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U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Plant

operating

Braddock, North America, United States

ISO 14001
GEM wiki

Process Route

BFBOF

Timeline

Operating since 1875

Emissions

2025

3.87 Mt CO₂e

1.90 t CO₂e per tonne of steel

Typical BF-BOF route: 1.8–2.0 t/t

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

Capacity (ttpa)

Crude Steel

2,600

BOF

2,600

Blast Furnace

2,770

Production

Crude steelproduction, GEM-compiled (Global Iron & Steel Tracker). Dashed line shows nominal capacity.

Iron Units

BF
BF 1operating
1,500 ttpa1541 m³ · relined 2014Siemens-Cowper-Cochrane stoveswiki
BF
BF 3operating
1,270 ttpa1380 m³ · relined 2001wiki

Steel Units

BOF
BOF Foperating
1,300 ttpawiki
BOF
BOF Roperating
1,300 ttpawiki

Inputs & Energy

Met coal Coke supplied from Mon Valley Works Clairton Plant

Steel Products

slab

Ownership

Owner United States Steel Corp

Parent Nippon Steel Corp [100.0%]

Workforce 650 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.