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Mill Upgrades & Capital Investments
New mills, mill upgrades and other projects requiring an expenditure of capital.
Latest News
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.
New Midrex HBI Plant Passes Muster
14 September 2017 - A Midrex hot-briquetted iron (HBI) plant built for a Russian iron ore miner and processor has passed its performance guarantee test, Midrex has announced.
New Finishing Line Provides Expanded Product Offerings at ArcelorMittal Bar Mill
12 September 2017 - ArcelorMittal’s Canadian long products division in June put a new finishing line into service at its Longueuil, Que., bar mill. The project took 18 months to complete, but the mill never missed a beat, according to Modern Metals magazine.
Tubemaker Issues Final Acceptance on New Seamless Equipment
11 September 2017 - Vallourec Deutschland has signed the acceptance certificate on a new piece of seamless tube rolling equipment installed at one of its facilities.
U. S. Steel Wins Tax Break on Tin Mill Improvement
07 September 2017 - United States Steel Corp.’s Midwest Plant in Portage, Ind., USA, has won a five-year tax abatement on upgrades it is making to the facility’s tin mill.
India Wants Foreign Steel Producers to Build, Not Buy
07 September 2017 - As India looks to expand its steel capacity, it is encouraging foreign producers to undertake domestic expansion projects rather than buying up distressed assets.
AUMUND Receives Order for Coal, Coke Handling Equipment
05 September 2017 - Baosteel Group’s Shanghai Meishan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. has placed an order with AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH for six rotary discharge machines that will be used to withdraw coal and coke from storage silos and covered stockpiles.
Canadian Tube Maker Searching for U.S. Site
01 September 2017 - An Ohio city is competing with at least one other locale for a proposed tube being planned by Canadian steel processor Nova Steel, according to a report.
Danieli Receives Order for Four New Blast Furnaces
31 August 2017 - Danieli Corus has won a contract to build the primary end of a new steel mill in Vietnam.
Construction of NLMK Oxide Recovery Plant Underway
30 August 2017 - Russia’s NLMK Group has begun construction of a RUB2.8 billion (US$47.8 million) waste oxide briquetting plant at its Lipetsk facility, the company said Wednesday.
