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Mill Upgrades & Capital Investments
New mills, mill upgrades and other projects requiring an expenditure of capital.
Latest News
Danieli Wins Order for Sampling Robots
22 May 2017 - Nucor-Yamato Steel Co. has ordered two robotic samplers to serve the ladle furnaces at the company’s facility in Blytheville, Ark., USA.
POSCO Looks to Create 'One-Stop Shop' For Components Verification With New Lab
19 May 2017 - South Korea-based POSCO has cut the ribbon a new components-forming laboratory at is global research and development center in Songdo.
Nucor Bar Mill Puts New Reheat Furnace on Order
19 May 2017 - Nucor Corp. has ordered a reheat furnace from SMS group as part of a US$85 million upgrade to its Ohio bar mill.
KOCKS Receives Order for SBQ Mill Equipment
18 May 2017 - Friedrich KOCKS GmbH & Co KG has won an order for a 4-stand reducing and sizing block from China’s Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., the equipment supplier has announced.
Severstal Blast Furnace to be Retrofitted with New Charging System
18 May 2017 - SMS group’s Paul Wurth unit has won a contract to refurbish the No. 5 blast furnace at Severstal’s Cherepovets Metallurgical Plant in Russia, the equipment maker has announced.
Cliffs Natural Resources Starts Up New Pellet Plant
17 May 2017 - Iron ore miner Cliffs Natural Resources has begun producing its Mustang superflex pellet at its United Taconite mine in Minnesota, the company has announced.
SMS group Upgrades Severstal Pickling Line
16 May 2017 - PAO Severstal has installed a new twin-head side trimmer on a pickling line at its Cherepovets plant in Russia, according to equipment supplier SMS group.
Commercial Metals’ New Mill Set for Late Fall Completion
09 May 2017 - Despite having to slog through inordinately wet weather, Commercial Metals Company’s new micro-mill in Oklahoma remains on track for a late fall start-up, executive vice president Tracy Porter said Tuesday.
Saudi Steelmaker Upgrades Bar Mill Drives
04 May 2017 - Danieli Automation has won a contract to upgrade a portion of the No. 3 bar mill at SABIC’s Saudi Iron & Steel Co., the equipment manufacturer has announced.
U. S. Steel Speeds Up Mill Upgrades at the Expense of Near-Term Earnings
26 April 2017 - United States Steel Corp. shares slid nearly 27% on Wednesday after the integrated steelmaker posted an unexpected US$180 million loss and said an accelerated plan to rehab its mills would cut into future earnings.
As Market Conditions Improve, Steelmakers Appear Ready to Invest
26 April 2017 - Steel prices and demand appear to beginning to recover, and steelmakers are starting to lay new bets on gradual improvement, reports the Bloomberg new service.
Tenova Wins Order for Reheat Furnace
20 April 2017 - NLMK has awarded a contract to Tenova for a new walking beam furnace at its Lipetsk, Russia, mill.
Primetals Technologies Tapped for Rebar Mill Improvements
18 April 2017 - Primetals Technologies has won an order to install a continuous rolling system at a rebar mill in Abu Dhabi, the mill builder has announced.
Rebuilt Converter Resumes Production at POSCO Mill
11 April 2017 - POSCO has restarted a LD (BOF) converter at its Gwangyang plant following a project to modernize the approximately 30-year-old unit.
Indian Steelmaker Signs Off on Meltshop, Rolling Mill
05 April 2017 - India’s BMM Ispat has issued the final acceptance certificates for its new electric arc furnace and merchant bar mill at its Hospet plant in the state of Karnataka.
Severstal Signs Off on Tandem Mill Upgrades
04 April 2017 - Russia’s PAO Severstal has issued the final acceptance certificate on its newly modernized tandem cold mill at its Cherepovets plant, according to the vendor on the project.
New Processing Line Boosts Outokumpu's Capacity at South Carolina Mill
03 April 2017 - New Outokumpu has upgraded its stainless bar mill in Richburg, S.C., USA, adding a coil-to-bar line that boosts its capacity by more than 15,000 metric tons annually.
ArcelorMittal Puts New Drag Chain Conveyor on Order
31 March 2017 - The AUMUND Group has won an order for a new double-strand, drag chain conveyor from ArcelorMittal Brazil.
HarbisonWalker Selects Location for New Manufacturing Facility
29 March 2017 - Refractories maker HarbisonWalker International said it has chosen The Point Industrial Park in South Point, Lawrence County, Ohio, has the home of its proposed monolithic refractories manufacturing facility.
ANDRITZ to Outfit US$230M Cold Mill Complex
29 March 2017 - ANDRITZ has won a contract to equip the specialty cold mill Nucor Corp. is planning to build at its Hickman, Ark., sheet plant.
