Steel Returns to Sparrows Point with New JD Fields HDM Spiralweld Plant
Steel Market Update detailed how JD Fields HDM Spiralweld Mill is restoring steel production to Sparrows Point with a new $50 million fabrication center at Tradepoint Atlantic. The 200,000 square-foot facility will convert domestic and imported steel plates into structural piling for infrastructure projects nationwide and is expected to create 150 jobs when it opens in early 2027.
The article emphasized the project’s historical significance, returning steel manufacturing to a site once home to Bethlehem Steel, which ceased operations in 2012. Backed by state and county support totaling $1.8 million, the expansion represents JD Fields HDM’s first East Coast facility and its second U.S. mill following Houston.
Governor Wes Moore called the development a triumph for Maryland’s manufacturing revival, while JD Fields CFO Joel Showalter reaffirmed the company’s commitment to serving U.S. infrastructure through innovation and investment. The story also contextualized Tradepoint Atlantic’s broader transformation as a modern global logistics hub attracting large-scale industrial tenants, including US Wind’s planned Sparrows Point Steel project. By selecting Tradepoint Atlantic, JDF-HDM is re-establishing Maryland as a key contributor to the nation’s industrial backbone.
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