# U.S. Steel resumes operations at Blast Furnace 14 after $350M reline

U.S. Steel has resumed operations at Blast Furnace 14 in Gary, Indiana, following a $350 million reline project. The furnace has capacity to produce over 2 million tons of hot metal per year.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-09-11
- Where: Gary, Indiana, United States
- Value: $350.0M
- Starts operating: Sep 2026
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 2 million tons of hot metal per year
- Products: hot metal
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [U.S. Steel](https://endata.com/companies/15752.md)

## Sources

- [manufacturingdive.com](https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/us-steel-usa-rare-earth-array-covenant-september-investments-openings/830151/), 2026-09-11: "U.S. Steel has resumed operations at its largest blast furnace following a $350 million reline project."

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