Mill Upgrades & Capital Investments
New mills, mill upgrades and other projects requiring an expenditure of capital.
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Builder of Unfinished Taconite Facility Looks to Restructure Millions in Debt
28 March 2016 - Essar Steel Minnesota, the company building Minnesota’s first new taconite facility in years, owes approximately US$1 billion and has hired advisers to help it restructure its debt, reports the Reuters news service.
1.4 MT Rebar Plant Opens in Oman
21 March 2016 - Jindal Shadeed Iron and Steel has inaugurated a new rebar mill at its plant in Sohar, Oman, according to reports.
Big River Begins Switching On Production Lines at New Mill
18 March 2016 - Big River Steel has commissioned its batch anneal furnaces and skin pass mill and has begun processing steel at its new mill in Arkansas, the company announced.
Primetals Completes Capacity-Boosting Project at Aperam Mill
18 March 2016 - Primetals Technologies has finished upgrading an annealing and pickling line at a stainless sheet mill in Belgium, the company has announced.
Danieli Wins Order for Canadian Bar Mill Upgrades
17 March 2016 - Danieli has been awarded a contract to install a new finishing end at ArcelorMittal’s Longueuil bar mill in the Canadian province of Quebec, the mill builder has announced.
Chinese Steelmaker Accepts New Continuous Caster
17 March 2016 - China’s Hebei Puyang Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. has signed the final acceptance certificate for its new single-strand slab caster, according to the equipment manufacturer.
JSW Steel Lights Rebuilt Blast Furnace
16 March 2016 - SMS group subsidiary Paul Wurth group has finished rebuilding a JSW Steel blast furnace, concluding a project that nearly doubled the furnace’s annual production capacity.
Tata Steel Eyes September Commissioning for New Steel Works
14 March 2016 - India’s Tata Steel is bringing up its new Kalinganagar steel works in the state of Odisha and plans to have it fully commissioned by September, company officials said.
Paul Wurth Wins Order for Blast Furnace Charging System
09 March 2016 - South Korea’s POSCO has ordered a new charging system for the No. 3 blast furnace at its Pohang works, according to the vendor on the project.
Primetals Awarded Contract for Caster Modernization
08 March 2016 - Italian steelmaker Acciaierie Valbruna S.p.a. plans to modernize the three-strand continuous billet caster at its Bolzano plant, according to the vendor on the project.
NLMK Announces 2018 Blast Furnace Rebuild
04 March 2016 - Russia’s NLMK said it will spend US$104.4 million (RUB 7.5 billion) to rebuild the No. 6 blast furnace at its Lipetsk works.
Thyssenkrupp Reveals Plans for New Auto Components Plant
01 March 2016 - thyssenkrupp plans to invest EUR100 million in a new automotive components plant in Hungary, the company has announced.
Steelmaker Taps Primetals for New Ladle Furnace
25 February 2016 - Russia’s Severstal has ordered a new twin-ladle furnace for its Cherepovets steel works, according to the vendor on the project.
Brazilian Specialty Steelmaker Fires Up New EAF
23 February 2016 - Brazil’s Villares Metals has signed the final acceptance certificate for a 25-ton electric arc furnace at its mill in Sumare, Sao Paulo, according to the vendor on the project.
Romanian Tubemaker Adding Heat Treatment Line to Mill
22 February 2016 - Romania’s TMK-ARTROM has awarded a contract to the SMS group for a new heat treatment line, according to SMS.
Gerdau Gives a Thumbs Up to a New Rolling Mill, Plans to Begin Plate Production This Summer
19 February 2016 - Long steel maker Gerdau has issued the final acceptance certificate for its new Steckel mill at its Ouro Branco plant in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, according to the vendor on the project.
Coke Plant on Order at Chinese Steel Works
18 February 2016 - SMS group's Paul Wurth subsidiary will oversee engineering of a coke plant at a new steel works in China, the company has announced.
Danieli Lands Contract for Vietnamese Cold Rolling Mill
15 February 2016 - Danieli has won an order for a 2-stand cold reversing mill and a hot-dipped galvanizing line from Vietnamese galvanizer Ton Dong A.
Paul Wurth Wins Order for Blast Furnace Equipment
12 February 2016 - SMS group subsidiary Paul Wurth has won a contract for two of its Bell Less Top charging systems, which are to be installed at a new Chinese ironmaking plant.
Primetals to Supply Stainless Bar and Rod Mill
08 February 2016 - China’s Yongxing Special Stainless Steel Co. Ltd., has awarded a contract for a combination bar and wire rod mill to Primetals Technologies, the company has announced.
