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JSW USA announces the restarting of EAF in Mingo Junction

2018-12-19

Dec. 19, 2018 - JSW Steel USA restarts the electric arc furnace at the Mingo Junction facility and is planning to resume running the caster.

 

The proposed investment by JSW Steel follows the Memorandum signed by JSW Steel (USA) Inc in March 2018 to consider an investment of upto US$ 500 million (subject to “EPA” approval) for expanding its operations in Texas, USA. JSW Steel (USA) Inc operates one of the widest steel plate & pipe mills in North America. Strategically located in Baytown, Texas, approximately 30 miles outside Houston, the unit services the needs of the energy, petrochemicals, defence and other heavy equipment industries in USA who need high quality carbon plate.

 

JSW Steel’s newly acquired Acero Junction Holding Inc’s steel manufacturing facility, located on the bank of Ohio river, uses electric arc furnace route to produce hot rolled coils. It includes a 1.5 MTPA Electric Arc Furnace (EAF), a 2.80 MTPA slab caster and a 3.0 MTPA Hot Strip Mill (HSM). The HSM is capable of producing a wide range of steel grades in widths upto 2,000 mm wide and from thicknesses in the range of 1.5mm – 10 mm.

 

“It is our intention to further augment our capacity in Acero Junction over the next few years and, subject to necessary approvals, to take the combined capacity of JSW USA to 4 MTPA (3 MTPA at Acero and 1 MTPA at Baytown), which will be 100% American Melted and Manufactured.” Said Mr Parth Jindal, Director - JSW Steel (USA) Inc.

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