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Gerdau Midlothian Steel Mill

operating

Midlothian, North America, United States

GEM wiki

Process Route

EAF

Timeline

Operating since 1970

Emissions

2025

0.083 Mt CO₂e

0.08 t CO₂e per tonne of steel

Typical EAF route: 0.5–0.7 t/t

Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology

Capacity (ttpa)

Crude Steel

1,500

EAF

1,500

Production

Crude steel production: 1,057 ttpa (2024)

Steel Units

EAF
unknown EAF (1)operating
650 ttpa130 tEMPCO, Rev. Siemens VAIwiki
EAF
unknown EAF (2)operating
850 ttpa136 tEMPCO, Rev. Siemens VAIwiki
EAF
unknown EAF (3)construction
150 ttpawiki

Inputs & Energy

Power Solar farm with an installed capacity of 80MWdc installed 2022

Steel Products

rebar, rounds, piling, channel, beam

Ownership

Owner Gerdau Ameristeel Corp

Parent Gerdau SA [98.2%]

Workforce 1,228 employees

Country Context

United States crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.

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Plant data sourced from the Global Iron & Steel Tracker (March 2026), Global Energy Monitor. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Production data: USGS Minerals Yearbook — Raw Steel: World Production by Country or Locality (2019 edition; 2022 and 2023 early release tables). U.S. Geological Survey, public domain. EAF/BOF splits: USGS Minerals Yearbook (2023 estimates).

Facility emissions estimates from Climate TRACE. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.