# ArcelorMittal opens tailored blanks plant in Detroit

ArcelorMittal opened its first Michigan facility, a refurbished $83 million plant in Detroit for producing laser-welded high-strength steel blanks. The plant will supply parts for Acura RDX and Ram pickup trucks.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-02-28
- Where: Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Value: $83.0M
- Starts operating: 28 Feb 2018
- Status: completed
- Products: laser-welded steel blanks, hot-stamped steel blanks
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [ArcelorMittal](https://endata.com/companies/292.md)

## Sources

- [wardsauto.com](https://www.wardsauto.com/news/archive-wards-steel-supplier-opens-michigan-plant/791813/), 2018-02-28: "ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks Detroit, the global steel and mining corporation’s first Michigan facility, celebrated its grand opening this week."

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