# U.S. Army awards OTA to Metallus for HF-1 steel capacity increase

The Army Contracting Command – New Jersey awarded a prototype Other Transaction Agreement to Metallus Inc. on February 27, 2024, to increase HF-1 steel production capacity from 1,500 to 6,720 tons per month for 155mm artillery shell production.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-02-27
- Where: Canton, Ohio, United States
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 6720 tons per month
- Products: HF-1 steel
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Metallus](https://endata.com/companies/15456.md) (supplier)
- [U.S. Army](https://endata.com/companies/15558.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [army.mil](https://www.army.mil/article/278021/acc_nj_team_leverages_innovative_method_to_support_155mm_production), 2024-07-15: "The steel itself is under contract with the prime contractors, but the goal of this OTA is to support current demand of artillery shell production by increasing the HF-1 Steel capacity from 1,500 tons to 6,720 tons per month."

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