GARY, IN – Hundreds of new jobs are coming to Gary, Indiana. U.S. Steel said it’s planning to restart the Gary Tin Mill at the company’s facility by early next year. CEO David Burritt said more and more customers want a dependable supply of American tin they can rely on in the long term.
“Restarting the Gary Tin Mill positions us to serve that demand, support domestic manufacturing, and strengthen critical U.S. supply chains—including those that help support American farmers and food producers—provided trade is fair and enforced,” Burritt said in a statement. The reopening of the Gary Tin Mill is expected to create 225 jobs. U.S. Steel said the facility should be fully operational early next year.
U.S. Steel is looking to restart tin mill production as the Trump administration’s Section 232 tariffs on steel, aluminum and copper force companies to reevaluate their sourcing strategies for certain met
als. Domestic companies such as Steel Dynamics and Nucor are expecting to see a surge in first quarter earnings from renewed demand for U.S. supplies.
U.S. Steel said the planned restart requires “sustained customer interest” in securing long-term domestic tin mill supplies, and it believes it can increase production to meet that demand when market conditions “allow for fair competition.”
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