United States Steel Opens Operations-Ready DR-Grade Pellet Production Facility in Minnesota

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz; David B. Burritt, President and CEO of U. S. Steel; Kristen Vake, Executive Director, Iron Mining Association of Minnesota; and Travis Kolari, Head of Operations, U. S. Steel Minnesota Ore Operations cut the ribbon on U. S. Steel's new DR-Grade pellet plant. (Photo: Business Wire)

U. S. Steel (NYSE: X) (“U. S. Steel”) on 23rd May announced the launch and operational readiness of its direct reduced (DR)-grade pellet production facility at its Minnesota Ore Operations-Keetac Plant. Having already confirmed the first shipment of DR-grade pellets, the Keetac facility is on track to deliver approximately four million tons of pellets annually. […]