# US Steel to build electric arc furnace at Fairfield Works

US Steel's Fairfield Works will construct a new electric arc furnace, representing a $215 million investment. The furnace will produce 1.6 million tons annually starting in 2020, creating 150 permanent jobs and 600 construction jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-02-11
- Where: Fairfield, Alabama, United States
- Value: $215.0M
- Jobs: 150
- Starts operating: Q3 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.6 million tons per year
- Products: steel
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [United States Steel Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/15282.md)

## Sources

- [wbrc.com](https://www.wbrc.com/2019/02/11/us-steel-adding-jobs-fairfield-with-new-electric-arc-furnace/), 2019-02-11: "This investment is an important step to improve our cost structure and positions our Tubular business to win over the long term."
- [alreporter.com](https://www.alreporter.com/2019/02/12/u-s-steel-will-restart-construction-on-new-electric-arc-furnace-at-fairfield-works), 2019-02-12: "We are pleased to announce the achievement of the market and performance stage gates required to restart our Tubular Segment EAF."
- [nypost.com](https://nypost.com/2019/02/12/us-steel-credits-trump-as-it-restarts-construction-on-factory/), 2019-02-12: "Work will resume immediately, the company said, and the facility will have an annual capacity of 1.6 million tons."

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