JSW Steel to invest up to $500 mn to acquire, upgrade Acero Junction Inc
Acero Junction Inc, an integrated steel manufacturing unit with a
potential capacity of 3 million tonne per annum, is located in Ohio
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News: JSW
Steel today said it will invest up to USD 500 million (about Rs 3,390
crore) to acquire, upgrade and enhance US-based integrated steel manufacturing
unit Acero Junction Inc in phases.
Acero Junction Inc, an integrated steel manufacturing unit
with a potential capacity of 3 MTPA (million tonne per annum), is located in
Ohio. The proposed investment will be made in two phases.
"This investment takes JSW's overall investment blueprint for the US
market, to produce American melt and manufactured steel, to up to USD 1
billion," the company said in a regulatory filing.
In phase 1, JSW will revamp
and restart the electric arc furnace and the slab caster, and modernise the hot
strip mill.
The proposed investment, including the cost of acquisition,
is expected to be approximately USD 250 million.
JSW Steel said in phase 2, depending upon the
economic viability and prevailing market conditions, the company will evaluate
the possibility of adding another electric arc furnace as well as additional
manufacturing equipment at the hot strip mill to make the Ohio facility a fully
integrated unit with 3 MTPA capacity.
The proposed investment in phase 2 could be in the range of
up to USD 250
million, subject to feasibility studies and necessary approvals,
it added.
The integrated steel manufacturing unit in Ohio was acquired
as part of the recently concluded Acero
Junction Holdings Inc deal.
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