Mill Upgrades & Capital Investments
New mills, mill upgrades and other projects requiring an expenditure of capital.
Latest News
BlueScope Steel Begins Production on ANDRITZ-Supplied Continuous Galvanizing Line
14 October 2026 - ANDRITZ announced the continuous galvanizing line it supplied to BlueScope Steel in Sydney, Australia, has produced its first galvanized coil.
Mesabi Metallics Taps Midrex for DRI Component of New U.S. Steelmaking Complex
13 October 2026 - Mesabi Metallics announced it has chosen Midrex Technologies Inc. to supply the direct reduced iron (DRI) component of the integrated steelmaking complex it is building in Iowa.
JFE Steel Starts Up SMS group-Supplied Stamp-Charging Coke Oven Battery
13 October 2026 - SMS group announced operations at JFE Steel Corp.’s Battery 6-A in Fukuyama, Japan, the country’s first Paul Wurth stamp-charging coke oven battery, have begun.
SSAB Breaks Ground on New Quenching Line
13 October 2026 - SSAB announced it has begun construction of its new SEK 3.3 billion quenching line in Oxelösund, Sweden.
voestalpine’s Donawitz Site Completes Installation of New EAF
12 October 2026 - voestalpine announced it has completed installation of its new electric arc furnace (EAF) and partially begun cold commissioning at its Donawitz site in Leoben, Austria.
Hertha Metals Begins Construction of Chalyx Plant
09 October 2026 - Hertha Metals broke ground on its first commercial plant Hertha Chalyx in Conroe, Texas, USA, where it plans to develop and scale its process for making primary iron and steel, Businesswire reported.
Ohio Environmental Regulators OK Cliffs’ Middletown Works Project
08 October 2026 - The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has issued an environmental permit to Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., allowing its US$1 billion modernization of its Middletown Works to proceed.
Nucor Announces US$105 Million Investment to Expand Indiana Facility
08 October 2026 - Nucor Corp. announced it is investing US$105 million to expand production at its Nucor Towers & Structures facility in Crawfordsville, Ind., USA.
Dillinger France Taps SMS group to Upgrade Cold Plate Leveler
08 October 2026 - SMS group announced it will upgrade Dillinger France’s cold plate leveler with the latest generation of X-Pact® plate leveler control at its heavy plate mill in Dunkirk, France.
MaSteel Selects KOCKS to Upgrade Rolling Operations
08 October 2026 - KOCKS announced it has been selected to provide a 4D EAGLE S laser gauge to Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. to upgrade its rolling operations.
Startup Hertha Metals Receives US$65 Million Investment From U.S. Government
07 October 2026 - The U.S. Government awarded startup company Hertha Metals with US$65 million in funding to develop construction of the Chalyx plant to produce high-purity iron for American made rare earth magnets, reported the Wall Street Journal.
US$6.6 Billion Anduril, U.S. Navy Investment to Bolster American Submarine Production
07 October 2026 - U.S. President Donald Trump announced a new shipyard in Baltimore, Md., Arsenal-2, will be backed by US$3.7 billion from Anduril Industries and US$2.9 billion from the U.S. Navy, amounting to a US$6.6 billion investment into strengthening the American submarine industrial base.
Stomana Turns to Danieli for New Rolling Mill Equipment
05 October 2026 - Danieli announced it has been chosen to supply new rolling mill equipment for Stomana Industry S.A.’s sits in Pernik, Bulgaria.
Nippon Steel Selects Tenova to Supply Consteel® EAF
30 September 2026 - Tenova announced it will supply a Consteel® electric arc furnace (EAF) to Nippon Steel’s Hirohata plant in Himeji, Japan.
U. S. Steel’s Great Lakes Works Pickle Line Receives US$28.3 Million Upgrades
29 September 2026 - United States Steel Corporation announced it received the first of two upgrades totaling US$28.3 million to its Great Lakes Works pickle line including a state-of-the-art fiber-optic laser beam welder and dual entry shears capable of serving two passlines.
Mesabi Metallics to Build US$15 Billion Steel Mill in Iowa
28 September 2026 - U.S. President Donald Trump announced Monday that Mesabi Metallics is planning to build a US$15 billion steel mill in Iowa, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Maanshan Iron & Steel Taps Danieli for Continuous Caster
28 September 2026 - Danieli announced it will supply a new continuous casting machine to Maanshan Iron & Steel’s facility in Maanshan, China.
Metso’s DRI Technology at Fortescue’s Green Metal Project Produces First Hot Metal
28 September 2026 - Fortescue has produced the first hot metal on its Metso-supplied direct reduced iron (DRI) smelting furnace for the Green Metal Project in Christmas Creek in the Pilbara, Western Australia, the company announced.
POSCO Breaks Ground on New Continuous Galvanizing Line
24 September 2026 - POSCO celebrated breaking ground on its new KRW480 billion No. 8 continuous galvanizing line (8CGL) to process automotive steel sheets at Gwangyang Works in South Korea.
Primetals Technologies Delivers Key Equipment to voestalpine for EAF Ultimate
24 September 2026 - Primetals Technologies announced it has delivered several pieces of key equipment to voestalpine’s site in Linz, Austria, for the project to implement an electric arc furnace (EAF) Ultimate.
