Big River Steel to supply Array Technologies

Osceola, Arkansas-based Big River Steel has announced a long-term supply relationship with Array Technologies Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico. Big River says it will provide high-quality steel products to be used in Array’s solar tracking equipment, which the company has manufactured for three decades in the United States.

This agreement provides Array with a like-minded supplier regarding environmental sustainability, Big River says in the press release announcing the agreement.

“Aligning our supply chain with innovative and sustainably minded suppliers ensures that we can provide high quality and environmentally conscientious products to our customer as demand grows,” says Jim Fusaro, CEO at Array Technologies.

Big River says it is the only steel producer in the world to be LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified. The company’s Flex Mill uses an electric arc furnace (EAF) that turns steel scrap into new steel products. Big River says it also was founded on a commitment to sustainable principles that included sitewide initiatives that led to a campus approach to LEED certification.

The two companies also are dedicated to being technology leaders in their respective fields, Big River says. Array manufacturers solar tracking equipment by using engineered simplicity to create sophisticated solutions for complex problems, while Big River focuses on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to produce steel.

“I don’t know that I have seen two companies more aligned in their values than Array Technologies and Big River Steel,” says Keith Shuttlesworth, chief commercial officer at Big River. “In meeting Jim and his team, it soon became obvious both companies are dedicated to implementing technology advances in both our production efforts as well as our commitment to the environment. This is exactly the type of partnership we knew our approach to steelmaking could attract, and we are thrilled to be working with the team at Array Technologies.”