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2018 Capital Investments

Steel Industry Capex


2018 Steel Sector Capital Investments
CountryInvestorFacilityEquipmentCapacity ktCapex $m
AlgeriaBidewi/Bellazoug jvRelisaneEAF / CC / Bar + SSC650300
ChinaZhongyou TipoZhongyou PipeWelded tube - Longit1200804
EgyptEl GarhySuezBillet plant + bar mill1200198
EthiopiaEkos SteelEkos SteelBar mill21031
IndiaNMDCNagarnarIntegrated steel plant30002308
IndiaSAILRourkela Steel PlantHSM3000417
PakistanMughal I&SLahoreMelt shop expansion3968
RussiaEvrazNTMKBlast furnace2500170
RussiaSeverstalCherepovetsHDG / painting400 HDG+OCS122
RussiaNLMKLipetskSludge briquette plant70047
TaiwanChina Steel CorpKaohsiung WorksLadle furnacen/a24
TurkeyYildisKocaeliPPGI line150n/a
UkraineArcelorMittalKriviy RihSinter #5 upgraden/a25
UAESenaat/JFE/MISI jvAl Gharbia PipeWelded tube - Longit218300
UKHarrison SpinksScunthorpe MillWire drawing plant202.8
USACharter SteelCuyahoga HeightsSBQ bar milln/a150
USACMCDurantMicro mill317250
USANLMKFarrell WorksReheat furnace154280
USANSSMCNippon Steel/Sumikin WrWire drawing plant3950
USANucorNucor Steel GallatinHDG454176
USASteel DynamicsColumbia CityBar mill21875
VietnamHoa PhatHoa Phat Steel SheetHDG/painting400179
Note that Algerian investment in Belisane includes 80kt/year slag processing plant (to be built in Phase III).


All investment & modernisation projects above are scheduled for commissioning in 2018. Capacity data is in metric tonnes.

MCI keeps a database of over 800 modernisation projects in the international iron and steel industry. This database contains individual modernisation records identifying the country, investor, facility, capacity impact, capital cost, capex cost per tonne, commissioning date etc. Please email info@steelonthenet.com or call +44 775 149 0885 for further information.