Mill Upgrades & Capital Investments
New mills, mill upgrades and other projects requiring an expenditure of capital.
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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.
SDI Draws Near to Site Decision on New Sheet Mill
13 June 2019 - The Texas Comptroller’s office has ruled that Steel Dynamic Inc.’s proposed southwest flat-rolled mill qualifies for local tax breaks, a decision that potentially opens the door to an agreement on economic incentives for the mill – and possibly a final decision on its location.
SAIL to Replace Three Converters at Steel Works
06 June 2019 - The Steel Authority of India Ltd. has contracted SMS group for three new converters at its Durgapur works.
Big River Steel Has Finalized Financing for Its Mill Expansion. Here’s How Much.
04 June 2019 - Big River Steel has lined up US$777 million in financing for the planned expansion of its flat-rolled mill in Osceola, Ark., USA, the company has said.
Danieli Receives Additional Order Tied to Sheet Mill Overhaul
04 June 2019 - Nucor Corp. has contracted Danieli to build a new emissions control system for its Gallatin sheet mill, a follow-on order arising from the steelmaker’s overhaul of the Kentucky facility.
Fives Lands Order for Precision Cold Mill
04 June 2019 - China’s Ningbo Baoxin Stainless Steel Co. Ltd. has ordered a new precision cold mill from Fives, the equipment supplier reports.
Primetals Technologies Lands Order for Automated Tapping System
30 May 2019 - China’s Jiangsu Shagang Group Co. Ltd. has contracted Primetals Technologies to install a fully automated tapping system on two BOF converters at its Zhangjiagang steel works in the Jiangsu province.
SMS group Gets the Nod for Reheat Furnace Build
30 May 2019 - SMS group has landed an order to build a new reheat furnace for the NLMK DanSteel A/S plate mill in Denmark.
Italian Long Products Maker Reveals Plans for New Rolling Mill
28 May 2019 - Nucor Corp.’s Italian joint venture, Duferdofin-Nucor, will build an EUR150 million rolling mill in the province of Brescia, the company has announced.
Danieli Lands U.S. Rail Mill Contract
28 May 2019 - Danieli has been chosen to build EVRAZ North America’s planned rail rolling mill for its Pueblo, Colo., facility.