AM/NS Calvert Announces Expansion

Alabama’s AM/NS Calvert announced a $500-million expansion project that will create 300 jobs, Yellowhammer News reported on August 12. According to a press release, an electric arc furnace steelmaking facility will be added to the plant. Once completed, the facility is to be capable of producing 1.5 million mT of steel slabs for the onsite hot strip mill and a broad spectrum of steel grades to be used locally. The slabs are currently shipped from Brazil. The facility serves the automotive, construction, pipe and tube, service center, and appliance/HVAC industries. The Alabama Department of Commerce noted that construction is expected to take two years, employing 500 construction workers. The completed facility is slated to create 200 direct jobs and 100 indirect jobs in the local community.