Steel Dynamics Inc., Fort Wayne, Ind., announces that it has selected Sinton, Texas, as the site for its new state-of-the-art, electric-arc-furnace (EAF) flat roll steel mill, with construction to begin in early 2020. The current estimated required investment is approximately $1.9 billion, which does not include the benefit of anticipated state and local incentives.
Sinton is located approximately 30 miles Northwest of the port of Corpus Christi, within the targeted Southwest United States and Mexico market regions, bringing numerous advantages to the project. Final determination is still subject to the anticipated receipt of necessary permits and continued state and local government support, which the company expects to be forthcoming.
“We have been developing a flat roll steel business strategy for this region and Mexico for several years,” says Mark. D. Millett, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our planned new EAF flat roll steel mill will be the most technologically advanced facility existing today. Our team has selected a suite of technologies that should allow us to achieve steel grades previously out of reach to thin-slab casting technology. Based on casting capability of up to 84 inches wide and up to a 5.5-inch cast thickness, it will be the world’s largest thin-slab facility.”
The steel mill will also have a unique rolling mill configuration, providing the capability to produce Advanced High Strength Steel grades, including some energy-sector products not available in the United States today. The mill will also have the capability to produce up to 52.5 ton coils, creating meaningful cost efficiencies for certain energy customers. These advances will further reduce the gap between existing EAF and integrated steel mill production capabilities.”
The project will include value-added finishing lines, including a galvanizing line with an annual capacity of 550,000 tons, and a paint line with an annual coating capacity of 250,000 tons. The product offering is anticipated to include various flat roll steel products, including hot roll, cold roll, galvanized, Galvalume® and painted steel, primarily serving the energy, automotive, construction, and appliance sectors.
