Steel Mills

Deacero breaks ground on mini-mill in northern Mexico

June 11, 2024

Mexican longs producer Deacero recently celebrated the start of the construction of its new $600-million mini-mill in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, in northern Mexico.

The new mill, dubbed the Ramos II Investment Project, will have an annual production capacity of 1 million tons of large structural profiles. Its location is near to Deacero’s existing Ramos Arizpe mini-mill which makes smaller sections.

Ramos II operations are expected to begin in February 2026, the company said in a statement on June 5.

Italy’s Danieli will supply the plant with an electric-arc furnace (EAF) and rolling mill for profiles up to 27 inches. The mill equipment supplier said this will be its fifth mini-mill installation for the Mexican steelmaker.

The mill will use digital technology to ensure the scrap fusion process does not affect Mexico’s electrical grid, the first use of this technology in Latin America, Deacero said.

Monterrey-based Deacero is Mexico’s largest longs steel producer, manufacturing a wide range of products, including rebar, wire rod, and structurals.

Laura Miller

Laura Miller is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. She has held a variety of positions within the steel industry since 2007, including reporting and editing for Steel Business Briefing/Platts, the Association for Iron and Steel Technology, and Kallanish Commodities, as well as marketing for what was then known as ThyssenKrupp Steel USA (now AM/NS Calvert). After a five-year hiatus working across other industries, she returned to steel in 2021 and has covered the flat rolled, tubular, and trade areas of the industry. She is a member of the Association of Women in the Metal Industries and a past-president of the AWMI Pittsburgh Chapter. She holds a BA in Latin American Studies from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. She can be reached at laura@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7869.