Gerdau Saint Paul 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 502 thousand tonnes per year. Its main products are rounds.
Process Route
EAF
Timeline
Operating1965
Idled2020
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
502
EAF
502
Production
EAF steel production: 0 ttpa (2024)
Steel Units
EAF
unknown EAF (1)mothballed
Steel Products
rounds
Ownership
Owner Gerdau Ameristeel Corp
Parent Gerdau SA [98.2%]
Workforce 78 employees
Country Context
United States crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Saint Paul
North America
United States
44.8954°, -93.0107°
At a Glance
- Route
- EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 502 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 1965
- Products
- Semi-finished, finished rolled