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December 2006 Defining a New Role for Secondary Metallurgy (Metal Producing and Processing)
One design detail drawing attention to SeverCorr even before the start is a sophisticated melt shop material-handling system developed by Core Furnace Systems. It includes a flux-charging system for the EAF/LMF, and an alloy-feeding systems for the ladle furnace and vacuum degasser. It also offers metallics charging and feeding capabilities, and carbon injection for the EAF.
December 31, 2006 Looking back on 2006 (Commercial Dispatch)
With SeverCorr comes an infusion of optimism we've not seen in years. We're the envy of the state and here, locally, most everyone's bullish.
December 30, 2006 Events that made a difference in 2006`(Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
The $880 million SeverCorr steel mill looms large, dwarfing everything in sight near the Golden Triangle Regional Airport. Set to employ hundreds of workers who have the potential of making $70,000 or more a year, the plant is the centerpiece of an industrial revival that began to take shape in 2006.
December 30, 2006 Mayor top story of year in city (Columbus Commercial Dispatch)
The state-of-the art SeverCorr facility is expected to start producing high quality, hot-roll, cold-roll and coated steel late in 2007.
December 6, 2006 Head Start gets new school bus, thanks to donation from SeverCorr (Columbus Commercial Dispatch)
The Head Start school in Columbus, Mississippi, received a new bus Tuesday, made possible by the funding from SeverCorr.
November 26, 2006 New plant to bring 70 jobs (Jackson Clarion Ledger)
A Canadian producer of steel construction supplies is adding a facility to the growing steel industry in Mississippi. Developers in the Golden Triangle region figure a dozen or so businesses - some of which will be steel processors - will locate around the 1,380-acre SeverCorr site. Two processors, Heidtman Steel and Kenwal Steel Corp., already announced plans to build near the mill in the Golden Triangle Industrial Park.
November 19, 2006 SeverCorr: on target for steel mill by third quarter 2007 (Mississippi Business Journal)
So far, everything is working out according to projections as SeverCorr celebrates a year of succcessful construction work on the Lowndes County project.
November 12, 2006 Blytheville visit offers steel mill insights (Columbus Commercial Dispatch)
The SeverCorr mill plans to make automotive exterior grade steel, something no other minimill does. If successful, SeverCorr will be in an enviable position considering its proximity to the automotive assembly plants that have sprouted up across the South like mushrooms.
November 3, 2006 Interest High In SeverCorr (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
More than 9,000 Mississippi residents have shown interest in the 450 jobs which are now becoming available at SeverCorr, a steel mill which will make its home in near Golden Triangle Regional Airport.
November 3, 2006 Brimming With Optimism (Columbus Commercial Dispatch)
A year after construction began on the 1.2 million-square-foot SeverCorr plant, plans for the $880 million steel mill are on schedule, with the first production crew starting Tuesday.
November 2, 2006 SeverCorr on target to open next year (Jackson Clarion Ledger)
One year into construction on SeverCorr’s steel mill in Columbus the company said the $880 million project is on schedule to open in fall 2007
October 27, 2006 Forum speakers cover economy, policy issues (Columbus Commercial Dispatch)
SeverCorr CEO John Correnti described rural America as the greatest untapped labor resource in the United States.
October 21, 2006 SeverCorr helps Franklin students to see brighter reading room (Columbus Commercial Dispatch)
The Franklin Academy Elementary School library is getting a facelift, thanks to community donors, including SeverCorr.
October 17, 2006 Mill on schedule says SeverCorr's Wagner (Columbus Commercial Dispatch)
Mike Wagner, SeverCorr's chief commercial officer, reports that the plant will begin pickling - a process for cleansing hot rolled bands - before year's end. As construction on additional portions of the mill is completed, more areas will become operational throughout 2007 and the entire mill will be operating in third quarter 2007.
October 11, 2006 The SeverCorr plant development timeline (Jackson Clarion Ledger)
A brief timeline of the SeverCorr plant development process
October 11, 2006 Second steel mill, other businesses may follow (Jackson Clarion Ledger)
SeverCorr and county officials are working to encircle the mill with other businesses, both logistical services - such as trucking and warehousing - and companies to further process SeverCorr's flat-rolled steel coils. Two further processors, Heidtman Steel and Kenwal Steel Corp., already announced plans to build near the mill in the Golden Triangle Industrial Park.
October 11, 2006 More land sought for steel mill affiliates (Jackson Clarion Ledger)
Readying for more economic development, Lowndes County officials are working to buy 1,000 additional acres in the Golden Triangle Industrial Park to help bring in businesses to serve the growing steel industry.
October 11, 2006 Construction of new metals and minerals plants under way (Reliable Plant Magazine)
Currently, grassroot plant and mine construction for the Metals & Minerals Industry is strong with 32 plants under construction. The largest projects currently under construction are an $850 million steel mill being built by newcomer SeverCorr LLC in Mississippi.
September 28, 2006 SeverCorr announces yet another spin-off company
Toledo, Ohio-based Heidtman Steel will be the latest business partner to join the SeverCorr area industrial site. Heidtman, an industry leader in steel sales and processing, is negotiating with contractors to begin construction on a 240,000-square-foot processing facility on a portion of the 1,400-acre megasite, which SeverCorr has set aside for its business partners.
September 1, 2006 As megasite program winds down, applicants tout benefits of involvement
The 3-year-old Tennessee Valley Authority program to certify potential automobile assembly plant sites is drawing to a close. So far, seven sites have attained megasite status. One of the three Mississippi sites was sold to SeverCorr, which is building a steel mill on 1,400 acres near Columbus.
August 28, 2006 SeverCorr Contracts Core Furnace for Melt Shop Material-Handling System SeverCorr has signed a contract with Core Furnace Systems (Pittsburgh, PA) to design and supply a complete melt-shop material-handling system for their new Columbus, Mississippi-based plant.
August 23, 2006 Link Orientation Brings Students, Employers Together SeverCorr was one of five local companies participating in a Columbus-Lowndes Development Link program designed to unite skilled local workers with companies looking to employ them
August 18, 2006 GTRA Planning for Expansion The Golden Triangle Regional Airport -- adjacent to the new SeverCorr plant -- is busy supporting industrial growth in the area and seeking more options for travelers.
August 17, 2006 The Wide World of Slab Casting North America's most significant slab-casting development is the Compact Strip Production (CSP) plant ordered by SeverCorr LLC from SMS Demag, for a 1,400-acre site near Columbus, MS.
August 11, 2006 Kenwal Unveils Plans for Plant Kenwal Steel Corp. has released details on its processing and distribution facility it plans to build next to the SeverCorr steel mill now under construction near Columbus.
August 11, 2006 Auditor's Report Gives High Marks to SeverCorr Project A state auditor’s report finds the SeverCorr steel mill being built in north Mississippi is a model for bringing accountability to state industrial incentive packages.
August 10, 2006 Port Eyes Three Options for Barge Unloading Site Three options within a short distance of each other along the west bank of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway are being considered for a barge-unloading facility, but the public will have “plenty of opportunity” for input, Lowndes County Port Authority officials said Wednesday.
August 8, 2006 Developers and builders have as many as 400 lots Builders and developers say they have as many as 400 lots on which they are ready to build in Lowndes County and they can meet the current and expected housing demand in the next five years.
July 26, 2006 Barbour: State, regional economy doing well
July 26, 2006 Governor says ARC, Miss. having success in creating jobs
July 16, 2006 SeverCorr banking on South's steel need
July 15, 2006 Sales tax growth laid to SeverCorr, other expansions
July 15, 2006 Case Study: Steel Company, SeverCorr, Shines In Mississippi
July 14, 2006 SeverCorr service industry to build $12-million facility employing 70
June 20, 2006 Helping Steel Mini-Mills Become World-Class Producers: Linde Gas LLC to Build Air Separation Plant for SeverCorr
June 16, 2006 SeverCorr job applications top 4,000 mark
June 12, 2006 SeverCorr Job Fair draws plenty of interest
May 31, 2006 Job Fair Scheduled
May 21, 2006 Exec Tells How SeverCorr Came To The County
May 12, 2006 Mississippi’s Business Climate Carries On
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Year of Progress


Less than two years into construction, Phase One of the SeverCorr steel mill is fully operational and making steel coils. For more information, view the news release here.