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Mill Upgrades & Capital Investments
New mills, mill upgrades and other projects requiring an expenditure of capital.
Latest News
SSAB Greenlights Plan to Build EAF Mill
11 April 2024 - SSAB’s board of directors have given the go-ahead on construction of a EUR4.5 billion EAF mini-mill in Luleå, Sweden.
Iron Startup Electra Commissions Colorado Pilot Plant
09 April 2024 - Alternative ironmaking startup Electra is commissioning a pilot plant in Boulder, Colo., to demonstrate its electricity-based process, the company has said.
Salzgitter Eyes 2026 Start of New Scrap Shredding Plant
04 April 2024 - Salzgitter has commissioned construction of an EUR30 million scrap shredding plant at its Salzgitter work in Germany, the company has said.
U. S. Steel Signs Agreement for Carbon Sequestration Plant
03 April 2024 - United States Steel Corporation has signed an agreement with carbon capture specialist CarbonFree to build a sequestration plant at Gary Works.
Service Center Starts Red Bud-Built Stretcher-Leveler
03 April 2024 - Flat-rolled service center Taylor Steel Inc. recently installed a Red Bud Industries stretcher-leveler at its Stoney Creek, Ont., Canada, location, the equipment supplier reports.
Primetals Technologies Contracted for Cold Mill Upgrade
27 March 2024 - SSAB has issued the final acceptance certificate on an improvement to its 4-stand tandem cold mill in Hämeenlinna, Finland, and is ready to begin the final phases of the project, according to project contractor Primetals Technologies.
U.S. DRI Projects Receive Federal Support
25 March 2024 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., SSAB and Vale will share up to US$1.4 billion in federal funding supporting several proposed decarbonization projects.
Pacific Steel Receives OK on Planned Rebar Mill
21 March 2024 - Pacific Steel Group has won local permitting approval for its planned rebar micro-mill in California, reports The Bakersfield Californian newspaper.
Turkish Wire Rod Mill Issues Final Acceptance Certificate on Modernization Project
21 March 2024 - Primetals Technologies has received the final acceptance certificate for a wire rod mill modernization project at Kaptan Demir Çelik in Marmara Ereğlisi, Turkey, the company has announced.
Jindal Steel Inaugurates New Hot Strip Mill
21 March 2024 - Jindal Steel Odisha Ltd. has rolled the first coil on its new SMS group-built hot-strip mill, the equipment supplier has announced.
ANDRITZ Lands Order for Processing Line Upgrade
20 March 2024 - ANDRITZ has been contracted to upgrade a 32-year-old push pickling line at Salzgitter Flachstahl, the company has announced.
Report: South Korea Steelmaker Exploring Possibility of U.S. EAFs
12 March 2024 - Hyundai Steel is weighing the feasibility of building electric arc furnaces (EAFs) in the U.S. as a way to avoid tariffs, carbon emissions limits and competition from Chinese produces, reports The Korea Economic Daily.
Danieli Bags Order for Galvanizing Line
12 March 2024 - Danieli has received an order for a 700,000-metric-ton galvanizing line from Tata Steel, the company reports.
New Slitting Line to Enhance thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel Production
07 March 2024 - thyssenkrupp Steel has commissioned a new slitting line in Motta Visconti, Italy, replacing an older line and boosting production of high-efficiency electrical steel for the automotive industry, the company has said.
West Virginia Regulators OK Power Line for Nucor Mill
07 March 2024 - The West Virginia Public Service Commission has greenlighted a plant to build a US$86 million power transmission line that will serve Nucor Corp.’s West Virginia sheet mill, reports the (Huntington, W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch newspaper.
JSW Steel Plans EUR143 Million Investment in Italian Rail Mill
07 March 2024 - JSW Steel has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Italy to restart a steel facility in Piombino, the company has announced.
Refractories Producer to Open Tennessee Plant
06 March 2024 - German refractories manufacturer INTOCAST has broken ground on a US$20 million plant in Huntingdon, Tenn., planting its flag in the U.S. market.
Egypt Considers Major Mill Investment
29 February 2024 - The Egyptian government is reviewing a proposal to establish a US$4 billion integrated steel mill in the country, reports the English language news website Ahram Online.
Ternium Revises Budget for Mexican Sheet Mill Expansion
22 February 2024 - Inflationary equipment pricing and fluctuations in the exchange rate have forced upward revisions to cost estimates on Ternium’s expansion in Mexico.
Nucor Board Greenlights Funding for New Micro-Mill
21 February 2024 - Nucor Corp.’s board of directors has agreed to allocate US$860 million for construction of a rebar micro-mill, the steelmaker said Wednesday.
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