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Mill Upgrades & Capital Investments
New mills, mill upgrades and other projects requiring an expenditure of capital.
Latest News
German Wire Rod Mill Wraps Up Modernization Project
26 January 2017 - Germany’s Saarstahl AG has signed off on upgrades to its wire rod mill in Burbach, according to the vendor on the project.
Tenova Wins Order for New Walking Beam Furnace
25 January 2017 - Tenova Inc. has been awarded a contract to design and build a walking beam furnace for NLMK Group’s Pennsylvania mill, the equipment supplier announced on Wednesday.
SAIL Says It Can Roll Rail in Record Lengths Now
23 January 2017 - The Steel Authority of India has put a new universal rail mil into service at its Bhilai facility, giving it the ability to produce single strands in lengths of up to 130 meters, reports The (India) Economic Times.
Report: Serbian Mill Ends Seven Years of Losses
20 January 2017 - Less than a year after acquiring Serbia’s Zelezara Smederevo steel works, China’s Hesteel Group said it has returned the facility to profitability, reports Xinhua, China’s official news agency.
Russian Steelmaker Selects Primetals for Blast Furnace Automation
19 January 2017 - Primetals Technologies has won an order to supply the instrumentation and the automation and electrical equipment for a Russian steel works’ new blast furnace.
Vietnamese Steel Processor Orders New Paint Line
16 January 2017 - Vietnam’s Ton Dong A Corp. has awarded a contract to Danieli Fata Hunter for a continuous coil coating line at its new plant in the province of Binh Duong province.
Dura-Bond to Restart Idled Tube Mill in Pennsylvania
12 January 2017 - Line pipe manufacturer Dura-Bond Industries plans to restart a mothballed United States Steel Corp. tube mill and eventually hire more than 200 people.
ArcelorMittal Dofasco Orders New Power Plant Boiler
06 January 2017 - ArcelorMittal Dofasco has awarded to a contract to The Babcock & Wilcox Co. for a replacement boiler at its Hamilton, Ontario, mill.
NLMK to Install New Walking Beam Furnace at U.S. Mill
29 December 2016 - NLMK Group will invest an estimated US$80 million in a new reheat furnace for its U.S. sheet mill in Pennsylvania, the company has announced.
Stainless Producer Contracts Fives for New Processing Line
28 December 2016 - The Fives industrial engineering firm has won a contract to install a new stainless processing line at China’s Chengde Stainless Steel Co.
New BOF on Order for Chilean Steel Mill
27 December 2016 - Chile’s Compania Siderurgica Huachipato S.A. has ordered a new basic oxygen furnace (LD converter) for its Talcahuano facility from Primetals Technologies.
SDI Starts Up New Paint Line at Mississippi Sheet Mill
21 December 2016 - Steel Dynamics Inc. has finished installing a new continuous paint line at its Mississippi sheet plant and coated its first coil there, according to the vendor on the project.
SAIL Fires Up New Silicomanganese Furnace
13 December 2016 - Steel Authority of India Ltd. has announced that its Chandrapur ferroalloy plant has begun ramping up a new silicomanganese furnace, said to be India’s largest.
Filipino Steelmakers Eye US$1 Billion in Capital Investments
05 December 2016 - Steelmakers plan to invest about US$1 billion in the Filipino steel industry over the next five years, reports the Manila Standard newspaper.
The Scoop on ArcelorMittal's New Stacker Reclaimer? It's Now Up and Running, Contractor Says
01 December 2016 - Industrial contractor MC Industrial Inc. announced that it has wrapped up installation of a new stacker reclaimer at ArcelorMittal’s Burns Harbor mill in Indiana.
Nucor Selects Primetals for Plate Mill Upgrades
29 November 2016 - Primetals Technologies has won a contract to upgrade the finishing end of a Nucor plate mill in North Carolina, the equipment manufacturer has announced.
New Cold Rolling Plant Begins to Hit Its Stride
23 November 2016 - A new Turkish cold rolling facility has begun ramping up production and expects to reach its operating capacity by year’s end, according to the facility’s equipment vendor.
ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks Expanding U.S. Footprint
22 November 2016 - ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks is investing US$83.5 million to open a facility in Michigan, its third in the United States, according to reports.
Nucor JV Selects SMS to Build Continuous Galv Line
21 November 2016 - SMS group has won a contract to equip a planned galvanizing mill in central Mexico, the company has announced.
Indian Steelmaker to Commission New Ladle Furnace in 2018
14 November 2016 - SMS group has won an order for a 130-ton twin ladle furnace of the Steel Authority of India Ltd., the mill equipment maker has announced.
