A leading integrated steel producer headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, recently announced plans to make significant upgrades to its works plant in Gary, Indiana.
U.S. Steel will apply a $750 million asset revitalization investment to the Gary Works plant to modernize and enhance the company’s flagship operation through building expansion and improvement, including the installation of new, state-of-the-art production equipment, machinery, and modernizing technology to meet customer demand in the automotive, energy and other industries.
“We are pleased to be making this significant investment at Gary Works, which will improve the facility’s environmental performance, bolster our competitiveness and benefit the local community for years to come,” said David B. Burritt, president and CEO of United States Steel Corporation. “Through the skill and determination of our employees, support from the state and city, without which this project would not be possible, and favorable trade policies with the strong Section 232 national security action on steel imports, we are experiencing a renaissance at U. S. Steel.”
Burritt was joined by Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb and Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson in the announcement.
Providing both steelmaking and finishing capabilities, Gary Works is U. S. Steel’s largest manufacturing plant and the largest integrated steel mill in North America.
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