Ceremony guests included Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, state and local government officials, customers, shareholders, and employees.

The US$24 million joint venture launched by Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. in 2016 officially began production in April 2018. NSCI is capable of producing 36,000 tons a year of steel wire for cold heading and forging, a type of steel primarily used in automobile and automobile parts manufacturing. The facility includes a pickling and coating line, four wire-drawing machines and two heat treatment furnaces. The new mill aims to supply Japanese automobile and parts production plants located in North America.

You can read more about NSCI and the opening ceremony here.