# Cleveland-Cliffs secures $400M defense contract for electrical steel

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp. secured a sole-source defense contract worth up to $400 million from the U.S. Department of War (via Defense Logistics Agency) for supply of grain oriented electrical steel to the U.S. military. The five-year contract has a performance completion date of September 8, 2030.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2025-07-25
- Where: United States
- Value: $400.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: grain oriented electrical steel
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/86239.md)
- [United States Department of War](https://endata.com/companies/86240.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [oreaco.com](https://www.oreaco.com/news/english/ferrumfortis/cleveland-cliffs-400-million-defence-contract-grain-oriented-electrical-steel-goes-dla-2026), 2025-07-25: "Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp., the largest flat-rolled steel producer in North America, has secured one of the most strategically significant defence contracts in the recent history of the United States steel industry."

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