# Russula to modernize SIMEC Group rolling mill in Brazil

SIMEC Group selected Russula to modernize its light structural rolling mill in Cariacica, Brazil, as part of a $50 million investment to expand melt shop and modernize the mill, increasing capacity to 1.3 Mtpy crude steel and 1.05 Mtpy hot rolled products, with commissioning planned for summer 2022.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2021-11-11
- Where: Cariacica, Espirito Santo, Brazil
- Value: $50.0M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.3 Mtpy crude steel, 1.05 Mtpy hot rolled products
- Products: light structural rods and profiles
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Russula](https://endata.com/companies/18709.md)
- [SIMEC](https://endata.com/companies/20209.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [russula.com](https://www.russula.com/press-releases/simec-group-selects-russula-to-modernize-rolling-mill.html), 2021-11-11: "SIMEC Group selected Russula to modernize the light structural rolling mill located in Cariacica, Espirito Santo state, Brazil."

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