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Trump to announce new $15B steel plant: White House official

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Kerr, N. (2026, September 28). Trump to announce new $15B steel plant: White House official. ABC News (US). https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-announce-new-15b-steel-plant-white-house/story?id=136821451

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President Donald Trump will announce the construction of a new $15 billion steel plant in Iowa during an Oval Office event on Monday, according to a White House official. Mesabi Metallics, backed by the Essar Group, plans to build this mega-steel plant, the first in the U.S. since the 1960s, with initial production expected by 2030 and annual output of 10 million tons once completed. The company also invested $2.5 billion in an iron ore mine in Minnesota that will produce 7.5 million tons annually, creating jobs in both states.

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President Donald Trump announced plans on September 28th from the Oval Office to build a $15 billion steel plant in Iowa, which would be the largest of its kind ever constructed in the U.S. The project, backed by Mesabi Metallics—a company owned by India’s Essar Group—aims to produce up to 10 million tons of steel annually once fully operational and create around 2,000 jobs when it reaches full capacity. The plant will use iron ore from a new mine in Minnesota, which is expected to start production soon and generate about 7.5 million tons of iron per year, creating approximately 350 additional jobs in Minnesota. This initiative is part of Trump's efforts to boost manufacturing and employment ahead of the midterm elections, emphasizing reshoring and national security benefits.

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"Today’s announcement underscores the President's historic efforts to revitalize the U.S. steel industry -- supporting local communities, strengthening supply chains, and protecting our national security," White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers said in a statement confirming the announcement.

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🔮 The project will be built by Mesabi Metallics in Iowa.

2026-09-28 · ABC News (US)

Trump to announce new $15B steel plant: White House official · assertive framing

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Trump to announce new $15B steel plant: White House official asserted

Trump → announce → official

The project will be built by Mesabi Metallics in Iowa. asserted

project → build → Iowa

President Donald Trump will announce the construction of a massive new steel plant during an Oval Office event on Monday, a White House official said. asserted

official → announce → Monday

The project, which will be built by Mesabi Metallics in Iowa, will command a $15 billion investment from the company and is the first mega-steel plant built in the United States since the 1960s, the official said. asserted

official → build → 1960s

The first steel production is expected to be in 2030 and, once fully built out, will produce 10 million tons of steel annually, making it among the largest in the U.S. asserted

it → expect → U.S.

The company also recently invested $2.5 billion in a new iron ore mine in Minnesota, which the official said will allow the project to be fully integrated in the U.S. from mining to production. asserted

project → invest → production

The mine is expected to produce 7.5 million tons of iron ore annually and will create 350 new jobs in Minnesota. asserted

mine → expect → Minnesota

Another 1,750 jobs are expected in Iowa, the official added. asserted

official → expect → Iowa

Rogers → underscore → announcement

Executives from Mesabi Metallics are expected to attend the event on Monday, as well as Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Executive Director of the White House's National Energy Dominance Council Jarrod Agen and John Jovanovic, chairman of the U.S. Export-Import Bank. asserted

Executives → expect → Bank

The Wall Street Journal first reported the details of the project. asserted

Journal → report → project

The Wall Street Journal noted that Mesabi Metallics is backed by the Essar Group, an Indian multinational conglomerate, which first proposed the mine and mill project 20 years ago, and ultimately failed. asserted

which → note → project

The mine project filed for bankruptcy a decade ago, the Wall Street Journal reported. asserted

Journal → file → bankruptcy

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