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Finkl Steel Chicago plant

operating

Chicago, North America, United States

GEM wiki

Process Route

EAF

Timeline

Operating since 2011

Emissions

2025

0.032 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

573

EAF

573

Steel Units

EAF
unknown EAF (1)operating
573 ttpa75 tSMS Siemagwiki

Steel Products

ingot, castings, bar, cold rolled, billet

Ownership

Owner A. Finkl & Sons Corp

Parent Swiss Steel Holding AG [100.0%]

Workforce 526 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.