The Board of Directors at U.S. Steel has approved the next phase of capital investment plans. This marks another milestone in the strategic partnership between Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel, whose cooperative efforts have already yielded significant successes. Nippon Steel experts have worked closely with U.S. Steel’s integrated mills in the North American Flat-Rolled, Big River Steel Works and Tubular Products segments to enhance operational efficiencies, among other achievements.
U.S. Steel is submitting an “air construction permit” for a new slag recycler at its Edgar Thomson Plant — located in Braddock, Pennsylvania — for approval from the Allegheny County Health Department. The plant is where basic steel production takes place. After permit approval, engineering planning will be finalized, and construction is expected to begin next year. The project is expected to cost approximately $100 million.
The Board also approved a new proposal to invest approximately $200 million to improve the Indiana-based Gary Works hot strip mill to optimize production costs and expand premium product offerings, including heavy gauge line pipe and automotive steel. Gary Works is U. S. Steel’s largest manufacturing plant. It is comprised of both steelmaking and finishing facilities.
Courtesy of U.S. Steel.