Steel News

U. S. Steel’s New HSM to Offer Capability Boost

17 June 2026 - The hot strip mill that’s being planned for United States Steel Corporation’s Edgar Thomson plant will replace a line that dates to 1938 and enhance the steelmaker’s rolling capabilities, U.S. Steel president and chief executive officer David Burritt said Wednesday.

U. S. Steel Selects Midrex to Supply Big River Steel Works DRI Facility

15 June 2026 - Midrex Technologies Inc. announced it has been selected by United States Steel Corporation to supply a hot direct reduced iron and hot briquetted iron (HDRI/HBI) MIDREX® plant for its new direct reduced iron (DRI) facility at Big River Steel Works in Osceola, Ark., USA.

U. S. Steel – Mon Valley Works Releases Economic Impact Report

08 June 2026 - United States Steel Corporation released an economic impact analysis estimating that its US$2.5 billion investment, up from its initial US$1 billion commitment, in Mon Valley Works will see about US$1.7 billion in economic impact and create about 6,381 jobs over the next three years.

U. S. Steel’s European Mill to Become Nippon Steel Subsidiary

13 May 2026 - Nippon Steel Corp. will take direct ownership of United States Steel Corporation’s Košice (USSK) plant in Slovakia, the company said Wednesday.

Ferrosource Metal Processing Plant Approaching Completion at Big River Steel Works

05 May 2026 - Ferrosource announced that the metal processing plant it is working on at United States Steel Corporation’s Big River Steel Works in Osceola, Ark., USA, is approaching its scheduled completion in August, Arkansas Money & Politics reported.

U. S. Steel Targets 2029 Start for DRI Plant

04 May 2026 - United States Steel Corporation is allotting approximately 30 months for construction of its newly announced direct reduction plant and expects to bring the facility on-line in the first half of 2029, company officials told AIST Steel News.

U. S. Steel to Build US$1.9 Billion DRI Facility at Big River Steel Works

29 April 2026 - United States Steel Corporation announced a US$1.9 billion investment to construct a new direct reduced iron (DRI) facility at Big River Steel Works in Osceola, Ark., USA, the first of its kind in the U.S.