Mill Upgrades & Capital Investments
New mills, mill upgrades and other projects requiring an expenditure of capital.
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Big River Decides to Expand Arkansas Mill, Considers Additional Automotive Sheet Investment
02 July 2018 - Big River Steel has decided to double down on its investment in Arkansas and expand its existing facility to 3.3 million tons annually. Meanwhile, it separately is considering whether to build an advanced coating line, the company has announced.
Steel Dynamics Plans New Galvanizing Line for Mississippi Sheet Mill
28 June 2018 - Steel Dynamics Inc. plans to add a third galvanizing line to its Columbus, Miss., USA, sheet plant and make US$90 million to US$100 million in other improvements there.
SMS group Secures Orders for Finishing Blocks
21 June 2018 - SMS group has landed two separate orders for its MEERdrive PLUS finishing blocks from Italian wire rod producers Arlenico SpA and Feralpi Siderurgica SpA.
Tata Steel Modernizes Continuous Annealing Line
21 June 2018 - The No. 12 continuous annealing line at Tata Steel Packaging in IJmuiden, Netherlands, has been restarted following upgrades to its automation system and electrics, according to the equipment supplier on the project.
NLMK Plans Improvements to Coke Facility
14 June 2018 - In a bid to improve coke quality, Russia’s NLMK Group said it will invest EUR57 million in process upgrades at its Altai-Koks facility.
SAIL Celebrates Completion of Major Plant Upgrades
14 June 2018 - India Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday visited the Steel Authority of India Ltd.’s Bhilai Steel Plant to mark the completion of company’s expansive modernization program.
SMS group Lands Order for Galvanizing Line
12 June 2018 - China’s Shandong Ruifeng Stainless Steel Co. has chosen SMS group to supply a hot-dip galvanizing line to complement its pickling line and tandem mill.
voestalpine Brings New Slab Caster Into Service
11 June 2018 - voestalpine has been quickly ramping up a new slab caster at its No. 3 steel shop in Linz, Austria, having successfully cast nearly all of the steels it is designed to produce within its first three months of operation, according to the caster's manufacturer.
China, Zimbabwe to Partner on US$1B Steel Mill
11 June 2018 - Chinese and Zimbabwean leaders have signed a memorandum of understanding for a 2-million-metric-ton-per-year steel plant, reports Xinhua, China’s state news agency.
CMC Winds Up First Spool of Rebar
07 June 2018 - Commercial Metals Company’s new micro-mill in Oklahoma has begun producing spooled rebar, according to the plant’s technology supplier, Danieli.
Tenova Bags Orders for Two EAFs
06 June 2018 - China’s Shandong Laigang Yongfeng Steel Corp. has awarded a contract to Tenova for the retrofit of two new electric arc furnaces at its plant in Dezhou City, Shandong Province.
Italian Company Bags Orders for Three New Furnaces
31 May 2018 - Two North American steelmakers have awarded contracts to Italian furnace builder Forni Industriali Bendotti for new reheat furnaces.
SMS group Receives Order for Slab Caster
23 May 2018 - NLMK Group has awarded a contract for a new thick slab caster to SMS group, the equipment supplier has announced.
Severstal Contracts Primetals Technologies for Strip Mill Improvements
22 May 2018 - Primetals Technologies has won a contract to upgrade the primary hot strip mill at PAO Severstal’s Cherepovets steel works, the equipment supplier said on Tuesday.
Danieli Awarded Contract for Greenfield Wire Rod Mill
21 May 2018 - Concrete reinforcement products maker Van Merksteijn International has chosen Danieli to equip a new mini-mill at the port of Eemshavenin in the Netherlands.
Chinese Mills Begin Beefing Up Scrap Infrastructure
18 May 2018 - As China’s electric arc furnace capacity rises, Chinese steel mills are subsequently investing in scrap processing equipment, reports the Reuters news service.
Service Center to Set Up Shop at Nucor Steel-Arkansas
17 May 2018 - California-based service center Calstrip Industries Inc. is planning to build a 300,000-square-foot processing plant at Nucor Steel-Arkansas, an investment that will help support the new specialty cold rolling mill being installed there.
Nucor Sheet Mill to Receive US$240M Galvanizing Line
14 May 2018 - Nucor Corp. will build a US$240 million galvanizing line at its Arkansas sheet mill, where it already is installing a specialty cold rolling mill, and is weighing similar investments elsewhere, the company has announced.
SAIL Completes Work on New Blast Furnace
14 May 2018 - Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) last week blew in a new and larger blast furnace at its Rourkela steel plant.
Gerdau Rounds Out Michigan Mill Overhaul with US$70.3M Investment
09 May 2018 - Gerdau Specialty Steel North America said on Thursday that it will invest US$70.3 million in its Monroe, Mich., USA, meltshop.
