JSW Steel of Baytown, Texas, has announced that it has received preliminary Board approval, contingent upon securing governmental financial support, to proceed with a full-scale modernization project expected to take approximately 20 months to complete.
JSW (USA) has awarded the modernization project to Danieli, a global manufacturer of steelmaking technology.
The plate mill modernization is JSW’s first phase of a much larger project under consideration by the Board. The second phase includes the construction of a new state-of-the-art melting and casting facility in the US utilizing new technologically superior and eco‑friendly processes. A location has not yet been determined for the melting and casting facility.