Mill Upgrades & Capital Investments
New mills, mill upgrades and other projects requiring an expenditure of capital.
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Danieli QSP Plant in Vietnam Completes Phase Two of Start-Up
26 June 2023 - The Danieli QSP (Quality Strip Production) plant, in operation since 2020, completed the second phase of its expansion at Hoa Phat in Dung Quat, Vietnam, Danieli announced today.
ANDRITZ to Outfit Open-Die Forge With Seven Car Bottom Furnaces
26 June 2023 - The international technology group announced it has received an order from Sheffield Forgemasters for seven new car bottom furnaces.
POSCO Selects Tenova for KRW600 Billion EAF Installation (Update)
21 June 2023 - South Korea’s POSCO has placed an order with Tenova for a Consteel electric arc furnace (EAF), a transformative project that will usher in a new era of steelmaking for the traditionally integrated producer, the equipment manufacturer has announced.
Ternium Selects Pesquería, Mexico, for Slab Mill Build
21 June 2023 - Ternium will build its planned slab mill at its Pesquería, Nuevo León, facility in Mexico, the steelmaker has said.
ArcelorMittal Moves Forward on EAF Installation in Luxembourg
19 June 2023 - ArcelorMittal Luxembourg is greenlighting an EUR67 million investment in a replacement electric arc furnace (EAF) at its Belval mill.
Primetals Technologies to Equip Spanish Startup Mill
15 June 2023 - Spanish steel startup Hydnum Steel has selected Primetals Technologies as its engineering and technology provider for a planned flat-rolled mill on the Iberian Peninsula.
Nucor Selects Indiana for Utility Towers Plant
14 June 2023 - Nucor Corp. will build its second utility tower production plant next to its Crawfordsville, Ind., USA, sheet mill, the steelmaker said Wednesday.
European Steel Producers, Workers Push for Government Support
14 June 2023 - Approximately 12,000 steelworkers rallied at thyssenkrupp Steel headquarters in Duisburg, Germany, Wednesday, demanding that the German government commit to funding the industry's effort to abate CO2 emissions, reports the Reuters news service.
Danieli Wraps Up Spooling Line, Billet Welder Install
13 June 2023 - Nucor Corp.’s Utah long products mill has begun producing spooled rebar on a continuous basis following installation of a billet welder and spooling line, according to the equipment supplier on the project.
Primetals Technologies to Supply Compensator to Virginia Mill
08 June 2023 - Gerdau has contracted Primetals Technologies to supply a 69-kV static synchronous compensator for its Petersburg mill in Virginia, the mill equipment manufacturer reports.
H2 Green Steel Considers North American Steel Production Plant
08 June 2023 - Nordic startup H2 Green Steel has signed a supply agreement with Mercedes-Benz for 50,000 metric tons annually of green steel as they assess the potential to produce steel in North America.
thyssenkrupp Green DRI Project to Receive Government Support
06 June 2023 - Germany is preparing to support thyssenkrupp’s plans to build a green iron plant in Duisburg with EUR2 billion in funding, reports the Reuters news service.
Optimus Steel Eyes Q3 Commissioning of Straight Rebar Line
05 June 2023 - Optimus Steel expects to begin commissioning a straight rebar line in the third quarter of 2023 and has started construction of a new reheat furnace and roughing and intermediate mill, the company said on Monday.
SSAB, Fortum to Initiate FEED Study on Hydrogen-Based Sponge Iron Plant
05 June 2023 - SSAB and Finnish energy company Fortum will undertake a front-end engineering design of a potential industrial-scale, hydrogen-reduced sponge iron plant, the companies have announced.
SSAB to Proceed With EAF Installation
02 June 2023 - SSAB’s board of directors has greenlighted construction of an electric arc furnace at its Oxelösund mill, a SEK6.2 billion (US$575.6 million) investment that is projected to reduced Sweden’s national CO2 output by 3%.
Nucor Bar Mill Looks for Q4 Start of New Bundling Station
31 May 2023 - Nucor Corp.’s Jewett, Texas, USA, bar mill has awarded a contract to Danieli for a new bundling station, the equipment manufacturer reports.
Spanish Mill Installs Hot Billet Charging System
31 May 2023 - A Sarralle-built hot-charging system has passed its factory acceptance test and is being installed at the customer’s plant in Spain.
Salzgitter Selects Energiron DR for Hydrogen-Ready DRI Plant
24 May 2023 - Salzgitter Flachstahl announced today it has chosen Energiron DR technology for its new 2.1-million-tons-per-year hydrogen-ready direct reduction plant to be installed at its facility in Salzgitter, Germany.
Texas Port Lands Pipe, Tube Mill
24 May 2023 - Mexico’s Forza Steel is opening a 240,000-metric-ton pipe and tube mill at the Port of Brownsville in Texas, according to announcement from port officials.
Phase 2 On the Books for Steel Mill Slag Treatment and Recovery Plant in Spain
24 May 2023 - SARRALLE Environment & Energy announced the start-up of Phase 1 and the order for Phase 2 of a project for the treatment and recovery of steel mill slag for Phoenix Services at Acerinox Palmones in Spain.
