“Our plan was to build the world’s most technically advanced environmentally sustainable rebar steel mini-mill, along with our own Mississippi River port, and the largest behind-the-meter solar and battery storage facility in the United States,” said Dave Stickler, chief executive officer of Hybar. 

“I am extremely proud to say, ‘mission accomplished!’”  Stickler continued.

The company said it plans to begin commissioning its electric arc furnace and continuous caster over the next month while completing commissioning of its rolling mill and solar and battery storage facility. 

When the sun is shining, Hybar will have the ability to operate its behind-the-meter solar and battery storage facility using 100% renewable power. It has a special rate power contract with Entergy Arkansas to buy supplemental electrical power when needed. 

The rebar will be shipped by barge on the Mississippi, Tennessee, Ohio and Arkansas Rivers; by rail on BNSF Railway Co. and other rail networks; and by truck on the east-west and north-south nearby highways, the company said. 

They estimate the mill will produce more than 700,000 metric tons of various sized rebar annually in both stick and spooled form as large as 8 metric tons.