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Mesabi Metallics to build a $15B lower-carbon steel mill in Iowa

The Minnesota mining firm will forgo traditional coal-based steelmaking at the facility — a step toward cleaning up production to compete on a global market.
By Brian Martucci .

Three men in suits standing, all smiling, next to Trump sitting at a desk, with lots of flags behind them
On Sept. 28, President Donald Trump announced that Mesabi Metallics will build a $15 billion steel plant in Iowa. Also pictured, from left to right, are Rewant Ruia, Mesabi’s chair; Ravi Ruia, Mesabi board member and director of Essar Capital; and Energy Secretary Chris Wright. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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