Steel Mills
March 2, 2017
Big River Steel Grand Opening
Written by Ray Culley
Big River Steel, the newest and most technologically advanced scrap recycling and steel production facility in the world, is officially open for business.
According to David Stickler, Chief Executive Officer of Big River Steel, the first line went operational nineteen months after groundbreaking: “A world record time to start up a mill. We’ve invested $1.3 billion in property, plant and equipment and this is the largest investment in the state of Arkansas history. We also are the first steel mill in the world to be a member of the Center for Collision and Safety Analysis…we’re sitting in the same room with the likes of Ford, General Motors, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes, helping them design their next generation of cars, using the next generation of steels.”
