# Nippon Steel invests €900M in electric arc furnace at U.S. Steel Košice

Nippon Steel will invest 900 million euros ($1.02 billion) to add an electric arc furnace and air separation unit to its U.S. Steel operations in Košice, Slovakia.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2026-09-16
- Where: Košice, Slovakia, Slovakia
- Value: $1.02B (900.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Products: low-carbon steel
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Nippon Steel](https://endata.com/companies/7455.md)
- [U. S. Steel Košice](https://endata.com/companies/36731.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [manufacturingdive.com](https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/amazon-us-steel-pirelli-eli-lilly-investments-layoffs-september-2026/831373/), 2026-09-25: "Nippon Steel will invest 900 million euros ($1.02 billion) to add an electric arc furnace and air separation unit to its U.S. Steel operations in Slovakia."

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