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Kobe Steel: MIDREX FlexTM Selected for Mesabi Metallics’ DRI Project in U.S.

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Summary by 6ix AI

Midrex Technologies, Inc., a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Kobe Steel, Ltd., has been selected by Mesabi Metallics to supply MIDREX Flex technology for the direct reduced iron (DRI) part of a planned new integrated steelmaking complex in Iowa, United States.

Key details

  • Midrex's own announcement of the selection is titled "Mesabi Metallics Selects Midrex for 10 Million Ton U.S. Steelmaking Facility".

What’s still pending

  • The integrated steelmaking complex in Iowa is still planned.

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Oct. 19, 2026

Kobe Steel, Ltd.

Midrex Technologies, Inc. (Midrex), a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Kobe Steel, has been selected by Mesabi Metallics to supply MIDREX Flex™ technology for the direct reduced iron (DRI) component of a planned new integrated steelmaking complex in Iowa, United States.

For details, please see the release on the Midrex website.
Mesabi Metallics Selects Midrex for 10 Million Ton U.S. Steelmaking Facility

Related Pages
  • Midrex to Supply MIDREX Flex® Plant for U.S. Steel's First-of-its-Kind DRI Facility at Big River Steel Works® (Jun. 16, 2026)
  • Direct Reduction Plant
  • Engineering
  • Midrex Technologies, Inc.
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