Expansion plans have now been announced for a longtime steel-making company located just to the north of El Paso.
The company Vinton Steel, which began operations under another name in late 1961 in Vinton City, is expected to see a $255 million expansion of its facilities located at 8100 Border Steel Road.
A subsidiary of the Osaka, Japan-based Kyoei Steel, Vinton Steel specializes in transforming recycled materials into new products, in particular rebar. Such materials are commonly used in heavy machinery, pipes and tubes, furnaces, and construction.
The expansion project has been spurred by some $7.4 million in tax incentives offered via the State of Texas.
The Vinton project is particularly timely, coming just three weeks after President Trump reinstated a 25% tariff on all steel imports coming into the U.S.
In a statement, Masahiro Kitada, president of Kyoei Steel America, said the expansion will see the company not only adding to its facility footprint, but “leading the charge towards sustainability with our state-of-the-art new green steel-making process.”
The big investment in Vinton Steel, remarked Juan Delgado, vice president of special assignments for the company, will “help us produce more volume in rebar.”
According to the publication El Paso Inc, Delgado additionally said that the southwestern section of the U.S. is set to grow, remarking: “We will be part of that supply growth.”
Exactly when the expansion work, which will include the building of several new buildings, will begin at the Vinton facility has not been announced, but published reports have indicated that the work will most likely be completed by the latter part of 2027.
Kyoei Steel acquired the Vinton company in 2016.
March 3, 2025
By Garry Boulard
