Work starts on 111-acre plate mill plant

​​​​BAYTOWN – ​JSW USA has broken ground on a ​​111-acre plate mill factory. 

The $500 million project will have the most technologically advanced and eco-friendly electric arc furnace, slab caster, and plate mill in the world.

It ​is part of a second and larger phase of a ​​​​​plate mill modernization and expansion project that began in June 2017 on JSW USA’s 700-acre campus on McKinney​ Rd. 

Construction is expected to take between 18 and 24 months. ​