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US Steel breaks ground on $1.9 billion Arkansas steelmaking facility
US Steel has begun building a raw-materials facility at its Big River Steel plant in Arkansas.
The project is backed by Nippon Steel, which completed its acquisition of US Steel in June 2025.
The investment is about $1.9 billion, one of Nippon Steel’s major investments following the acquisition.
The facility will use natural gas to make raw materials for an electric-arc furnace.
That furnace produces steel with a lower environmental impact than a blast furnace and will make high-grade steel for uses including cars.
The new facility is intended to secure a steady US supply of raw materials for that production.
The sources give no completion date or further construction schedule.
US Steel broke ground on a $1.9 billion facility at its Big River Steel electric-arc-furnace plant in Arkansas.
The facility is intended to produce raw materials for steelmaking.
The investment is part of a series of major investments following Nippon Steel’s acquisition of US Steel.
The project aims to secure a stable US supply of raw materials for producing high-grade steel, including steel used in automobiles.
- Who
- US Steel, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Steel.
- What
- It broke ground on a $1.9 billion facility to produce raw materials for steelmaking.
- When
- October 30; the article was published on October 31, 2026.
- Where
- Big River Steel’s electric-arc-furnace plant in Arkansas, in the southern United States.
- Why
- To secure a stable US supply of raw materials for making high-grade steel in electric-arc furnaces.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Nippon Steel announced it would acquire US Steel.
The acquisition was completed, making US Steel a wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Steel.
US Steel held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new facility at Big River Steel in Arkansas.
- Investment
- About $1.9 billion
- Facility
- Raw-material production equipment
- Plant
- Big River Steel
- Location
- Arkansas, United States
- Groundbreaking
- October 30, 2026