Slab Caster Investment Costs
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Average capacity | 1,400 kt |
| Average cost 2018 | US$154m |
| Average cost per tonne capacity | US$110/t |
| Sample size | 6 records |
Source: MCI research. Data as of 2018.
Capital investment cost figures compiled by Metals Consulting International, based on investments by Gerdau at Ouro Branco, Brazil; by Panzhihua Iron and Steel in China; by Amurmetal at Komsomolsk in Russia; by MMK at Magnitogorsk Iron & Steelworks in Russia; and other recent modernisations.
The MCI capital cost database holds capex cost data for a wide assortment of production units and processes. Front end: sinter, coke making, DRI, blast furnaces, BOF, EAF, induction furnaces, continuous casting. Flat: plate, hot rolled coil, cold rolled coil, hot dip galvanised sheet, tinplate, organic coated sheet. Long: heavy sections, rail, steel bar, rod, wire. Also welded pipe, seamless tube. Also pellet plant, coal washing plant, lime plant, PCI, pig iron desulphurisation. Dbase also includes BF relines, ladle furnaces, vacuum degassing, air separation units, power plants, slitting lines, pickling plant, waste water treatment plant, acid regeneration plants.
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