Mill Upgrades & Capital Investments
New mills, mill upgrades and other projects requiring an expenditure of capital.
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Kobe Steel Completes Expansion of Wire Rod Processing Plant
11 July 2017 - Kobe Special Steel Wire Products (Pinghu) Co. Ltd. has started up new pickling unit at its cold-heading quality wire plant in the Chinese province of Zhejiang.
Steel Distributor Expands Processing Capabilities
11 July 2017 - Stainless and specialty alloy distributor United Performance Metals has installed a new edging line at its Hamilton, Ohio, USA, headquarters and has added edging and slitting capabilities to its La Mirada, Calif., facility, the company has announced.
Italian Steelmaker Upgrades Bar-in-Coil Line
06 July 2017 - Italy's Acciaierie Bertoli Safau is upgrading its Danieli bar-in-coil line to increase size capabilities and realize the line’s full production capacity.
Steel Dynamics to Add Rebar Capabilities to Indiana Mill
05 July 2017 - U.S.-based Steel Dynamics Inc. plans to add a US$75 million rebar line to its structural and rail mill in Columbia City, Ind., the steelmaker announced on Wednesday.
Australian Steelmaker Starts Up Modified Furnace
03 July 2017 - Australia’s OneSteel has added a new sidewall injection system to an electric arc furnace at its Laverton mill in Melbourne.
Russian Pellet Plant Hits Its Stride
03 July 2017 - NLMK Group’s new pelletizing plant has reached a production milestone, producing its 3 millionth metric ton since its November start-up.
Charter Steel Contracts With Tenova for EAF Modification
30 June 2017 - Tenova Inc. has won a contract to retrofit a Wisconsin electric arc furnace with its Consteel metallic charging system, the equipment supplier has announced.
Danieli Wins Order for Caster Upgrade
30 June 2017 - The Steel Authority of India has awarded a contract to Danieli for improvements to a bloom caster at its Durgapur facility, the equipment supplier has announced.
Egyptian Rebar Producer Upgrades Rolling Mill Controls
22 June 2017 - Danieli Automation recently completed upgrades to a rolling mill control system at an Ezz Steel facility in Egypt.
JSW Steel's U.S. Operation Wins Conditional Approval to Upgrade Plate Mill
19 June 2017 - JSW Steel’s board has given the preliminary go-ahead to a plan to modernize the steelmaker’s plate mill at its Baytown, Texas, USA, facility, the company announced Monday.
NLMK Begins Trials on PCI-Equipped Blast Furnace
16 June 2017 - NLMK Group has initiated hot tests of a new pulverized coal-injection unit on the No. 6 blast furnace at its Lipetsk plant in Russia, the steelmaker has announced.
Cliffs Natural Resources Picks Site for HBI Plant
15 June 2017 - Iron ore miner Cliffs Natural Resources said it will invest US$700 million in a hot-briquetted iron plant close to the southwestern shore of Lake Erie.
This Steelmaker's Newest Hire Never Needs to Take a Break
15 June 2017 - German stainless producer Deutsche Edelstahlwerke GmbH has put a Primetals Technologies LiquiRob robot into service at its Siegen plant, improving safety and efficiency.
Construction Begins on New U.S. Refractories Plant
12 June 2017 - Refractories manufacturer HarbisonWalker International has broken ground on its planned US$30 million monolithic refractories plant in Ohio, the company has announced.
ANDRITZ Receives Order for Two Reheat Furnaces
09 June 2017 - Austrian machine builder ANDRITZ has won an order for two walking beam furnaces from ArcelorMittal’s Burns Harbor steel works in the U.S.
Romanian Mill Puts New Plate Leveler Into Service
09 June 2017 - ArcelorMittal’s integrated steel works in Romania has put its new Danieli hot leveler into service, according to the equipment supplier.
JSW Steel Plans Blast Furnace Overhaul, Closure
08 June 2017 - SMS group’s Paul Wurth division has won a contract to reline and expand the No. 3 blast furnace at JSW Steel’s Vijayanagar Works in the Indian state of Karnataka.
Charter Steel Partners With Primetals Technologies on Mill Expansion, Upgrades
08 June 2017 - U.S.-based Charter Steel has awarded a contract to Primetals Technologies for equipment related to its US$150 million engineered bar mill in Ohio.
Kentucky Cold-Rolling Processing Plant Opens for Business
07 June 2017 - Germany’s Bilstein Group has opened its U.S. cold-rolled mill in Kentucky, with the first coils having rolled off the line in May.
SMS group Bags Order for Bar Processing Machine
05 June 2017 - Taiwan’s Walsin Lihwa Corp. has ordered a high-performance bar peeler from SMS group, the equipment supplier has announced.
