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Mill Upgrades & Capital Investments
New mills, mill upgrades and other projects requiring an expenditure of capital.
Latest News
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.
Vietnamese Steelmaker Starts Up Converter Shop at New Mill
27 August 2019 - Vietnam’s Hoa Phat Group has commissioned the first of four converters at its integrated greenfield mill near Da Nang, reports the supplier of the equipment.
Primetals Technologies to Supply Third Caster at Chinese Mill
27 August 2019 - Primetals Technologies has received an order for a continuous slab caster from China’s Baosteel Zhanjiang, the equipment supplier has said.
MORE Supplies 215th EAF Manipulator
27 August 2019 - Italian EAF equipment supplier MORE srl has reached a sales milestone, landing its 215th order for a one of its CATFIS automatic temperature and sampling manipulators.
JSW Steel USA Halts Construction on Baytown Expansion
22 August 2019 - JSW Steel USA has put their expansion plans for their Baytown, Texas., USA, steel works on hold, reports S&P Global Platts.
Anyang Steel Announces Investments for 1.66 Million Metric Ton Long Products Mill
21 August 2019 - China’s Anyang Iron & Steel outlined on Monday their plan to invest 5.8 billion yuan in a new long products facility with an annual capacity of 1.66 million metric tons per year, Shanghai Metal Market reports.
ANDRITZ to Upgrade Cold Strip Line at North American Stainless
20 August 2019 - North American Stainless utilize ANDRITZ technology to upgrade its No. 1 cold strip line at its Ghent, Ky., USA, facility, according to the supplier on the project.
BlueScope to Proceed With U.S. Expansion
19 August 2019 - Australian steel producer BlueScope Steel Ltd. is expanding their North Star business in Delta, Ohio, USA.
Stelco Awarded CA$50 Million From Canadian Government to Upgrade Plants
19 August 2019 - The investment is part of a project to modernize Stelco’s Hamilton and Lake Erie Works. The upgrades will include a new recycling facility and will bring about the creation of 75 new jobs.
New Electrode Manufacturing Tech Passes Performance Tests
13 August 2019 - A new type of extruder used to make graphite electrodes has passed its final acceptance tests, reports Danieli Breda, the equipment maker’s forging and extrusion unit.
SMS group Bags Order for Replacement Converters
12 August 2019 - SMS group has received an order from Taiwan’s China Steel Corp. for three replacement converters, a project intended to improve uptime and reduce maintenance costs.
Danieli Lands Contract for Plate Mill Improvements
12 August 2019 - PAO Severstal has awarded a contract to Danieli for upgrades to a plate mill at its Cherepovets works.
KOCKS Lands Orders for Bar Mill Rolling Blocks
09 August 2019 - German bar mill specialist KOCKS GmbH & Co. KG has received separate orders from three Chinese rolling mills.
Vietnamese Cold Mill Begins Start-Up
08 August 2019 - Vietnam’s Hoa Phat Steel has produced the first coil on its No. 2 hot-dipped galvanizing line, the first unit to come on-line at its cold mill complex.
Cleveland-Cliffs Celebrates Completion DR-Grade Pellet Project
07 August 2019 - U.S. iron ore miner Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has cut the ribbon on a US$100 million expansion of its Northshore mine in Silver Bay, Minn.
Coke Plant Progresses on Stamp Charging Upgrade
07 August 2019 - NLMK Group has begun installing the process equipment to stamp charge one of the coke batteries at its Altai-Koks coke facility.
Zekelman Industries Chooses Arkansas for US$150M Mill
31 July 2019 - Zekelman Industries will build its new electric-weld tube mill in Blytheville, Ark., USA, next to its existing Atlas Tube facility, the company has announced.
AK Steel Plans Efficiency Upgrades for Dearborn Works
31 July 2019 - AK Steel Corp. is preparing for a maintenance outage at the Dearborn works hot end this fall, one that is expected to yield significant cost savings.
