# U.S. Steel's Fairfield electric arc furnace nearing completion

U.S. Steel's $412 million electric arc furnace at its Fairfield Tubular Steel plant in Fairfield, Alabama, is nearing completion. The furnace will employ about 150 full-time employees and produce 1.6 million tons of steel per year, with production expected to begin in the second half of 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-02-11
- Where: Fairfield, Alabama, United States
- Value: $412.0M
- Jobs: 150
- Starts operating: Q3 2020
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 1.6 million tons of steel per year
- Products: electric arc furnace 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

- [al.com](https://www.al.com/business/2020/02/us-steels-fairfield-arc-furnace-nearing-completion.html), 2020-02-11: "When it is up and running at full capacity, the furnace will employ about 150 full-time employees and be able to produce 1.6 million tons of steel a year."

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