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Steel Industry Capex Projects 2012

Capital Investments Data

2012 Analysis: Investment in 2012 showed continuing strength across emerging markets with China leading in both upstream and downstream projects. India maintained focus on raw materials beneficiation and coke production. Russia invested heavily in finishing facilities including cold rolling and coating lines. Service centres and steel processing facilities featured prominently, reflecting growing demand for value-added products. Major integrated plant announcements included Vietnam's Tata Steel joint venture.

41
Projects Shown
22
Countries
5 SSCs
4 CRM, 4 Bar Mills, 3 BFs
Project Categories: Melting/Raw Materials Rolling Mills Coating/Finishing
2012 Capital Investment Projects [Selected Projects]
Country ↕ Company ↕ Location ↕ Project ↕ Description
Belarus Byelorussian Steel Works BMZ Steel Works HSM Uncertain as at mid-2012 if BMZ has found a foreign investor to implement this project
Brazil Siderurgica Tres Lagoas Tres Lagoas Site Light Long Project of Brazilian steelmaker Votorantim (who will supply billet). 2nd phase will be an extra 250kt rebar
Brazil ArcelorMittal Monlevade Blast Furnace This is ArcelorMittal Monlevade's second blast furnace in Minas Gerais state
China Baosteel Group Zhanjiang Integrated Steel Plant Zhanjiang project in Guangdong Province
China Anshan Putian CRM/HDG 700kt CRC plus 300kt HDG
China Rishao Steel Mazhou Welded Tube Jinghua welded pipe project - 7 production lines - production of high frequency welded tube
Colombia Votorantim / Acesco jv Not Specified Integrated Steel Plant Integrated flat product steelworks - uncertainty whether to use imported or local ore
Egypt Ezz Steel Suez Free Zone Continuous Casting - Billet Simultaneous construction of new DRI plant envisaged also
Germany Tata Steel Gelsenkirchen Steel Processing Second slitting line to process coil in thicknesses of 0.4-4.0mm and in widths up to 1,650mm
Germany ThyssenKrupp ThyssenKrupp Nirosta Steel Processing Skin pass mill for stainless cold rolling facility
India Tata Steel Jamshedpur Air Separation Unit Linde is the supplier
India JSW Steel Bengal Project Site Integrated Steel Plant Bengal project is simultaneous with a 2mt/yr expansion in Vijaynagar
India SAIL Rourkela and Burnpur Coke Ovens 0.77mt at Rourkela and 0.88mt at Burnpur
Iran Government of Iran Savadkooh Coal Washing Plant Construction schedule to follow that of adjacent coke plant
Iran Government of Iran Savadkooh Coke Ovens 30 month construction schedule starting mid-2009
Iran Mobarakeh Steel Company Mobarakeh Steel Power Plant MAPNA contract for two power plants each 500MW
Japan Kobe Steel Kobe Works Desulphurisation New desiliconisation and desulphurisation equipment
Kazakhstan ArcelorMittal Termitau Air Separation Unit Supply and installation will be by Germany's Linde Group
Kazakhstan Evraz Holdings / Caspian jv Evraz Caspian Stal Light Long Light section mill investment
Kazakhstan ArcelorMittal Temirtau Works Blast Furnace Refers to commissioning of blast furnace #2
Korea Dongkuk Steel Incheon Works Light Long Output planned of high-tensile rebar (SD800) and vibration-resistant rebar (KS D3688) to 57mm diameter
Malaysia Masteel Bukit Raja Works Light Long The new facility will be adjacent to the Bukit Raja billet plant
Mexico Nippon Steel / Ternium jv Not Specified Coating State-of-the-art JV for high-quality galvanised and galvannealed steel sheets
Romania ArcelorMittal Hunedoara Light Long New rebar mill. Expansion of site capacity from approximately 385kt to 700kt
Russia Severstal Cherepovets Air Separation Unit 2000 tonnes per day of gaseous oxygen
Russia Magnitogorsk I&S Works Magnitogorsk Cold Rolling Cold rolling and galvanising complex
Russia NLMK Novolipetsk Desulphurisation Two-station desulphurisation unit with total capacity of 5.8mt/year
Saudi Arabia Al Rajhi Steel Industries Al Rajhi Steel Light Long Capacity expansion from 0.8mt to 1.8mt rebar
Saudi Arabia Global Pipe Company Not Specified Welded Tube 200kt longitudinal submerged arc welded pipe to 60" diameter, for use in oil and gas projects
Turkey Izmir Demir Celik Izmir Light Long Medium section mill to diversify product range
Turkey Kardemir I&S Kardemir Works Continuous Casting - Billet Continuous steel billet and bloom plant; contract with SMS Group
Turkey Kardemir I&S Kardemir Works Power Plant Contract with China Shanghai Corp for Foreign Economic & Technology Cooperation (SFECO)
Ukraine Industrial Union Donbass Dzerzhinski Iron & Steel Ladle Furnace Installation of ladle furnace #2. Commissioning scheduled end-2011 or early 2012
United Kingdom Van Dalen Sheffield Scrap Preparation Ferrous and non-ferrous shredder facility for Sheffield location
United Kingdom Tata Steel Lackenby SSC Construction focus - sales of Teesside beams, Scunthorpe sections, Corby tubes
USA Lee Steel West Michigan Steel Processing Expansion downstream from slitting - with new laser multi-blanking line
USA ArcelorMittal Steelton Works Reheat Furnace New walking-beam reheat furnace with advanced energy & environmental technology
USA Gerdau Ameristeel Calvert City, KY Reheat Furnace Natural gas powered billet reheat furnace for rod mill
Venezuela Siderurgica Nacional Ciudad Piar Steelmaking/HSM New State-owned EAF mill will make slab and HRC. Andrade Gutierrez is building the plant
Vietnam Tata Steel / VSC / Vicem jv Vung Ang, Ha Tinh Integrated Steel Plant To be established in 3 phases over a 10 year period
Vietnam POSCO Hong Bang Cold Rolling Location is industrial complex near Ho Chi Minh City




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