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Mill Upgrades & Capital Investments
New mills, mill upgrades and other projects requiring an expenditure of capital.
Latest News
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.
Wire Rod Producer Turns to Primetals Technologies for New Mills
26 May 2020 - Primetals Technologies has received an order for three high-speed wire rod mills from a customer in China, the equipment supplier reports.
NLMK Sees Emissions Reduction Through Equipment Upgrade
26 May 2020 - NLMK Group’s flagship facility in Lipetsk, Russia, has concluded performance testing on new emissions control equipment and found that it is meeting design targets, the company has said.
O’Neal Steel Readies New Facility
26 May 2020 - Steel service center O’Neal Steel is preparing to open a 64,000-square-foot facility in northwestern Missouri next month.
Danieli Caster First to Produce Extra-Large Beam Blank
22 May 2020 - A new, Danieli-built caster has reached a production milestone within months of a start-up – it produced what’s billed as the world’s largest beam blank and immediately topped out its capacity in the first cast.
Steel Processor Setting Up Shop at New SDI Mill
21 May 2020 - Steel processor JM Steel has unveiled a plan to build a facility at Steel Dynamics Inc.’s new flat roll mill in Sinton, Texas, USA.
SAIL Issues Final Acceptance on Plate Q&T Line
20 May 2020 - Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL), the world’s 20th largest steelmaker, has issued the final acceptance certificate on a new roller hearth plate quench and temper line to CAN-ENG Furnaces International Ltd.
SMS group Signed for Coiler Improvements
19 May 2020 - German flat-rolled producer Salzgitter Flachstahl has contracted SMS group to upgrade the coilers at its hot strip mill, SMS group has said.
ArcelorMittal Carbon Reduction Projects Receive EU Financial Support
19 May 2020 - The European Investment Bank is loaning ArcelorMittal EUR75 million in support of two capital projects aimed at reducing carbon emissions.
Stainless Processor to Open Indiana Plant
18 May 2020 - Italy-based stainless processor INOX Market Service has announced plans to open a North American headquarters in Indiana and build a 140,000-square-foot facility.
Cleveland-Cliffs Eager to Resume HBI Plant Construction
12 May 2020 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. plans to resume work on its hot briquetted iron plant as soon as possible to meet anticipated demand, chairman and chief executive Lourenco Goncalves said.
Nucor Mill Commissions Water Treatment Plant
12 May 2020 - Commissioning of the Danieli-built water treatment plant at Nucor’s new Missouri rebar mill has been completed, Danieli has announced.
Big Parts, Big Plans: Equipment Deliveries Begin for Strip Mill Upgrade
07 May 2020 - NLMK Group’s La Louvière plant has begun receiving major components for its EUR150 million hot strip mill upgrade, the steelmaker reports.
Italian Steelmaker Installs Automated Tagging System
04 May 2020 - Italy’s Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) has wrapped up installation of a new bundle tagging system for rebar maker Ferriera Valsabbia.
AISI Confident Infrastructure Funding to be Part of COVID-19 Relief
01 May 2020 - Infrastructure funding should be a part of a COVID-19 relief, and will likely be so, American Iron and Steel Institute chief executive Tom Gibson tell S&P Global Platts.
Despite Market Difficulties, JSW Steel Presses On With U.S. Improvements
30 April 2020 - JSW Steel’s U.S. operation is advancing efforts to upgrade its mills in Ohio and Texas, reports commodities news and pricing service Argus.
Gerdau Certifies Danieli-Led Furnace Upgrade
30 April 2020 - Gerdau has signed off on an upgrade to a furnace at its Divinopolis plant in Brazil, reports Danieli, the project contractor.
