On March 1, 2017, the American steel producer Big River Steel (BRS) officially opened its new steelmaking plant in Osceola in the U.S. State of Arkansas. Numerous guests from the steel industry, politics and economy attended the grand opening, among them Asa Hutchinson, Governor of the State of Arkansas. With the new plants supplied by SMS group www.sms-group.com, Big River Steel will produce, at its Arkansas site, grades for pipelines, silicon steels for electronic sheets and advanced high strength grades for the automotive industry in the U.S. As a systems provider, SMS group supplied all equipment and process know-how required for the steel mill complex and supported BRS in the commissioning phase. The company has seen a steep ramp-up curve in the production of hot strip which is at record level.
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