Mill Upgrades & Capital Investments
New mills, mill upgrades and other projects requiring an expenditure of capital.
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Commercial Metals to Expand Spooled Rebar Capacity
30 November 2017 - Commercial Metals Company (CMC) plans to add rebar spooling capabilities to its original micro-mill in Mesa, Ariz., USA, the company announced Wednesday.
Italian Steelmaker Adding Continuous Rolling Capabilities to Rebar Mill
30 November 2017 - Primetals Technologies has received an order for its ERT-EBROS billet welding system from Italy’s Ferriera Valsabbia S.p.A., which plans to install the technology at its Odolo mill in the province of Brescia.
Tenova Wins First-in-Market Order for Offgas Analysis System
30 November 2017 - Japan’s Tokyo Steel Co. Ltd. has ordered an offgas analysis system from Tenova, the equipment supplier said on Thursday.
Steelmaker Plans US$2.1 Billion Investment in Bangladesh
29 November 2017 - China’s Kunming Iron and Steel Holding Co. plans to invest more than US$2.1 billion in an iron and steel plant and other facilities in Bangladesh, reports Xinhua, China’s official state news agency.
SMS to Build Auto Steel Galvanizing Line for Chinese Mill
29 November 2017 - SMS group has won a contract to build a new continuous hot-dipped galvanizing line for China’s Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., the equipment manufacturer said.
Fives Lands Order for Galvanizing Furnace
28 November 2017 - China’s Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel has awarded a contract to Fives for a continuous galvanizing line furnace and inductors, the equipment supplier has announced.
PCI Units at Russian Blast Furnace Meet Performance Expectations
22 November 2017 - New pulverized coal injection plants added to the Nos. 6 and 7 blast furnaces at NLMK Group’s Lipetsk plant in Russia have passed performance guarantee tests, the equipment supplier on the project has announced.
Report: ArcelorMittal, SAIL Nearing Agreement on JV Cold Mill
21 November 2017 - The Steel Authority of India Ltd. and ArcelorMittal are preparing to sign a memorandum of understanding to establish a cold rolling mill capable of producing 1.5 million tons annually, according to the Press Trust of India news agency.
Nucor Doubles Down on Micro-Mill Investment
21 November 2017 - Nucor Corp. has chosen the U.S. state of Missouri as the home of its proposed US$250 million micro-mill and revealed that it will look to build a second one somewhere in the Southeast.
Nucor Plans US$180 Million Investment in Illinois Bar Mill
16 November 2017 - Nucor Corp. said it selected a site for its planned merchant bar expansion, choosing its Bourbonnais, Ill., USA, rebar plant for the US$180 million investment.
Asian Steelmaker Starts Up New Cold Mill
16 November 2017 - Vietnam’s Nam Kim Steel Joint Stock Company has rolled the first coil on its new reversing cold mill at its plant in the province of Binh Duong, according the equipment supplier on the project.
ArcelorMittal Allots Nearly US$300 Million for 2018 Capital Projects
13 November 2017 - ArcelorMittal USA is budgeting for US$276 million in capital spending for next year, with much of that being set aside for its integrated mills in northern Indiana, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.
Kuwaiti Steelmaker Puts Bar Mill on Order
13 November 2017 - Italian bar mill equipment manufacturer Nuova Carpenteria Odolese (NCO) has won an order for a rebar mill from Kuwait’s Al-Oula Steel Manufacturing Company.
Executive: The Time Has Come for Coke Producers to Face Critical Investment Decisions
08 November 2017 - As the U.S. iron and steel industry rebounds from the downturn of 2015, the time has come for coke producers to make capital investment decisions that had been postponed. And those decisions won’t be easy to make, said John Quanci, vice president of engineering and technology for SunCoke Energy.
Large-Diameter Spiral-Weld Line Enters Production
07 November 2017 - Algeria’s EPE Alfapipe has put a new 80-inch, spiral-welded pipe mill into service, according to the equipment supplier on the project.
TimkenSteel Puts New Heat Treat Facility Into Service
03 November 2017 - Ohio-based TimkenSteel has commissioned its new US$40 million heat treat plant and has begun processing orders, the company has announced.
Spanish Mill Puts New Walking Beam Furnace on Order
03 November 2017 - SMS group has received an order for a walking beam furnace from Spain’s Forjas Iraeta Heavy Industry, the equipment supplier said on Friday.
ArcelorMittal Awards Contract for Caster Rebuild
27 October 2017 - SMS group has won a contract to rebuild the No. 2 slab caster at ArcelorMittal Asturias’ plant in Avilés, Spain, the equipment supplier has announced.
New Cold Mill Put Into Service at Turkish Mill
24 October 2017 - Turkish joint venture producer Tosyali-Toyo Celik has fired up a new rolling complex that is producing cold-rolled tinplate and hot-dip galvanized and painted sheets.
Danieli Contracted for Slab Caster Upgrade
24 October 2017 - Danieli has been awarded a contract to overhaul the No 2. slab caster at ArcelorMittal Tubarão, the steelmaker’s flat-rolled plant in Serra, Brazil.
