Mill Upgrades & Capital Investments
New mills, mill upgrades and other projects requiring an expenditure of capital.
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Hollowing Out Innovation With Profile Rolling Mill
29 January 2025 - Austria’s voestalpine Tubulars has successfully commissioned and integrated a new profile rolling mill engineered by KOCKS into its hot tube rolling mill in Kindberg, Styria.
thyssenkrupp Commissions New NGO Annealing, Isolating Line
29 January 2025 - thyssenkrupp Steel Europe is starting up a new electrical steel processing line at its Bochum, Germany, plant, reports project contractor SMS group.
Nucor Reports Profitable Q4 — And a Very Safe 2024
29 January 2025 - Nucor Corp. posted a fourth-quarter profit and reported its safest year on record, saying that accomplishment came in the context of many active year construction projects and ramp-ups.
Former Steel Research Building to Become Ceramics Plant
28 January 2025 - EI Ceramics has broken ground on the US$21 million renovation project to transform the old Armco/AK Steel Research building in Middletown, Ohio, USA into a ceramic refractory plant.
SMS group Lands Order for Turkish Strip Mill Modernization
23 January 2025 - Turkish steelmaker Colakoğlu Metalurji AS has contracted SMS group to upgrade its 1,850 mm strip mill in Dilovası.
Danieli Wins Order for JSPL Quench System
21 January 2025 - Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. has decided to install a Danieli Exstream II direct quench system at its Steckel mill in Raigarh, India, Danieli has announced.
U.S. Mill Places Order for H2 Electrolysis Equipment
21 January 2025 - Hydrogen electrolysis equipment maker Nel ASA has received a US$7 million order for two containerized electrolysis units from an unidentified U.S. steel mill.
Pacific Steel Group Lines Up US$200M for Micro-Mill
20 January 2025 - Pacific Steel Group (PSG) has secured a US$200 million loan from Generate Capital, a sustainable infrastructure investment firm, to support the construction of its planned California micro-mill.
New HBIS Slab Caster Enters Service
20 January 2025 - China’s HBIS XuanHua Iron and Steel Group successfully has started up a new single-strand slab caster at its low-carbon-emissions plant in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province.
Chinese Mill Completes Production Trial on New Mill
14 January 2025 - China’s Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel has successfully trialed production of 0.7 mm strip on its new Danieli QSP-DUE plant in Hebei province.
Nucor Sees Progress on West Virginia Mill
14 January 2025 - With more than 1,000 contractors and construction workers on-site, Nucor Corp.’s West Virginia sheet mill is continuing to take shape, reports WV News.
Nucor Plans Third Utility Tower Production Plant
09 January 2025 - Nucor Corp. is expanding its towers and structures business, announcing Thursday that it will build a US$200 million production facility in Utah.
Danieli Wins Order for Electromagnetic Stirrer
08 January 2025 - POSCO has decided to install a Danieli Rotelec multi-mode electromagnetic mold stirrer (EMS) at its Gwangyang Works in South Korea.
Report: Hyundai Eyes Louisiana for Steel Mill
07 January 2025 - Hyundai Motor Group is exploring the possibility of building a steel mill in Louisiana, reports The Korea Economic Daily.
Swedish Government OKs SSAB Mini-Mill
19 December 2024 - SSAB has received an environmental permit for its planned mini-mill in Luleå, allowing construction to begin, the company said Thursday.
Success: HKM Completes First Stage of New MES Implementation
13 December 2024 - Germany’s Huttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann has completed the first of seven go-live implementations of its new manufacturing execution software.
ANDRITZ Contracted for Austrian Galv Line Improvement
12 December 2024 - voestalpine has selected ANDRITZ to modernize the electrical and automation systems of one of its hot-dip galvanizing lines.
SSAB Receives Funding for Process Conversion
11 December 2024 - SSAB has been awarded SEK1.45 billion in public funding for decarbonization efforts at its Luleå plant.
Report: Nippon Steel Shares Details on U. S. Steel Investment Plans
09 December 2024 - Seeking support from the United Steelworkers (USW) union for its acquisition of United States Steel Corporation, Nippon Steel Corp. has made new commitments as to the timing and purpose of its previously announced US$1.4 billion investment in the iconic steelmaker. United States Steel Corporation.
Danieli Receives Order for Indian Bar Mill
05 December 2024 - The Steel Authority of India Ltd. has awarded a contract to Danieli for a new bar mill and reheat furnace to be built in Durgapur.