 Steel manufacturing in Baytown began in 1970 when United States Steel opened the Texas Works near the city.The plant was officially closed in July 1986, due to a poor economic climate and the decline of American steel in the 1980s.The mill was later purchased by Jindal Steel and now operates as JSW Steel USA, Inc.

Baytown is located at the mouth of the San Jacinto River on Galveston Bay, by road east of Houston.