Mill Upgrades & Capital Investments
New mills, mill upgrades and other projects requiring an expenditure of capital.
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Italian Mill Orders Remotely Operated Taphole Equipment
13 October 2017 - Italy’s Acciaierie Bertoli Safau has ordered an equipment package that will eliminate the need to man the eccentric bottom taphole sump panel.
Heat Treat Equipment Maker Wins Orders for Annealing Facility Expansions
13 October 2017 - voestalpine is expanding its new bell annealing facility in Linz, Austria, adding four high-temperature workbases, according to the equipment supplier, Ebner Industrieofenbau.
Primetals Completes Overhaul of Rebar Mill
11 October 2017 - Russian long products manufacturer Abinsk Electric Steel has completed an overhaul of its meltshop and billet caster, according to the equipment supplier on the project.
Minnesota Governor Puts Support Behind Firm's Effort to Revive Stalled Iron Ore Project
04 October 2017 - Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has given his blessing to a firm looking to rescue the stalled Essar Steel Minnesota iron ore mine and taconite plant, reports the (Minneapolis, Minn.) Star Tribune.
Stelco Hopes to Enable Auto Steel Sales Through IPO
03 October 2017 - Three months removed from creditor protection, Canadian steelmaker Stelco is considering an initial public offering to help it pay for improvements to its facilities.
Ternium to Build New Plants in Mexico, Colombia
02 October 2017 - Latin American steelmaker Ternium is investing more than US$1 billion in a new hot rolling mill in Mexico and a new rebar mill in Colombia, each of which are intended to displace imports into the countries.
Nippon Steel President Doesn't Discard Possibility of New Asian Integrated Plant
02 October 2017 - Although Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. president Kosei Shindo has said the company would stay away from building new integrated plants, it isn’t ruling out the possibility.
Report: Stelco Hopes to Raise CA$150 Million Through IPO
29 September 2017 - Three months after emerging from creditor protection, the new owner of Canada’s Stelco will look to take the company public.
ArcelorMittal Allocates US$1B for Improvements to Mexican Operations
29 September 2017 - ArcelorMittal said it plans to invest US$1 billion over the next three years to expand and modernize its Mexican operations.
Salzgitter to Expand Galvanizing Capacity
29 September 2017 - Salzgitter AG supervisory board members have given the go-ahead to the installation of a third galvanizing line at Salzgitter Flachstahl, the company announced on Friday.
U. S. Steel to Expand Ohio Galvanizing Plant
26 September 2017 - United States Steel Corp. and joint venture partner Kobe Steel Ltd. are investing US$400 million in a new continuous galvanizing line to meet rising demand for advanced high-strength steels.
POSCO Opens U.S. Wire Rod Processing Plant
25 September 2017 - POSCO and officials from the state of Indiana gathered Friday to ceremonially open the company’s new U.S. wire rod processing plant at the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville.
ArcelorMittal Taps SMS group for New Ladle Furnace
25 September 2017 - SMS group has won an order from ArcelorMittal Temirtau in Kazakhstan for a new 290-ton ladle furnace, the equipment supplier has announced.
JSW Steel Awards Converter Shop Contract
21 September 2017 - SMS group has won an order to outfit a new converter shop at JSW Steel’s Dolvi facility in India, the equipment manufacturer has announced.
SAIL to Regain Position as India's Leading Producer
21 September 2017 - The Steel Authority of India (SAIL) is preparing to blow in its newest blast furnace – and reclaim its spot as the country’s No. 1 steel producer, reports the Business Standard newspaper.
Romanian Mill Adds Coating Line
21 September 2017 - Romanian steelmaker ArcelorMittal Galati has completed EUR15 million upgrades to its facility, allowing it to produce a new family of organic coated coils.
Nucor Mill Signs Off on EAF Upgrade
18 September 2017 - Nucor Steel Seattle Inc. has granted final acceptance of a newly installed water leak detection system on the plant’s electric arc furnace.
AUMUND Wins Order for Replacement Rotary Discharge Machine
18 September 2017 - voestalpine’s integrated mill in Linz, Austria, has put a new rotary discharge machine on order.
Nucor to Build New Micro Bar Mill
15 September 2017 - Nucor Corp.’s board of directors has given the go-ahead to construction of a new micro-mill somewhere in the Midwestern or southeastern U.S. and approved the expansion of another mill.
ArcelorMittal's Indiana Harbor Benefits From Capital Investment Increase
15 September 2017 - In a bid to improve efficiency and productivity, ArcelorMittal USA is increasing its capital spending. And many of the investment dollars have flowed into its sprawling Indiana Harbor facility in East Chicago, Ind.
