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From India to Iowa: Ruias return to steel with an ambitious $18 billion US bet
- On Monday, President Donald Trump announced a $15 billion steel plant in Southeast Iowa, calling it the "largest steel plant in U.S. history" and projecting up to 6,000 construction jobs plus nearly 2,000 permanent positions.
- Mesabi Metallics Chairman Rewant Ruja said the facility will complete a "fully integrated American supply chain" by utilizing iron ore from the company's Minnesota mine, marking the Ruia family's return to U.S. steel production.
- Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds called the project "transformational," citing essential natural gas infrastructure upgrades for a region she described as "one of the most depressed regions of Iowa." Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks emphasized job quality with average salaries exceeding $100,000.
- Total Minnesota-and-Iowa investment reaches $18 billion, with the plant targeting 10 million tons of annual production by 2030. Export-Import Bank Chairman John Jovanovic stated the development strengthens "America's economic security."
- Trump emphasized that the steel will be "mined, melted, and made right here in the USA," reducing reliance on foreign supply chains and addressing U.S. dependence on imported iron ore from Brazil.
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