Mill Upgrades & Capital Investments
New mills, mill upgrades and other projects requiring an expenditure of capital.
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Nucor Wrapping Up Several Key Projects
23 October 2019 - Nucor Corp.’s new galvanizing line at its Kentucky sheet mill coated its first coil last month, one of several major capital projects nearing the finish line.
Danieli Completes Upgrades to Croatian Steel Plant
22 October 2019 - Acciaierie Bertoli Safau’s Sisak plant in Croatia recently upgraded its special steel meltshop with a Danieli Automation Q-One power system, Danieli has said.
Big River CEO: We Are Aggressively Ramping Up for a Second Mill
17 October 2019 - Big River Steel has created a development company that will handle the preliminary work related to the company’s proposed flat-rolled mill in Texas, chief executive Dave Stickler tells S&P Global Platts.
SMS group Lands Order for Ohio Caster
15 October 2019 - SMS group has been awarded a contract to supply a thin-slab caster to North Star BlueScope Steel as part of the Delta, Ohio, sheet mill’s planned US$700 million expansion.
NLMK DanSteel Launches In-House Service Center
14 October 2019 - Danish steel plate manufacturer NLMK DanSteel has opened an on-site service center to provide pre-fabrication services for its European customers, the company has announced.
NLMK Reveals Plans for EUR150 Million Upgrade to Belgium Facility
11 October 2019 - NLMK La Louvière has awarded a contract to Primetals Technologies for improvements to its hot strip mill, the company has announced.
KOCKS RSB® 5.0 Ordered by Two Chinese Producers
10 October 2019 - Jiangsu Lihuai Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (Huaigang Special Steel) and Fujian Sangang Minguang Group Co. Ltd. (Sanming) placed orders for a KOCKS GmbH & Co KG reducing and sizing block (RSB®) 370++/4, the supplier reports.
ArcelorMittal Monlevade Commissions Primetals Technologies Hot Metals Desulfurization System
10 October 2019 - The installation is part of the quality improvement program and expansion of the Brazilian facility.
Valin Xiangtan Starts Up New Large Bloom Caster From Danieli
09 October 2019 - The caster is the first in the world operating with different withdrawal units to perform simultaneous soft and hard reduction, according to the supplier.
Fives Supplies Eco-Friendly Reheating Furnaces
07 October 2019 - Fives has been contracted for reheating furnaces for two separate steelmakers in China, the company reported.
Liberty Steel To Invest US$25 Million in New EAF, Improvements to Georgetown Works
07 October 2019 - Liberty Steel USA will install a new electric arc furnace at its Georgetown, S.C., wire rod mill and make other improvements to its meltshop, the company has announced.
JFE Steel Sets Blast Furnace Revamp
03 October 2019 - Japan's JFE Steel will undertake a JPY50 billion (US$467.9 million) rebuild of the No. 4 blast furnace at its Kurashiki facility, the company has said.
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Completes Furnace Tower at Toledo Facility
01 October 2019 - After 296 days, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has completed a 457-foot furnace reactor tower for its hot briquetted iron (HBI) project in Toledo, Ohio, USA.
Primetals Technologies Modernizes Twin EAF for Baosteel
01 October 2019 - The final acceptance certificate has been issued for the modernization of a more than 20-year-old DC twin electric arc furnace at Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd.’s (Baosteel) Shanghai, China, plant.
NLMK Group Investing in New Waste Energy Recovery Power Plant
01 October 2019 - NLMK is planning to invest RUS 35 billion in the development of a new recovery power plant at NLMK Lipetsk. The power plant will run on byproduct gases from steelmaking operations.
Danieli U.S. Pipe Mill Receives Final Acceptance
30 September 2019 - Danieli Centro Tube has received final acceptance on a 5 ½ inch seamless pipe mill installed at Benteler Steel/Tube in Shreveport, La.
Outokumpu Considering New Slag Furnace Installation in Finland
30 September 2019 - Stainless steelmaker Outokumpu is assessing options to build a new slag furnace in Tornio, Finland, the company reports.
Duferdofin-Nucor, Alfa Acciai Receive Upgrades From AIC
27 September 2019 - Automation solutions provider Automazioni Industriali Capitanio s.r.l. has wrapped up projects at two Italian steel plants, the company has said.
Primetals Technologies Wins Order for Stainless Steel Combination Mill
27 September 2019 - Walsin Yantai Stainless Steel Co. Ltd. has contracted Primetals Technologies to supply a stainless steel combination bar mill, the equipment supplier has announced.
Danieli Wins Order for Casting Automation Package for Czech Steelmaker
25 September 2019 - Danieli Automation will install a new casting temperature simulation package at Třinecké Železárny, a producer of long products located in the Czech Republic.
