U.S. Steel has approved a $200 million investment to upgrade the hot strip mill at its Gary Works facility. Photo from Eric Allix Rogers, flickr.

News Release

GARY — U.S. Steel has approved a $200 million investment to upgrade the hot strip mill at its Gary Works facility, advancing a broader capital plan announced earlier this year under new ownership by Nippon Steel.

The project is expected to modernize operations at the northwest Indiana plant by reducing production costs and expanding output of premium products such as automotive steel and heavy-gauge line pipe.

Company officials did not indicate whether the investment would create new jobs.

The Gary Works funding is part of Nippon Steel’s $11 billion commitment to U.S. Steel plants across the country through 2028, with $3.1 billion earmarked for the Gary facility alone. Nippon Steel finalized its acquisition of U.S. Steel earlier this year, making Gary a central site in its long-term strategy for U.S. operations.

Along with the Indiana upgrades, U.S. Steel is moving forward with a $100 million project at its Edgar Thompson Plant in Pennsylvania, where it plans to install a new slag recycler.

The company has applied for an air construction permit and anticipates beginning work once approvals and engineering plans are complete, likely in 2026.

Gary Works, the company’s largest steel mill, has been a cornerstone of the region’s economy for more than a century. The latest investment represents one of the most significant reinvestments in the plant in recent years.