# Cleveland-Cliffs expands electrical steel capacity for transformer supply

> A \$200 million Butler Works project, supported by a \$75 million DOE award, is expected to lift grain-oriented electrical steel output by up to 25%.

- **Source date:** 2026-10-05
- **Original source:** [Business Wire / Cleveland-Cliffs](https://kointv.marketminute.com/article/bizwire-2026-10-5-cleveland-cliffs-to-host-us-secretary-of-energy-chris-wright-and-other-government-officials-at-butler-works-to-showcase-goes-expansion-project)
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## More grain-oriented electrical steel

The expansion will install new induction reheat furnaces and other plant improvements, increasing GOES production volume by up to 25%.

[Business Wire / Cleveland-Cliffs](https://kointv.marketminute.com/article/bizwire-2026-10-5-cleveland-cliffs-to-host-us-secretary-of-energy-chris-wright-and-other-government-officials-at-butler-works-to-showcase-goes-expansion-project)

## Grid equipment supply chain

GOES is used in electrical transformers. Cleveland-Cliffs expects project completion in early 2028 and says the investment supports domestic transformer supply.

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