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Steel Investment Projects 2016 | Plant Modernisation

Capital Investments Data

2016 Analysis: Investment in 2016 showed concentration in key emerging markets, with India, Brazil and Russia joint leaders on project count (three each), across diverse segments including pellet plants, coke ovens and cold rolling. Russia focused on raw materials infrastructure with PCI and pellet investments. Brazil saw major slab export projects from Vale including joint ventures with POSCO. Indonesia expanded integrated steelmaking with blast furnace and HSM additions. Notable diversification into African markets with Algeria's major DRI-based investment and Ghana's rebar facility.

22
Projects Shown
15
Countries
3 Bar Mills
2 Pellet Plants, 1 Seamless
Project Categories: Melting/Raw Materials Rolling Mills Coating/Finishing
2016 Capital Investment Projects [Selected Projects]
Country ↕ Company ↕ Location ↕ Project ↕ Description
Algeria Tosyalı Holdings Oran Works Steelmaking/Bar Feedstock of purchased DRI, scrap and pig iron for EAF
Brazil ArcelorMittal Vega do Sul Coating Project is awaiting clearance
Brazil CSN Congonhas Pellet Plant Stage II investment via Nacional Minérios SA, CSN mining unit
Brazil Vale Anchieta, Espírito Santo Steelmaking/Slab Export slab plant – Espírito Santo State
China Valin ArcelorMittal jv Loudi Works Cold Rolling Complex JV of ArcelorMittal and Hunan Valin Iron & Steel Co for high-strength automotive steels
Finland Outokumpu Special Products Division Plate Mill Stainless Quarto plate 30% capacity expansion
Ghana United Steel Company Tema Steel Works Steelmaking/Bar This is United's 2nd rebar works in Ghana. New plant will make TMT quality rebar
India JSW Steel Toranagallu Cold Rolling For high strength steel incl galv and galvanneal to 1,870 mm
India Tata Steel Kalinganagar Air Separation Unit 2 new ASUs, each 1,200 tonnes per day
India VISA SunCoke Limited Kalinganagar Coke Ovens Sun Coke Energy / Visa Steel 49:51 jv incl heat recovery + steam generation
Indonesia Krakatau Steel Cilegon Blast Furnace Blast furnace complex to be located on 60 hectare plot
Indonesia Krakatau Steel Not Disclosed HSM New HSM will increase HRC capacity from approximately 2.4 to 3.6 Mt/yr
Kazakhstan ENRC Sokolov-Sarbai Works DRI 1.8 Mt/yr merchant HBI facility. Project started in 2008 but suspended due to financial crisis
Mongolia Red Hill Energy Ulaan Ovoo Coal Washing Plant Assessments are from (public) pre-feasibility study
Russia NLMK Novolipetsk PCI PCI for BF #4 (capacity 1.8 Mt) + BF #5 (2.6 Mt)
Russia NLMK Stoilensky Works Pellet Plant Pellet plant and infrastructure for production of high-grade >65% Fe pellets
Russia TMK Seversky Tube Works Seamless Tube Pipe diameter 168–339 mm, wall thickness 6.4–40.0 mm
Slovenia Slovenian Steel Group Metal Ravne Vacuum Degassing New vacuum station (VD/VOD) in the steel plant secondary metallurgical centre
Ukraine Metinvest Yenakievo Iron & Steel PCI PCI for BFs 1, 3 & 5 operating at 180 kg of injected coal per tonne of hot metal
USA California Steel California Steel Industries Welded Tube High-strength ERW pipe, up to 24 inches in diameter and up to 80 feet in length
Venezuela Sidor Puerto Ordaz Plant Continuous Casting – Billet Billets for rebar and wire rod
Vietnam POSCO POSCO SS Vina Steel Factory Steelmaking/Bar New steel mill in southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province. Site area of approximately 49 hectares

Data as of 2016.





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