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Steel News August 13, 2020 01:00:16 PM

ArcelorMittal to Add Electric Arc Furnace at Alabama Sheet Steel Mill

Paul Ploumis
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The company did not disclose the investment needed for the proposed expansion of the sheet steel mill.
ArcelorMittal to Add Electric Arc Furnace at Alabama Sheet Steel  Mill

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): ArcelorMittal announced its decision to build an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel making facility at its ArcelorMittal/Nippon Steel (AM/NS) Calvert operations in Alabama. The construction is expected to be completed in two years. Upon full operations, it will create 300 additional jobs. The company did not disclose the investment needed for the proposed expansion of the sheet steel mill.

According to company press release, the addition of the EAF will boost the production capability of the plant to 1.5 million short tons of steel slabs for the hot strip mill and a wide range of steel grades to meet Calvert’s end user requirements. It must be noted that AM/NS Calvert plant also hosts a cold rolling mill and three hot-dip galvanizing lines, in addition to the hot strip mill.

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Commenting on the development, Mr. Lakshmi Mittal, Chairman and CEO stated that the announced EAF at Calvert will make its asset to be more reactive to the local market. Furthermore, it will allow the company to comply with USMCA requirements. Meantime, Brad Davey, CEO, ArcelorMittal North America noted that the new EAF will further reinforce ArcelorMittal’s leadership in the North American automotive market.

AM/NS Calvert is the world’s most advanced steel finishing facility.

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