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In Photos: Donald Trump unveils Essar's new steel plant in Iowa

Updated On: 29 September, 2026 01:31 PM IST | ronak mastakar

US President Donald Trump on Monday unveiled Essar Group's plans to build a massive steel plant in Iowa, at an investment of USD 15 billion. (Pics/AFP)

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Pic/AFP
Pic/AFP
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Trump made the announcement in the Oval Office with Essar Group co-founder Ravi Ruia and his son Rewant by his side.
Trump made the announcement in the Oval Office with Essar Group co-founder Ravi Ruia and his son Rewant by his side.
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"Today, we're thrilled to announce that Mesabi Metallics will be building the largest steel plant in American history in the great state of Iowa," Trump said.
"Today, we're thrilled to announce that Mesabi Metallics will be building the largest steel plant in American history in the great state of Iowa," Trump said.
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Essar Group's Mesabi Metallics chairman Rewant Ruia thanked Trump "for bringing back the importance of building things in America."
Essar Group's Mesabi Metallics chairman Rewant Ruia thanked Trump "for bringing back the importance of building things in America."
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Mesabi Metallics is building the plant with the aim of starting production by 2030, a White House official said.
Mesabi Metallics is building the plant with the aim of starting production by 2030, a White House official said.
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The plant will use iron ore from a new mine that the company invested USD 2.5 billion to build in Minnesota. The mine will produce about 7.5 million tonnes of iron per year and create about 350 jobs in the state, the White House official said, noting that it will be the first new iron mine in the US in 50 years.
The plant will use iron ore from a new mine that the company invested USD 2.5 billion to build in Minnesota. The mine will produce about 7.5 million tonnes of iron per year and create about 350 jobs in the state, the White House official said, noting that it will be the first new iron mine in the US in 50 years.
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The mine is based in Minnesota's Mesabi Iron Range, which stretches 80 to 100 miles and contributed about 60 per cent of total iron ore production in the US during the 20th century.
The mine is based in Minnesota's Mesabi Iron Range, which stretches 80 to 100 miles and contributed about 60 per cent of total iron ore production in the US during the 20th century.
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"This plant will use the latest technology and will compete head-to-head with any steel plant in the world on size, quality and on cost," Rewant Ruia said.
"This plant will use the latest technology and will compete head-to-head with any steel plant in the world on size, quality and on cost," Rewant Ruia said.

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