U.S. Steel Great Lakes Works

mothballed

Ecorse, North America, United States

ISO 14001

GEM wiki

Process Route

BFBOF

Timeline

Operating1902

Retirement announced2020

Idled2021

Emissions

2025

2.28 Mt CO₂e

1.45 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

3,500

BOF

3,500

Blast Furnace

2,486

Production

Crude steel production: 2,030 ttpa (2021)

Iron Units

BF B2mothballed

1,216 ttpa1645 m³wiki

BF D4mothballed

1,270 ttpa1666 m³wiki

Steel Units

BOF

unknown BOF (1)mothballed

1,750 ttpawiki

BOF

unknown BOF (2)mothballed

1,750 ttpawiki

Steel Products

sheet, coated

Ownership

Owner United States Steel Corp

Parent Nippon Steel Corp [100.0%]

Workforce 500 employees

Country Context

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

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Location

Ecorse

North America

United States

42.2632°, -83.1216°