Mill Upgrades & Capital Investments
New mills, mill upgrades and other projects requiring an expenditure of capital.
Latest News
This Steelmaker Just Announced its Single Largest Investment Ever
31 January 2017 - U.S-based Charter Steel is investing US$150 million in a new special bar quality mill at its Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio, facility, the company announced on Monday.
Indonesian Steelmaker Sets March Start-Up for New Blast Furnace
30 January 2017 - Indonesia’s Krakatau Steel is wrapping up construction on a US$500 million blast furnace and expects to put into production by March, reports The Jakarta Post newspaper.
Tata Steel May Add 2 Million Tons of Capacity to New Steel Works
30 January 2017 - A Tata Steel executive said the company will seek board approval for plans to expand a planned second phase of construction on its new Kalinganagar Works sometime by the midpoint of the year.
Kobe Steel Adds Caster and Expands Bloom Mill Capacity at Kakogawa Works
27 January 2017 - Kobe Steel Ltd. has installed a new continuous caster and expanded a bloom mill at its integrated Kakogawa Works in western Japan, enabling a 65.5 billion yen consolidation (US$570 million) of its steelmaking operations.
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.
