United Steel Supply invests up to $10M in Indiana steel processing, painting facility

Austin, Texas-based United Steel Supply LLC has made plans to invest up to $10 million at Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville to open a steel processing and painting facility.

“This is a great, fast-growing company that provides high-quality steel for use in the agriculture, commercial, industrial and residential markets, and it’s a perfect fit for our port’s steel campus,” Ports of Indiana CEO Jody Peacock says. “We’re excited to provide United Steel Supply with access to multiple transportation modes, synergies with existing port companies and a strategic competitive advantage to support long-term growth.”

The company purchased a 100,000-square-foot building from the port and entered a 75-year land lease on 11.5 acres. The new facility will be located a quarter mile from Steel Dynamics Inc.’s Jeffersonville facility, which will be a key supplier for the new operation, Ports of Indiana says. Jeffersonville will be United Steel Supply’s fifth facility, with other operations in Indiana, Mississippi, Oregon and Texas.

“We’re very pleased to join the growth-minded ecosystem at Jeffersonville and enter a long-term partnership with Ports of Indiana,” United Steel Supply President Bret Curtis says. “The Jeffersonville location offers a unique value proposition, including first-class multimodal transportation services, existing steel industry partners and a vibrant community that encourages economic growth, all of which provide a competitive benefit for our business and customers.”

United Steel Supply will begin renovations immediately with initial operations scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2024.

United Steel Supply is a distributor of Galvalume flat roll galvanized, prepainted and digital print-patterned steel coils used by the construction industry for metal roofing and siding applications as well as the Tru-Steel HD line of steel products featuring high-resolution digital image-application technology.