Alton is a scrap-based steel plant: an electric arc furnace melts recycled steel scrap into new crude steel. The liquid steel is solidified into semi-finished shapes by continuous casting. The plant has a crude steel capacity of 680 thousand tonnes per year. Its main products are special steel, coil, bars, round bar.
Process Route
Timeline
Emissions
2025
0.038 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
680
EAF
680
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Power 10% of electricity will be supplied by Qcell solar panels onsite
Steel Products
special steel, coil, bars, round bar
Ownership
Owner Alton Steel Inc
Parent Alton Steel Inc [100.0%]
Workforce 250 employees
Country Context
United States crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Alton
North America
United States
38.8845°, -90.1458°
At a Glance
- Route
- EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 680 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 2003
- Products
- Finished rolled