Mill Upgrades & Capital Investments
New mills, mill upgrades and other projects requiring an expenditure of capital.
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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.
Tenova Awarded Contract for Intelligent Waste Heat Recovery Systems
23 September 2019 - China’s Tangshan Zhengfeng Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. recently placed a follow-on order with Tenova for three of its iRecovery® intelligent waste heat recovery systems, the equipment supplier reports.
National Steel to Build New US$500 Million Complex
23 September 2019 - Saudi Arabia’s National Steel Co. has reached an agreement to establish a US$500 million steel products plant in an Omanese free-trade zone next to the Port of Salalah, according to the English-language Muscat Daily newspaper.
Morgan Engineering Starts Work on US$5 Million Headquarters
23 September 2019 - Morgan Engineering broke ground on its new Alliance, Ohio, USA, headquarters on 18 September, the company has announced.
Primetals Technologies, Tata Steel Europe Commission Automation System – From Afar
19 September 2019 - Primetals Technologies and Tata Steel Europe reached a first in their 50-year relationship – Primetals Technologies remotely commissioned a new level 2 automation system for a caster.
Liberty Steel to Begin EUR400 Million Expansion of European Steel Works
19 September 2019 - Sanjeev Gupta, Liberty Steel founder and international metals and industrial entrepreneur, pledged EUR400 million over five years to build Liberty Steel’s newly acquired European steel works into a major force in the global steel industry.
BILSTEIN GROUP Nears Completion on German Cold Rolling Mill
18 September 2019 - German cold-rolled products maker The Bilstein Group is preparing to commission a new wide quarto reversing mill in Germany, a facility it calls one of the most technologically advanced worldwide.
Stelco Cuts the Ribbon on CA$30 Million Batch Anneal Plant
17 September 2019 - Stelco on Monday marked the opening of its new CA$30 million batch anneal facility, a project that has expanded the range of cold-rolled products the Canadian steelmaker is able to offer.
New Caster Planned for Nucor Bar Mill
17 September 2019 - Nucor Corp. has unveiled plans to invest an additional US$40 million in it is Kankakee bar mill in Illinois, where it already is installing a new merchant bar mill.
Turkish Producer Plans New Blast Furnace
17 September 2019 - The board at Turkey's Kardemir has OK'd plans to build a new blast furnace, a move that will lift the company's hot metal capacity by 1 million metric tons, the company has said.
Danieli to Supply New Quench and Self-Temper Line to Nucor Bar Mill
12 September 2019 - Danieli will be installing a new quenching and self-tempering system at Nucor Steel’s Marion, Ohio, USA, facility, the supplier reports.
US$1 Billion Steelmaking Facility Planned for the Philippines
10 September 2019 - Philippine steelmaker SteelAsia Manufacturing Corp. and China’s HBIS Group Co. Ltd. are partnering to build an integrated steelmaking facility in the Batangas province in the Philippines, according to a government newswire.
NLMK Iron Ore Project Enters Next Phase
10 September 2019 - NLMK Group’s Stoilensky iron ore division has moved to the third stage of construction on its new dewatering plant, the Russian steelmaker has said.
Autumn Will Be a Busy Season — For Maintenance Outages
09 September 2019 - Most of the biggest U.S. flat-rolled producers have maintenance outages planned for the remainder of the year, removing between 630,000 and 700,000 tons of capacity from service, reports commodities news and pricing serivce S&P Global Platts.
Primetals Technologies Automation Upgrades Receive Final Acceptance from Gerdau
05 September 2019 - Primetals Technologies has received the final acceptance certificates on level 1 and 2 systems upgrades at Gerdau's Ouro Branco mill in Brazil.
Tokyo Steel Chooses Danieli Automated Scrap Handling Solution
05 September 2019 - Tokyo Steel has contracted Danieli to automate classification of scrap at its Kyushu plant, Danieli has announced.
SMS Tapped to Revamp Salzgitter Caster
04 September 2019 - SMS group has been commissioned to revamp the No. 1 continuous caster at Salzgitter Flachstahl’s Salzgitter works in Germany.
Liberty Steel Sets European Investments
03 September 2019 - Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty Steel plans to invest more than US$443 million over the next five years in its newly acquired European mills, Liberty Steel chief executive Jon Bolton tells Bloomberg news service.
Chinese Casters Re-Enter Production Following Improvements
03 September 2019 - China’s TISCO has completed upgrades to two thin-slab casters and has returned the machines to service, reports Danieli, the project contractor.
Job Candidates Line Up for Work at New Rebar Mill
28 August 2019 - Nucor Corp. is need of about 100 more people to fill out the payroll at its rebar mill in Sedalia, Mo., USA. But it shouldn’t have to look too hard – approximately 2,300 people have applied for any of the 250 available positons, according to regional economic development officials.
