Steel Mills
February 2, 2017
Big River Steel’s First Full Month of Production Sets Record
Written by Sandy Williams
February 1, 2017 (Osceola, Arkansas) – Big River Steel today announced that it has established a new production record in terms of tons of steel produced by a SMS group supplied flat-rolled mini mill during the first full month of operation. With over 63,000 tons of hot rolled steel produced in January, Big River Steel’s first full month of production, Big River Steel topped the previous first month production record according to data maintained by SMS group, Big River Steel’s lead technology supplier.
“Starting up a mill such as Big River’s takes a team effort and all of us at Big River take pride in this accomplishment as we work to meet the demands of our customers,” said Dave Stickler, Big River Steel’s chief executive officer.
