Calvert to build new electric arc furnace for steel sheet manufacturing in Alabama
17 Mar 2021 |
Michael Marray
Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has signed a US$465 million loan agreement with AM/NS Calvert, a US-based joint venture between Nippon Steel Corporation and Luxembourg-based ArcelorMittal. The loan is co-financed with Mizuho Bank, MUFG Bank, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, bringing the total co-financing amount to US$775 million.
The loan is intended to provide the funds required by Calvert to build a new electric arc furnace (EAF) for its steel sheet manufacturing and sales business in Alabama.
The United States is the world’s second-largest consumer of steel products. It has a stable demand for steel products for automobiles, including from Japanese manufacturers, infrastructure and other purposes, JBIC says.