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Nucor Steel Louisiana

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DRI–EAF route · Convent, North America, United States

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Nucor Steel Louisiana produces direct reduced iron by direct reduction — solid metallic iron made by reducing ore below its melting point — a feedstock for electric steelmaking. Its main products are dri.

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How direct reduction works

The process behind this plant, explained from first principles.

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Process Route

DRI

Timeline

Operating since 2013

Capacity (ttpa)

DRI

2,500

Production

Ironproduction, GEM-compiled (Global Iron & Steel Tracker).

Iron Units

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Steel Products

DRI

Ownership

Owner Nucor Steel Louisiana LLC

Parent Nucor Corp [100.0%]

Workforce 170 employees

Country Context

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

Learn the processes this plant uses

Ironmaking

Direct Reduction (DRI / HBI)

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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).