# Steel Dynamics to build 650,000-metric-ton aluminum flat-rolled mill

Steel Dynamics Inc. will build and operate a 650,000-metric-ton aluminum flat-rolled mill with two satellite recycled aluminum slab centers. The company will own over 94% of the mill through a joint venture with Unity Aluminum.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-09-06
- Where: Columbus, Mississippi, United States
- Value: $1.90B
- Starts operating: Q3 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 650,000 metric tons/year
- Products: aluminum flat-rolled products
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Steel Dynamics](https://endata.com/companies/895.md)
- [Unity Aluminum](https://endata.com/companies/64220.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [lsc-pagepro.mydigitalpublication.com](https://lsc-pagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=758569&p=67&view=issueViewer), 2022-09-06: "Steel Dynamics Inc. will build and operate a 650,000-metric-ton aluminum flat-rolled mill, plus two supporting satellite recycled aluminum slab centers."
- [modernmetals.com](https://www.modernmetals.com/17095-sdi-will-build-aluminum-rolling-mill-in-mississippi.html), 2022-10-19: "SDI expects to spend $1.9 billion to build its aluminum flat rolled mill, which is designed to produce up to 650,000 tonnes of finished products per year."

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