Steel Dynamics — Steel Dynamics, Sinton, TX

Why it matters

The steel context.

American steelmakers are building a new generation of electric-arc-furnace mills alongside expanded sheet, plate, rebar and coating lines. Nucor, U.S. Steel, Cleveland-Cliffs, Steel Dynamics, CMC, BlueScope and Hyundai Steel are adding capacity for automakers, construction and grid infrastructure across the industrial Midwest, Southeast and Southwest.

Project record

At a glance

Company: Steel Dynamics
Industry: Steel
Location: Sinton, Texas
Investment: $2.20B
Permanent jobs announced: 600
Status: Operational
Announced: Sep 26, 2019
Operations began: Dec 1, 2021
Added to tracker: Apr 15, 2025

Sources

Official references

Primary source
https://ir.steeldynamics.com/steel-dynamics-announces-planned-new-flat-roll-steel-mill-site-selection/

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