The new non-grain oriented electrical steel line from U.S. Steel is formally inaugurated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The individuals pictured are, from left to right: Jim Bell, U.S. Steel Vice President – Construction; Arkansas State Representative Jon Milligan; Robert Costello, Cold Rolling Manager, Big River Steel Works; Mississippi County Judge John Alan Nelson; Mayor Joe Harris, Jr. of Osceola, Arkansas; Daniel Brown, Senior Vice President of Advanced Technology Steelmaking and Chief Operating Officer, Big River Steel Works.
U.S. Steel’s customer-centric strategy is demonstrated by this new line, which broadens the company’s product offering to better service expanding markets and assist clients in achieving their sustainability objectives. Since no electric vehicle, motor, or generator can function today without the steel grades required to convert electrical power into usable energy, the line’s flagship product, InduXTM, establishes U.S. Steel as a vital supplier for the growing electric vehicle market. The line is the last stage of a steelmaking process that produces sustainable, infinitely recyclable steels like InduXTM while using up to 90% scrap steel as raw material and reducing carbon emissions (Scope 1 and Scope 2) by 70–80% as compared to typical integrated steelmaking.
The event, “Energise the Future: EmPOWERing the Green Revolution,” demonstrated how Big River Steel continues to prioritise innovation and quality while also being a major player in the industry’s shift to producing low-carbon steel. It was the first steel mill in North America to be accredited as a ResponsibleSteelTM facility and among the first in the world to hold a LEED® certification. The new line is around 2,333 feet long, or about eight football fields long, and has an annual capacity of 200,000 tonnes.
The event, “Energise the Future: EmPOWERing the Green Revolution,” demonstrated how Big River Steel continues to prioritise innovation and quality while also being a major player in the industry’s shift to producing low-carbon steel. It was the first steel mill in North America to be accredited as a ResponsibleSteelTM facility and among the first in the world to hold a LEED® certification. The new line is around 2,333 feet long, or about eight football fields long, and has an annual capacity of 200,000 tonnes.
Today was made possible by hundreds of our best people in the industry. Their unwavering commitment to our town and to American manufacturing makes our nation stronger and more resilient than it has ever been. “This investment will enable our customers to buy more steel produced in the United States and support them in achieving their own sustainability objectives,” stated Daniel R. Brown, Chief Operating Officer of Big River Steel Works and Senior Vice President of Advanced Technology Steelmaking at U. S. Steel.
According to a recently published economic impact study, Big River Steel supported and maintained 1,747 jobs (direct and indirect/induced) that offer workers and their families opportunities for upward mobility in 2022. It also generated $383.2 million in total economic impact1, paid $16.3 million in state and local taxes, and made a significant contribution to the economy. Based on $3 billion in direct spending over more than four years on Big River Steel 2, the greatest single investment in Arkansas state history, Big River Steel is estimated to have a $5.2 billion construction impact.
Kudos to U.S. Steel for launching their newest steel line at the Big River Steel factory in Osceola. Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas stated, “This project demonstrates that anything is possible when business, government, and communities work together.”
October 2022 saw the start of NGO line construction by U. S. Steel, which had completed the complete takeover of Big River Steel in 2021. The $450 million undertaking was finished on schedule and on budget.
United States Steel Corporation was established in 1901 and is a prominent producer of steel. The company’s customer-focused Best for All® strategy, which is centred around safety, is helping to advance a more sustainable and safe future for U.S. Steel and its stakeholders. U.S. Steel provides high value-added steel products, including its exclusive XG3® advanced high-strength steel, to the automotive, construction, appliance, energy, containers, and packaging industries with a renewed focus on innovation. The Company continues to produce iron ore at a competitive advantage and can produce 22.4 million net tonnes of raw steel annually. With its headquarters located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. Steel operates top-notch operations throughout the US and in Central Europe.
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