加州半个多世纪首座新钢厂造价升至约7亿美元：Mojave 微型钢厂按期推进，2027年8月投产、约700个岗位
位于加州 Kern County 的 Mojave，Pacific Steel Group 在建的 Mojave Micro Mill 本月确认项目仍按工期推进，但造价已从最初的约5.4亿美元升至约7亿美元。这座占地174英亩的钢厂是加州50多年来第一座新建钢厂，定于2027年8月下旬开始商业运营，预计带来约700个岗位。
州长办公室在介绍该项目时表示：「这个项目将把钢铁制造带回黄金之州，并把供应链本地化，支持道路、桥梁、医院等公共基础设施必需材料的清洁、本土化制造转型。」该厂主厂房面积50万平方英尺，采用电弧炉工艺熔炼回收废钢（包括报废汽车、家电与建筑钢材），建成后将成为加州唯一同时熔炼与轧制钢材的工厂，产品为抗震级钢筋。厂区内约63英亩将用于自备可再生能源，并配有碳捕集与高效过滤系统。
州与地方的激励安排包括：2024年州政府授予该公司3,000万美元 California Competes 税收抵免，条件是五年内投资逾5.4亿美元、新增近450个岗位；另有1,400万美元州级储能补助；Kern County 监事会今年9月一致通过的财产税返还协议，六年内可提供逾300万美元激励，与新增约450个本地岗位挂钩、每个合格岗位约7,500美元。公司副总裁 Mark Olson 表示，这座现代化工厂将证明大规模工业制造可以在加州蓬勃发展。纽森曾在2026年州情咨文中把该项目列为加州经济发展计划支持的新制造业投资范例。
（据州长办公室项目介绍及 Pacific Steel Group 公开说明）
Cost of California's First New Steel Mill in Over 50 Years Rises to About $700 Million: Mojave Micro Mill on Schedule for August 2027, About 700 Jobs
In Mojave, in California's Kern County, Pacific Steel Group confirmed this month that its Mojave Micro Mill remains on schedule, although the projected cost has risen from about $540 million to approximately $700 million. The 174-acre plant is California's first new steel mill in more than 50 years, is scheduled to begin commercial operations in late August 2027, and is expected to support approximately 700 jobs.
The Governor's Office, describing the project, said: 'This project will bring steel manufacturing back to the Golden State and localize the supply chain, supporting a transition to clean, in-state manufacturing of materials essential for public infrastructure like roads, bridges and hospitals.' The mill's 500,000-square-foot main building will use an electric arc furnace to melt recycled scrap from vehicles, appliances, construction, and other steel sources, and will be the only steel plant in California that both melts and rolls steel products, producing seismic-grade rebar. About 63 acres of the site will be dedicated to on-site renewable energy, alongside carbon-capture technology and high-efficiency filtration systems.
State and local incentives include a $30 million California Competes tax credit awarded in 2024 in exchange for commitments to invest more than $540 million and create nearly 450 jobs in the mill's first five years, a $14 million state energy-storage grant, and a Kern County property-tax refund agreement approved unanimously by the Board of Supervisors in September that could deliver more than $3 million over six years, tied to about 450 new local jobs at roughly $7,500 per qualifying job. Mark Olson, Pacific Steel's vice president of mill operations, said the facility will demonstrate that large-scale industrial manufacturing can thrive in California. Governor Newsom highlighted the project in his January 2026 State of the State address as an example of new manufacturing investment supported by California's economic-development programs.
(Based on the Governor's Office project materials and Pacific Steel Group's public statements)
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