(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – United States Steel’s Edgar Thomson Plant in Braddock, Pa. is shown on Feb. 26, 2019. U.S. Steel, the Pittsburgh steel producer that played a key role in the nation’s industrialization, is being acquired by Nippon Steel in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $14.1 billion. The transaction is worth about $14.9 billion when including the assumption of debt. Nippon, which will pay $55 per share for U.S. Steel, said Monday, Dec. 18, 2023 that the deal will bolster its manufacturing and technology capabilities. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Braddock, PA) U.S. Steel is set to invest over $2 billion in a new hot strip mill at the Mon Valley Works Edgar Thomson Plant in Braddock. 

U.S. Steel, which is owned by Japan-based Nippon Steel, made an announcement of its capital investment of up to $2.5 billion in Mon Valley Works on Wednesday.  

According to U.S. Steel, the new hot strip mill is designed to “deliver improved yield, reduced energy consumption, and enhanced product quality.” 

The facility in Braddock will replace the hot strip mill at the Irvin Plant in West Mifflin. The production of this is targeted for the late part of 2029.