Array Technologies and Big River Steel have announced a long-term relationship between the two companies in which Big River will serve as a consistent provider of high-quality steel products used in Array's industry-leading solar tracking equipment.

Big River Steel announced today it has entered into an agreement with U. S. Steel in which Big River will receive $700 million in cash in return for a minority ownership interest in its scrap recycling and steel production company.

Big River Steel has decided not to sell out despite receiving overtures from steelmakers and financial interests at home and abroad, the company's top executive said.

Big River Steel announced today that it is expanding its LEED-certified, Arkansas-based scrap recycling and steel production facility. The expansion will double Big River Steel’s hot-rolled steel production capacity to 3.3 million tons annually.

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy invited government officials, technical experts in academia, heads of industrial research labs and business leaders to attend the "Artificial Intelligence for American Industry" summit.

Big River Steel has signed an option with the Board of Commissioners of the Port of Brownsville to bring a $1.6 billion steel mill and distribution facility to south Texas.

Big River Steel sees opportunity in the convergence of two major trends in automotive: development of autonomous/electric vehicles and advanced steels. "Niche steel is a big part of what we want to do. The opportunity in electrical steel is immense."

Big River Steel is moving into new grades and gaining new customers – including an auto supply contract – as it continues to ramp up its new steel mill in Osceola, Arkansas, a company executive said.

Big River combines the most advanced steelmaking technologies and is designed to offer steel users access to promising niche steel products.