Mill Upgrades & Capital Investments
New mills, mill upgrades and other projects requiring an expenditure of capital.
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SMS group Wins Order for US$150 Million Structural Tube Mill
10 May 2019 - Pipe and tube maker Zekelman Industries has contracted SMS group as the primary equipment supplier for its new US$150 million electric-weld tube mill.
Plate Mill Contract Adds to Danieli's U.S. Projects
08 May 2019 - Danieli has been awarded a contract to install a new primary descaler and hot plate leveler and to replace the No. 1 plate shearing line at JSW Steel’s Baytown, Texas, plate mill.
Primetals Technologies Gets the Nod for U. S. Steel Strip Mill
07 May 2019 - United States Steel Corporation has chosen Primetals Technologies’ Arvedi ESP (Endless Strip Production) technology for its new US$1 billion hot strip mill, the equipment supplier confirmed on Tuesday.
Zekelman Industries Reveals Plans for US$150 Million Tube Mill
07 May 2019 - Pipe and tube maker Zekelman Industries announced Tuesday that it will build what it describes as the world's largest continuous welded tube mill.
U. S. Steel CEO: We're No Longer Playing Defense
05 May 2019 - After struggling in recent years with profitability and competition from unfairly traded imports, iconic United States Steel Corporation is turning the corner – and making significant investments for the future, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.
Shougang Jingtang Starts Up New Danieli Sheet Mill
03 May 2019 - China’s Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. is running hot tests on its new Danieli Universal Endless sheet mill, Danieli reports.
U. S. Steel Unveils Transformative US$1.2B Investment
02 May 2019 - United States Steel Corporation on Thursday announced a US$1.2 billion plan to build a new caster and hot strip mill at its Edgar Thomson Plant and to build a coke gas co-gen plant at its Clairton coke works.
Nucor Eyes November Start for Rebar Mill
02 May 2019 - Nucor Corp. is aiming to open its Missouri micro-mill this fall and is hiring to fill three shifts, reports KDRO-AM radio in Sedalia.
Nucor Cold Mill Enters Service
25 April 2019 - Nucor Corp. has started up the new specialty cold mill at its Arkansas sheet plant, and customers have already taken delivery of prime product, chairman and chief executive John Ferriola said.
Portuguese Rolling Mill Slates Major Upgrade for 2020
11 April 2019 - Long products producer Megasa Group has announced a major modernization project at its SN Seixal rolling mill in Portugal, according to the supplier on the project.
Paul Wurth to Participate in Blast Furnace Overhaul
11 April 2019 - Russia’s PAO MMK has contracted blast furnace specialist Paul Wurth for a rebuild of an 87-year-old blast furnace at its Magnitogorsk works.
Universal Stainless Celebrates US$10 Million Upgrade
09 April 2019 - Universal Stainless and Alloy Products Inc. has officially unveiled US$10 million worth of improvements to its Dunkirk, N.Y., facility.
Nucor Progresses on Danieli Micro-Mills
09 April 2019 - Danieli said it has begun manufacturing equipment for Nucor Corp.’s planned micro-mill in Florida as work progresses on the company’s other such facility in Missouri.
Turkish Plant Upgrades Environmental Controls
09 April 2019 - Turkey’s Karabük Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. has equipped the sinter plants at its iron and steel works with new offgas cleaning systems, reports the equipment supplier, Primetals Technologies.
Pipe Maker Plans New Spiral Weld Mill
04 April 2019 - SMS group has been awarded a contract to build a spiral pipe mill for American SpiralWeld Pipe, a manufacturer of municipal and industrial water and wastewater lines.
NLMK Reheat Furnace Replacement Moves Ahead
04 April 2019 - NLMK Group is progressing on installation of a new RUB4.4 billion (US$67.5 million) reheat furnace at its Lipetsk plant in Russia, the steelmaker said on Wednesday.
AltaSteel Completes Major Electrical System Upgrade
01 April 2019 - Canadian merchant bar manufacturer AltaSteel has upgraded switchgear at its Edmonton, Alberta, plant, according to the equipment supplier on the project.
Danieli Receives Performance Certificate on Texas EAF Upgrade
29 March 2019 - Gerdau Long Steel North America’s Midlothian, Texas, mill has completed an upgrade to its B furnace and issued the final acceptance certificate, according to the technology supplier on the project.
Here's Where Nucor Will Build Its New Plate Mill
28 March 2019 - Nucor Corp. will build its planned US$1.35 billion plate mill along the Ohio River in Kentucky, the steelmaker said on Wednesday.
Big River Chooses Technology Supplier for Arkansas Expansion
25 March 2019 - SMS group has locked up a contract to expand Big River Steel’s flex mill in Arkansas, the equipment supplier said on Monday.
