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Mill Upgrades & Capital Investments
New mills, mill upgrades and other projects requiring an expenditure of capital.
Latest News
Nucor Officially Cuts the Ribbon on New Plate Mill
09 October 2023 - Local and state leaders in Kentucky gathered with Nucor Corp. executives to cut the ribbon on the steelmaker’s new plate mill, reports The (Elizabethtown, Ky.) News-Enterprise newspaper.
Acerinox Group Mill Signs UHT for Process Control Upgrade
05 October 2023 - Uvån Hagfors Technology AB (UHT) has been contracted to upgrade the level process control system at South Africa’s Columbus Stainless, the company reports.
Finkl Steel Turns to ABB for Electrical System Solution
03 October 2023 - An ABB upgrade has helped Finkl Steel resolve a long-standing production and maintenance issue at its facility in Sorel, Que., Canada.
Danieli to Build Vertical Slab Caster for French Mill
03 October 2023 - ArcelorMittal subsidiary Industeel has ordered a Danieli vertical slab caster for its Le Creusot plant in France.
ArcelorMittal Mexico Starts Automated Quality Control System
28 September 2023 - ArcelorMittal Mexico recently put an integrated quality control, production management and transport system from Primetals Technologies into service at is Lázaro Cárdenas site, the equipment supplier reports.
Nucor Looks to Fusion Technology as an Electricity Source
27 September 2023 - Nucor Corp. on Wednesday announced that it intends to bring fusion power to its steel mills through a collaboration with a company developing the technology.
Vale to Weigh Potential of Port-Based HBI Plant
27 September 2023 - Iron ore miner Vale has signed a memorandum of understanding with a southeastern Brazilian port to explore development of a hot briquetted iron hub, the company has announced.
Alton Steel Opens 6.5-MW Solar Facility
25 September 2023 - Special bar quality maker Alton Steel on Monday cut the ribbon on an on-site solar array that will meet 10% of the steel producer’s electricity needs.
Indian Mill Starts Sarralle Ladle Furnace
22 September 2023 - A Sarralle-built ladle furnace has been successfully hot commissioned at India’s ESL Steel Ltd.-Vedanta, the equipment manufacturer reports.
ABB, SMS group Tag Team on Hot Strip Mill Drivetrain
20 September 2023 - ABB is partnering with SMS group to deliver the medium-voltage motors and drives to the new AM/NS India hot strip mill in Hazira, the companies report.
Deacero Announces US$1 Billion Investment
19 September 2023 - Mexican steelmaker Deacero plans to add 1.2 million tons of capacity, a US$1 billion investment to be carried out over the next three years, reports Recycling Today.
TYASA, Danieli Partner on SBQ Mill Build
19 September 2023 - Danieli has won a contract to build a 350,000-ton bar mill for Mexico’s TYASA, the equipment manufacturer reports.
U.K. Agrees to Help Fund Tata Steel Decarbonization Effort
15 September 2023 - The U.K. government has agreed to provide GBP500 million in support of Tata Steel’s EAF conversion at its Port Talbot works, the company has announced.
Egypt Lays Plans for US$1 Billion Mill
14 September 2023 - Egypt is planning to invest US$1 billion in a flat steel facility that would produce for both the domestic and flat-rolled markets, reports Business Insider.
voestalpine Embarks Upon a New Era in Steelmaking
14 September 2023 - voestalpine has broken ground on a EUR450 million electric arc furnace (EAF) at its Donawitz plant in Austria, the first of two that the steelmaker will build, the company has said.
BlueScope Executes On New Zealand EAF Project
11 September 2023 - The steelmaker announced that it has received board approval on a NZ$300 million (US$177 million) electric arc furnace (EAF) project at its New Zealand Steel works at Glenbrook, and that the project has moved into execution.
Acciaieria Arvedi Commissions Danieli Heavy-Duty Shredder Plant
11 September 2023 - Danieli announced today its Danieli Centro Recycling high-performance, shredder-based, steel scrap processing plant is being commissioned at Acciaieria Arvedi in Cremona, Italy.
H2 Green Steel Exploring Projects in North America, South America
07 September 2023 - As H2 Green Steel looks to build its first plant in Sweden, it also is weighing potential green hydrogen and direct reduction projects in the U.S., Canada, Brazil and Portugal, reports the (London) Financial Times.
H2 Green Steel Lines Up EUR1.5 Billion in Equity Funding
07 September 2023 - European steel startup H2 Green Steel has raised approximately EUR1.5 billion in equity from a group of investors, a round that will finance its planned green steel plant and a giga-scale hydrogen electrolyzer.
ANDRITZ to Build Cold Mill for ArcelorMittal France
07 September 2023 - ArcelorMittal France has placed an order with ANDRITZ for a reversible 6-high cold mill to produce light-gauge, non-oriented electrical steels, the equipment manufacturer has announced.
