by - November 12, 2025 6:53 pm
When Japanese-based Nippon Steel Corporation was allowed to acquire U.S. Steel earlier this summer, one of the requirements for the merger was the company had to commit to investing an…
by - June 30, 2025 8:30 am
After months of limbo, Northeast Arkansas got presumably good news in late June. The $15 billion deal to allow Japanese-based Nippon Steel to acquire U.S. Steel was approved with several…
by - October 12, 2023 3:28 pm
The world is changing, US Steel president and CEO Dave Burritt said Thursday (Oct. 12), and perhaps it is no more evident than in the new line that can produce…
by - February 14, 2023 1:59 pm
U.S. Steel has existed for more than 120 years, and one reason is that the company has embraced technological advancement, Dan Brown, Senior Vice President of Advanced Technology Steelmaking and…
by - April 4, 2022 3:30 pm
U.S. Steel announced Monday (April 4) that its Big River Steel mill in Osceola has become the first-ever ResponsibleSteel site certified in North America. BRS received the site certification after…
by - December 8, 2020 3:13 pm
United States Steel Corp. is on the verge of becoming the sole owner of Big River Steel, the first “superproject” in the history of the Natural State. U.S. Steel has…
by - June 17, 2020 5:23 pm
Big River Steel has entered an agreement with Koch Metallics, LLC a subsidiary of Koch Minerals & Trading, LLC, under which Koch will act as the exclusive agent to Big…
by - November 11, 2019 2:51 pm
Privately held Big River Steel in Northeast Arkansas has closed on its deal announced last month to make United States Steel Corp. a minority stakeholder of the company’s scrap recycling…
by - October 1, 2019 8:26 am
United States Steel Corp. announced Tuesday (Oct. 1) it has taken a first step toward acquiring Big River Steel through the purchase of a 49.9% ownership stake for $700 million…
by - June 4, 2019 2:48 pm
Big River Steel on Monday (June 3) announced it had closed on a debt-and-equity financing arrangement to expand its scrap metal recycling and flat-rolled steel production facility in Osceola, doubling…
by - April 22, 2019 6:43 pm
Air Products announced Monday (April 22) an agreement to build, own, and operate a second air separation unit (ASU) to support Big River Steel’s expansion at its Osceola, Arkansas steel…
by - November 9, 2018 7:59 am
More than two months after Big River Steel LLC revealed it was fielding potential buyout offers and reviewing “strategic alternatives,” a spokesperson for the venture group behind the multimillion-dollar Northeast…
by - August 29, 2018 11:38 am
Several high-profile steelmakers and investment groups are said to be bidding for the assets of Big River Steel LLC in Northeast Arkansas, as billions of dollars pour into the industry…
by - June 29, 2018 3:16 pm
Big River Steel announced Friday (June 29) a $1.2 billion expansion at it’s scrap recycling and steel production facility in Osceola. The move will create at least 500 new jobs…
by - February 15, 2018 7:32 pm
Union Partners announced Thursday (Feb. 15) plans to build a new steel processing facility on the Big River Steel campus in Osceola. The new facility will be adjacent to BRS’s…
by - September 28, 2017 10:15 pm
Big River Steel is the largest industrial project in Arkansas history, and it’s already paid off its state loans years in advance. The company announced Thursday it had paid a…
by - August 28, 2017 5:08 pm
Big River Steel has closed on a $1.225 billion financing agreement, the company has announced. About $600 million will be in the form of senior secured notes due in 2025;…
by - March 1, 2017 4:53 pm
Arkansas’ first and to date only industrial superproject is in full operation, and officials hope it may lure an auto manufacturer to The Natural State. Big River Steel announced Wednesday…
by - December 14, 2016 1:34 pm
One of the largest industrial development projects in Arkansas history is about to begin production. Big River Steel has produced its first hot roll coil tube, and its melt shop…
by - April 18, 2016 5:19 pm
Osceola Mayor Dickie Kennemore said Monday (April 18) that there was a constant battle over the past 15 or so years to bring a major industry to Osceola. Once the…
