# Nippon Steel and ArcelorMittal to build electric arc furnace at AM/NS Calvert in Alabama

Nippon Steel and ArcelorMittal executed a definitive agreement to build a 1.5 million metric ton/year electric arc furnace at their joint venture AM/NS Calvert in Calvert, Alabama. The investment is approximately $775 million, with operation scheduled to start in the first half of 2023.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-12-22
- Where: Calvert, Alabama, United States
- Value: $775.0M
- Starts operating: Q3 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.5 million metric tons/year
- Products: steel slabs, automotive flat products, advanced high-tensile steel sheets
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [AM/NS Calvert](https://endata.com/companies/49131.md)
- [ArcelorMittal](https://endata.com/companies/292.md) (partner)
- [Nippon Steel](https://endata.com/companies/7455.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [nipponsteel.com](https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/news/20201222_100.html), 2020-12-22: "The EAF is scheduled to start its operation in the first half of 2023."

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