Iron & steel industry 2025 investments.
Steel Industry Capital Investments.
Modernisation & capacity expansion projects 2025
| Country | Investor | Facility | Equipment | Capacity kt | Capex $m |
| Australia | Rio Tinto / Baowu jv | Western Range | Iron ore mine | 25000 | 2000 |
| Brazil | Vale | Maraba | Blast furnace | 250 | 337 |
| China | Fujian Tsingtuo | Fu’an City | Stainless plate | 1000 | 280 |
| China | POSCO | Zhangjiagang Works | Plate mill [stainless] | 60 | 45 |
| Czech Repub | Liberty Steel | Nova Hut | EAF | 3500 | 351 |
| Ukraine | Metinvest | Ilyich Steel | CRM / HDG / AlZn | 1200 | 800 |
| USA | CMC | Not specified | Micro mill | 453 | 450 |
| USA | Nucor | Berkeley | HDG | 453 | 425 |
| USA | Nucor | California Steel Industries | HDG | 363 | 370 |
| USA | Pacific Steel | Mojave | Micro mill | 345 | 350 |
Metinvest Ilyich cold mill complex construction most likely suspended Q1 2022.
Nucor HDG line in Berkeley will process coils up to 72 inches wide.
Pacific Steel micro mill will be a state-of-the-art Danieli MIDA facility.
Number of capital investment records shown: 10
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All investment and modernisation projects above are scheduled for commissioning in year 2025. Capacity data is expressed in metric tonnes.
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