fives Receives Order for Electrical Steel Lines
09 June 2020 - Fives has won an order for two grain-oriented electrical steel lines from China’s Taiyuan Iron and Steel Co. (TISCO).
Nippon Steel Schedules Blast Furnace Reline
08 June 2020 - Nippon Steel Corp. has announced plans to reline the No. 3 blast furnace at its Nagoya Works in southern Japan.
Danieli Receives Final Acceptance on Rolling Mill Improvements
08 June 2020 - Danieli recently upgraded process controls and automation on a special bar quality mill in southeastern Brazil.
voestalpine Delays Opening of Special Steel Plant
05 June 2020 - Delayed deliveries are forcing voestalpine to push back the expected completion date of its advanced special steel plant in Kapfenberg, Austria.
ABB to Upgrade Drive System at Swedish Mill
05 June 2020 - ABB has won a US$2.5 million order for a new drive system to be installed at a Swedish blooming mill, the electrification, motion and industrial automation specialist has announced.
MMK Upgrades Soviet-Era Hot Strip Mill
04 June 2020 - Russia’s Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works has commissioned an overhauled hot strip mill at its facility, reports project contractor SMS group.
Danieli Technology Selected for Plate Mill Upgrade
04 June 2020 - Danieli has won a contract to upgrade a 4-high plate mill in Italy, the company has announced.
Olympic Steel Expands Footprint in Southeastern U.S.
02 June 2020 - Service center operator Olympic Steel Inc. has opened a new flat-rolled processing plant in northern Georgia.
Primetals Technologies Receives Final OK on BOF Upgrade
02 June 2020 - Russian metals and mining company The Mechel Group has issued the final acceptance certificate on a modernized basic oxygen furnace at its Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant, according to project contractor Primetals Technologies.
CMC Plant Upgrades Furnace Control
01 June 2020 - Italy’s Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) recently upgraded a reheat furnace at a Florida rebar mill, the company said.
The Systems Group Lands Order Related to New SDI Mill
01 June 2020 - Electric arc furnace (EAF) equipment manufacturer Systems Spray-Cooled, a division of The Systems Group, will help equip a new flat-rolled mill being built in Texas.
Alliance Steel Opens New Headquarters Facility
01 June 2020 - Steel service center Alliance Steel has moved its headquarters and coil processing plant to Gary, Ind., USA, and is winding down operations at its former home in Illinois.
