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Mill Upgrades & Capital Investments
New mills, mill upgrades and other projects requiring an expenditure of capital.
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California Steel Plans Strip Mill, Galv Line Improvements
10 January 2019 - California Steel Industries Inc. has awarded a contract to Primetals Technologies for electrical and automation upgrades to its 86-inch hot-strip mill and its No. 2 continuous galvanizing line, the plant builder said on Thursday.
ArcelorMittal Brazil Set to Begin Work on New Coke Oven Battery
09 January 2019 - Construction is to begin later this year on a new coke oven battery at ArcelorMittal’s Tubarão plant in Brazil, according to the contractor on the project.
Commercial Metals Looks to Notch Up Production at New Mill
09 January 2019 - Commercial Metals Company’s new Oklahoma micro-mill shipped nearly 60,000 tons during the company’s first quarter of fiscal 2019 and is preparing to bring on a fourth crew at the plant.
Nucor Board OKs US$1.35B Midwest Plate Mill (Updated)
07 January 2019 - Nucor Corp. has revealed plans to build a US$1.35 billion plate mill somewhere in the Midwestern United States to better serve the country’s largest regional plate market.
Steel Processor Wraps Up Pickling Line Improvements
07 January 2019 - Ohio-based flat-rolled processor Heidtman Steel has completed a US$1.5 million project to upgrade pickling lines in Granite City, Ill., and Butler, Ind., USA.
Tata Steel Plans to Eke Out a Few More Years on BF Before Rebuild
04 January 2019 - Tata Steel Europe is postponing a rebuild of the No. 6 blast furnace at its IJmuiden plant and will instead squeeze a few more years of life out of it.
Indian Rebar Maker to See Substantial Capacity Increase
26 December 2018 - U.K.-based mining and energy conglomerate Vedanta Resources Ltd. plans to invest somewhere between US$3 billion to US$4 billion in an Indian steel mill over the next several years.
NLMK Commences Work on Blast Furnace Rebuild
19 December 2018 - NLMK Group has begun rebuilding the No. 6 blast furnace at its Lipetsk plant in Russia, a project that will increase its ironmaking capacity by 8% to 3.4 million metric tons.
Chinese Steelmaker Signs On for US$4.4B Investment in the Philippines
17 December 2018 - China’s HBIS Group Co. Ltd. and others have signed a memorandum of understanding on a plan to build a US$4.4 billion integrated steelworks in the Philippines.
Kobe Steel Targets Increased Wire Rod Processing Capacity in China
17 December 2018 - Kobe Steel Ltd.’s joint-venture wire rod processing business in China will invest 900 million yen (about US$8 million) to expand capacity there, its fifth such capacity expansion since 2009.
GFG Alliance Lays Out an Ambitious Plan to Build a Very Large Steel Works
13 December 2018 - The Gupta family’s GFG Alliance is committing more than AU$600 million toward upgrades to its iconic steelworks in Whyalla, Australia, and is planning construction of a massive steelmaking plant at the site, the company has announced.
SSAB Wraps Up Pickling Line Upgrade
13 December 2018 - Swedish steelmaker SSAB has completed a SEK370 million (US$40.9 million) project to modernize the entry section on its Hämeenlinna Works pickling line, the company said Thursday.
Ovako Upgrades EAF With Spray-Cooled Roof
12 December 2018 - Swedish steelmaker Ovako has commissioned a new roof on the electric arc furnace at its Horfors plant, according to the equipment supplier on the project.
Section 232 Tariffs Have Fostered Job Creation, Capital Investment, Think Tank Says
11 December 2018 - The Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs haven’t yielded the disastrous economic consequences some had predicted and, in fact, have created new jobs and allowed for renewed capital investment, an economic think tank argues in a new paper.
Primetals Technologies Bags Order for 140-Metric-Ton LMF
11 December 2018 - China’s largest privately owned steelmaker, Jiangsu Shagang Group Company Ltd., has ordered a twin-ladle metallurgy furnace from Primetals Technologies, the equipment supplier has announced.
Italian Long Products Maker Brings New Wire Rod Mill On-Line
05 December 2018 - Italy’s Pittini Group has rolled the first coil on a new high-speed wire rod mill at its Acciaierie di Verona plant.
Steel Dynamics to Build US$1.7B Sheet Mill in Southwest U.S.
27 November 2018 - Steel Dynamics Inc. has revealed plans to build an advanced sheet mill somewhere in the southwestern U.S. at a cost of between US$1.7 and US$1.8 billion.
Tenova to Upgrade Vietnamese EAF
27 November 2018 - Tenova has won a contract to outfit a Consteel electric arc furnace in Vietnam with new technology that will allow the furnace to also accept hot metal from a blast furnace.
Report: South Korean Steelmaker Exploring Potential Indian JV
27 November 2018 - Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. (RINL) has had some early discussions with Hyundai Steel about the possibility of setting up a joint-venture mill in India, reports the Business Standard newspaper.
JSW Steel About to Restart Ohio EAF
21 November 2018 - JSW Steel’s U.S. division is expected to throw the switch on its Mingo Junction, Ohio, electric arc furnace sometime next week, reports The (Wheeling, W.Va.) Intelligencer newspaper.
