Manufacturing Magazine June 2026 | Page 12

MANUFACTURING HIGHLIGHTS

THE MONTH IN

MANUFACTURING

The top Manufacturing stories in May include an Arkansas steel plant, plans for a net zero car and skills shortages
WRITTEN BY: JASMIN JESSEN
INSIDE US STEEL’ S US $ 1.9BN INVESTMENT IN BIG RIVER STEEL
United States Steel Corporation announced a US $ 1.9bn investment to build a new direct reduced iron( DRI) facility at Big River Steel Works in Osceola, Arkansas.
12 June 2026