Mill Upgrades & Capital Investments
New mills, mill upgrades and other projects requiring an expenditure of capital.
Latest News
thyssenkrupp Sees Machine Vision System Aiding Defect Detection
27 November 2023 - thyssenkrupp is implementing a Primetals Technologies-made computer vision solution for detecting strip cross cracks at a German hot strip mill.
Nucor Announces US$280M Plate Mill Improvement
20 November 2023 - Nucor Corp.’s board of directors have greenlighted a US$280 million modernization of its Tuscaloosa, Ala., plate mill, the company announced Friday.
BlueScope Steel Selects Danieli Technology for Decarbonization Project
20 November 2023 - BlueScope Steel’s New Zealand Steel has ordered a Danieli Digimelter furnace as part of its plans to reduce its CO2 emissions.
Deacero Orders Five Scrap Shredders
15 November 2023 - Mexican long products producer Deacero has placed an order with Danieli Centro Recycling for five shredding plants to process light domestic scrap and car bodies, according to the equipment supplier.
German Mill Gives Preliminary Acceptance of Mill Upgrade
15 November 2023 - Germany’s BGH Edelstahlwerke has signed the preliminary acceptance certificate on an upgrade to a roughing mill, according to project contractor Primetals Technologies.
JSW Steel USA Rail Project Secures US$500K Grant
13 November 2023 - JSW Steel USA has been awarded a US$500,000 grant that will help cover costs of two rail projects at its Mingo Junction, Ohio, facility.
Rooftop Solar Installation to Help Power Rebar Mill
13 November 2023 - Philippines rebar maker Real Steel is investing the equivalent of US$17.9 million in a rooftop solar system, according to the BusinessWorld newspaper.
Danieli Contracted for Wire Rod Mill Build
09 November 2023 - Danieli has won an order for a new wire rod line that will serve an Italian long products mill.
PT Krakatau Steel Contracts SMS group for HSM Overhaul
09 November 2023 - Indonesian steel producer PT Krakatau Steel has signed SMS group to modernize the No. 1 hot strip mill in Cilegon, Banten.
Primetals Technologies Reveals World’s First 3-Strand Slab Caster
08 November 2023 - China’s Tangshan Donghua Iron and Steel has started up a 3-strand continuous slab caster at a mill in Tangshan, Hebei province, marking a world first, according to the caster’s builder, Primetals Technologies.
British Steel Announces EAF Conversion
07 November 2023 - British Steel has unveiled a GBP1.25 billion plan to decarbonize its steelmaking process by converting to electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking.
It's All Coming Together: Algoma Steel Links Skeleton of EAF Building
02 November 2023 - Algoma Steel’s electric arc furnace (EAF) installation has reached a new construction milestone as the company has put in place the last of four crane girders, according to a regional business publication.
Essar Group Laying Plans for US$4 Billion Mill in Saudi Arabia
30 October 2023 - India’s Essar Group plans to invest US$4 billion in a low-CO2 steel plant in Saudi Arabia, reports the Bloomberg news service.
Portuguese Mill Taps Danieli Service for Pickling Line Project
30 October 2023 - Brazil’s CSN Group has contracted Danieli Service to upgrade a pickling line payoff reel at its Lusosider Aços Planos S.A. mill in Portugal.
Chinese Plate Mill Signs Off on Process Automation Upgrade
25 October 2023 - Primetals Technologies has received the final acceptance certificate on an extensive automation upgrade made to Xiangtan Iron and Steel’s plate mill in Xiangtan, Hunan province.
JSW Steel Eyes Green Steel Plant
24 October 2023 - As the European Union begins to roll out its tariff plan on CO2 intensive steels, India’s JSW Steel is looking to build a green steel facility by 2030, reports the business publication Mint.
Nucor Celebrates Start of Work in West Virginia Mill
23 October 2023 - Nucor has broken ground on its West Virginia flat-rolled mill, marking the start of work on what is the steelmaker’s single largest investment.
Sarralle Bags Order for Fume Extraction System
23 October 2023 - JSW Steel subsidiary Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd. has placed an order with Sarralle for a new fume extraction system at its Tehsil, Odisha, India, facility.
POSCO, HBIS Open JV Galvanizing Plant
23 October 2023 - A joint venture between South Korea’s POSCO and China’s HBIS Group is starting up a new galvanized sheet facility in China, reports The Korea Times.
Nucor Mulls Rebar Micro-Mill in Pacific Northwest
20 October 2023 - Nucor Corp. today announced that it is looking possible sites for a new 650,000-ton rebar micro-mill in the Pacific Northwest.
