Big River Steel commissions SMS Group equipment for expansion

Big River Steel (BRS) has commissioned SMS group with the expansion of its steel plant in Osceola, Ark. Since commissioning of the new mill in 2017, Big River Steel has been producing tube-grade sheet for pipeline construction, silicon steels for a variety of energy and electric motor applications, and AHSS for the U.S. automotive industry.

SMS group will again supply BRS with mechanical equipment, electrical and automation systems, and digitalization. The expansion will increase the plant’s annual output to about 3 million tons of steel.

After completion of the next expansion, the steel plant will have two electric arc furnaces and two twin-ladle furnaces. A second strand, a second tunnel furnace, and another downcoiler will be added to the CSP® plant, which produces hot coil processed into high-grade cold strip in the downstream coupled pickling line/tandem cold mill. Also as part of this project, the continuous galvanizing line will receive an additional coiler.