Steel Industry Capex
| Country | Investor | Facility | Equipment | Capacity kt | Capex $m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | VoestAlpine | Kapfenberg | Specialty EAF | 205 | 392 |
| Cameroon | Prometal | Douala | Bar & rod mill | 300 | n/a |
| China | Baowu | Anhui | Scrap processing | 2800 | 68 |
| France | ArcelorMittal | Galsa 2 | HDG | 800 | 104 |
| France | Celsa | Bayonne | Bar mill | 600 | 66 |
| Ghana | B5 Plus | Prampram | EAF / CC / Bar | 250 | 80 |
| India | KIOCL/RINL jv | Visakhapatnam | Pellet plant | 2000 | 129 |
| India | RINL | Rae Bareli unit | Railway wheels | 36 | 227 |
| Indonesia | Krakatau Steel | Banten | Hot strip mill | 4000 | 521 |
| Italy | Acciaierie Bertoli Safau | Udine Works | Rod mill | 500 | 230 |
| Mexico | Ternium | Pesqueria Works | HSM | 3628 | 1100 |
| Pakistan | Century Steel | Century Steel | Bar mill | 500 | 79 |
| Russia | Evraz | Zapsib | EAF/thin slab/HRC | 2500 | 490 |
| Russia | Linde Group | Ural Steel | Air separation unit | 635 t/d O2 | 57.5 |
| Russia | Mechel | Beloretsk Plant | Wire drawing plant | 50 | 3 |
| Russia | Tenaris/Severstal jv | Surgut | Welded tube – OCTG | 300 | 240 |
| Turkey | Erdemir Group | İskenderun | Vacuum degassing | 1200 | 80 |
| Turkey | Yildis Demir Çelik | Kocaeli | HDG | 350 | 80 |
| UK | British Steel | Scunthorpe Mill | Benzole plant | n/a | 13.84 |
| UK | Siddall & Hilton | Brighouse | Welded wire mesh | n/a | 2.8 |
| USA | Steel Dynamics | Sinton | EAF / thin slab / HRC | 3000 | 1900 |
| USA | Nova Tube & Steel | Delta, Ohio | Welded tube | n/a | 70 |
| USA | Nucor | Nucor Steel Arkansas | HDG | 453.5 | 240 |
| USA | Zekelman Industries | Blytheville | Welded tube | n/a | 150 |
| Uzbekistan | Uzbek Metallurgical Plant | Bekabad | EAF/thin slab/HRC | 1000 | n/a |
Data as of June 2022.
ArcelorMittal Galsa 2 galvanising line in Florange was launched in 2019, but not actually commissioned until 2021.Initial Krakatau HSM capacity is 1.5 Mt/yr but with ramp up to 4 Mt/yr over time.
Tenaris / Severstal OCTG joint venture abandoned in April 2022, due to Russian invasion of Ukraine.
All investment and modernisation projects above are scheduled for commissioning in 2021. Capacity data is stated in tonnes.
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