Mill Upgrades & Capital Investments
New mills, mill upgrades and other projects requiring an expenditure of capital.
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Fives Bags Order for Galvanizing Line Upgrade
26 July 2019 - China’s Ma’anshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. has awarded Fives a turnkey contract to upgrade a continuous galvanizing line in the Anhui province.
Proposed Specialty Mill Aims for 50K Tons of Seamless Tube Production
26 July 2019 - A new company is looking to set up a specialty seamless tube mill in the Downriver region of Michigan, reports The Detroit (Mich.) News.
Nucor to Complete Several Expansion Projects This Year
24 July 2019 - Nucor Corp. has begun commissioning a new galvanizing line at its Kentucky sheet mill and is nearing completion of its joint-venture galvanizing line in Mexico, according to chairman and chief executive John Ferriola.
Danieli Contracted for New Special Steel Billet Grinders
24 July 2019 - Chinese special steel manufacturer Shagang Group has placed an order for two new billet grinders with Danieli.
Steel Dynamics Sites Planned Mill in Texas
22 July 2019 - Steel Dynamics Inc. will build its US$1.9 billion flat-roll mill in Sinton, Texas, about 30 miles northwest of the port of Corpus Christi, the company announced Monday.
NLMK Looks to Complete New Caster by Year's End
18 July 2019 - NLMK has begun installation of a new caster at its Lipetsk mill in Russia, marking the beginning of the end of a broader project to boost the mill’s output.
Report: EVRAZ North America CEO Resigns
18 July 2019 - EVRAZ North America president chief executive Conrad Winkler reportedly is stepping down and is to be replaced by a veteran executive in the oilfield services industry, reports The Pueblo (Colo.) Chieftain newspaper.
U. S. Steel Signs Tenova for Košice Investment
18 July 2019 - Tenova LOI Thermprocess has won an order from U. S. Steel Košice for a new annealing and coating line to produce non-oriented electrical steel.
Gerdau Slates Improvements to Two U.S. Mills
16 July 2019 - Gerdau is upgrading two of its rolling mills in the eastern United States, outfitting them with new stands from SMS group.
Mill Contract Sets Investment to Support Nucor Mill
15 July 2019 - Mill services contractor TMS International is building a facility in Sedalia, Mo., USA, to serve Nucor Corp.’s new micro-mill, the company has announced.
NLMK Opens Gas Recovery Plant
15 July 2019 - NLMK Group has put a RUB4.6 billion (US$73.4 million) by-products recovery plant into service at its Lipetsk site in Russia, the steelmaker has said.
Salzgitter Greenlights New Galvanizing Line, Signs SMS group to Project
11 July 2019 - Salzgitter AG will proceed with the installation of a third galvanizing line at its Salzgitter Flachstahl mill and has chosen SMS group to build it, the company announced Thursday.
Danieli Inks Contracts for Rolling Mill, EAF Packages
11 July 2019 - Two Chinese steel producers have placed separate orders with Danieli for a new rebar mill and a scrap charging technology package.
Danieli Awarded Bar Mill Contract, Completes Upgrade to Wire Rod Plant
27 June 2019 - China's Minyuan Iron & Steel Group has ordered a high-speed, high-capacity rebar mill from Danieli, the equipment supplier has announced.
SDI Wins Tax Break for Mill Site
27 June 2019 - A Texas school board has greenlighted a tax incentive plan for Steel Dynamics Inc., seemingly clearing the way for a final decision on the steelmaker’s planned US$1.8 billion flat-rolled mill.
Alliance Steel Plans New Slitting Line
27 June 2019 - Gary, Ind.-based service center Alliance Steel Corp. has contracted Red Bud Industries for a heavy-guage slitting line.
Commercial Metals Sees Strength in Non-Res Construction, Completes Ramp-Up of New Mill
24 June 2019 - Buoyed by continuing strength in non-residential construction, long products maker Commercial Metals Company saw its fiscal third-quarter profits nearly double to US$78.4 million.
Millett: Recent Mill Investments Will Help Keep Industry Competitive
18 June 2019 - Steel Dynamics Inc. chief executive Mark Millett swatted down criticisms of the U.S. steel industry’s recent spate of capital investments, saying that revitalizing assets and implementing new technologies is critical to surviving in a global marketplace.
Big River Gets Rolling on Expansion Plans
18 June 2019 - Big River Steel expects to break ground later this year on an electrical steel processing facility and is weighing installation of new pickling capacity, chief executive David Stickler said Tuesday.
Plant Builder Expects Shift in Mill Investments
17 June 2019 - The North American steel industry has seen an extraordinary level of mill investment in the past two years, but the biggest of the capex announcements are likely behind, according to an executive at plant builder SMS group.
