Steel Dynamics adds galvanizing line to Mississippi facility

Steel producer and recycler Steel Dynamics Inc., Fort Wayne, Ind., has announced plans to expand its offering of value-added flat-roll steel products through the addition of a new galvanizing line in Columbus, Miss. The company plans to invest about $140 million and create 45 new jobs, adding a third galvanizing line at its Columbus Flat Roll Division.

The new line will have an annual coating capability of 400,000 tons, producing gauges between 0.013 and 0.160 in. and widths between 36 and 72 in. Operations are expected to begin in summer 2020.

After the completion of this new facility, the company will have nine value-added galvanizing lines located throughout the eastern half of the U.S., with a total annual coating capacity of about 3.8 million tons.