Cleveland-Cliffs to Repurpose Tinplate Mill As Electrical Distribution Transformer Production Plant

Steel manufacturer Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., on Monday, announced that it will repurpose its Weirton-area Half Moon Industrial Complex to serve as a new electrical distribution transformer production plant. The complex has been dormant in recent months following the company’s shift away from tinplate production. Once made again operational, the plant will begin production of three-phase distribution transformers used in electric power distribution systems.
The total cost of the project is estimated to be $150 million, $50…