China's Anshan to Build Steel Facilities in US

China's Anshan Iron & Steel Group Co.,(Anshan) confirmed yesterday it would invest in a steel mill in the United States.

The state-owned firm has already signed investment, technology and sales agreements with the U.S. Steel Development Company (SDCO) in New York on May 13.

Under the agreements, Anshan and the Mississippi-based SDCO will establish five steel mills with the first rebar facility now under construction in Amory.

The deal will need the approval of the Ministry of Commerce.