- Baytown Plate Mill’s Phase II upgrade to be completed by2023.
- Expected to improve product quality, productivity, andcost-effectiveness of JSW Steel’s Plate Mill operations at Baytown, Texas.
JSW Steel (USA) Inc. (JSW USA), asubsidiary of JSW Steel Ltd., the flagship business of US$13-billion JSW Group,has commenced the second phase of the project to upgrade its Plate Mill facilitylocated at Baytown in Texas, USA. The Phase II project is expected to becompleted in the second half of 2023. This project involves addition of a 4-HiFinishing Mill, Pre-Leveller, Accelerated Cooling System/Direct Quench(ACC/DQ), Cooling Beds, and new Roll Shop.
Says Parth Jindal, Director of JSW USA,“This project is part of the US$260-million investment committed by JSW to enhancethe quality of our products, improve productivity, yields and the overall cost-effectivenessof our Baytown Plate Mill.”
Adds Mark Bush, CEO of JSW USA, “Once this project iscompleted, it will put JSW USA in a position to deliver higher quality productsas well as enter new markets. We have already completed some of the planned upgradesat our facility at Mingo Junction in Ohio. These upgrades will help us to continuein delivering significant quality benefits to our customers who expect highquality HRC, plate and pipe products. The Phase II project at Baytown willsupport the requirement of on & offshore wind tower, agriculture,construction, storage tank and surface critical market segments