# Steel Dynamics to ramp up construction of recycled aluminum mill in Mississippi

Steel Dynamics, Inc. announced that construction is in full swing at its greenfield recycled aluminum flat rolled mill in Columbus, Mississippi. The project has a planned capital investment of nearly $1.9 billion and an annual production capacity of approximately 650,000 tonnes. Operations are expected to begin in mid-2025, creating 700 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-06-01
- Where: Columbus, Mississippi, United States
- Value: $1.90B
- Jobs: 700
- Starts operating: Q3 2025
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 650,000 tonnes per year of finished aluminum products
- Products: recycled 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)

## Sources

- [scrapmonster.com](https://www.scrapmonster.com/news/aluminum/sdi-recycled-aluminum-mill-to-ramp-up-construction/87807), 2023-06-01: "The planned capital investment for the mill is nearly $1.9 billion."

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