Steel Mills
Big River Steel Ramp-Up Plan
Written by John Packard
November 13, 2014
There is a new flat rolled steel mill under construction in Arkansas. The mill will be complete in 2016. However, we feel that many of you are probably interested to know what the timetable is for the ramp up of the mill at this point in time.
We have obtained the ramp-up schedule from Big River Steel with the ready dates for specific products:
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