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2020 Capital Investments

Steel Industry Capex


2020 Steel Sector Capital Investments
CountryInvestorFacilityEquipmentCapacity ktCapex $m
AustriaVoestAlpineDonawitzCasting - billet / bloom1000105.3
ChinaTangshanFengnanBOF / CC / +++80005500
IndiaSubramanyaHaraginadoni VillageDRI54.755.1
IndiaVRKP Steel IndHalkundi VillageDRI35080
IranMobarakeh SteelAmir Kabir Steel CoCold rolling25029
IranSabzevar Pars SteelSabzevarDRI800179
JapanNSSMCHokkai Iron & CokeBlast furnace relinen/a308
KoreaSM SteelSM SteelPlate mill [stainless]100130
MozambiqueBaobab ResourcesTete Iron & SteelBOF/CC/+++500770
MyanmarJFE Meranti MyanmarThilawaHDG / painting18085
NetherlandsVan MerksteijnVan MerksteijnEAF/CC/Rod900322
OmanMoon Iron & SteelMISCOEAF/CC/Bar1200300
PeruAceros ArequipaPISCOEAF1250180
Philippines Steel Asia M/f CorpConcepcionEAF/CC/Bar1200150
Philippines Steel Asia M/f CorpCompostelaEAF/CC/Rod800150
RussiaNLMKNovolipetskSlab caster1800164
RussiaSeverstalCherepovetsCoke oven #11700465
RussiaTulachermetTula WorksBOF plant2000222
SwedenOvakoSmedjebacken Vacuum degassing130012
SwedenScaniaSodertaljeCastings foundry65178
USAUS SteelFairfield PlantEAF / CC / Billet1446.4215
USANucorFrostproof Micro mill317.45240
Severstal coke battery #11 project involves construction of 2 blocks, each with 56 furnaces with 700 kt/year capacity.
Commissioning of block #2 is expected in 2022. Total coke oven #11 capacity is thus 1.4 mt.
Scania foundry will produce iron cylinder blocks and heads. It replaces the present foundry that was established in 1914.



All investment and modernisation projects above are scheduled for commissioning in 2020. Capacity data is quoted in metric tonnes.

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