Name of the Project
Mini-mill expansion project.
Location
Delta, Ohio, in the US.
Project Owner/s
North Star BlueScope Steel, a subsidiary of BlueScope Steel.
Project Description
The expansion project will add a third electric arc furnace, a second continuous caster and furnace equipment.
The expansion will increase the operation’s capacity to up to 900 000 t/y.
Potential Job Creation
Not stated.
Capital Expenditure
The project is estimated at $700-million.
Planned Start/End Date
The plant is expected to be commissioned in the 2022 financial year, with ramp-up about 18 months later.
Latest Developments
Andritz has received an order from North Star BlueScope Steel to supply a tunnel furnace, along with two shuttle furnaces, to convey the slabs from both casters to the two-stand roughing mill at the Delta plant, in Ohio.
Besides the furnace equipment, Andritz will supply Level 1 and Level 2 automation systems.
The shuttle furnaces will be installed during the fourth quarter of 2020. The tunnel furnace is scheduled to start production by the end of 2021.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
Andritz (tunnel and shuttle furnaces).
On Budget and on Time?
Too early to state.
Contact Details for Project Information
BlueScope Steel manager corporate affairs, Michael Reay, tel +61 2 4240 1100 or email Michael.Reay@bluescope.com.