Republic Steel Lorain
mothballedBF–BOF Integrated route · Lorain, North America, United States
GEM wikiRepublic Steel Lorain operates a blast furnace that smelts iron ore into liquid hot metal. Steel is made in an electric arc furnace, which can be charged with hot metal alongside scrap. The liquid steel is solidified into semi-finished shapes by continuous casting. The plant has a crude steel capacity of 907 thousand tonnes per year.
Process Route
BFEAF
Timeline
Operating1895
Idled2016
Retired2021
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
907
EAF
907
Blast Furnace
1,000
Iron Units
BF
unknown BF (1)mothballed
1,000 ttpawiki
Steel Units
EAF
unknown EAF (1)mothballed
Steel Products
ingot, rod, bar, coil, wire
Ownership
Owner Republic Steel Corp
Parent Grupo Simec SAB de CV
Workforce 60 employees
Country Context
United States crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Nearby Plants
Other Grupo Simec SAB de CV plants
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Location
Lorain
North America
United States
41.4504°, -82.1311°
At a Glance
- Route
- BF–BOF Integrated
- Crude steel capacity
- 907 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 1895
- Products
- Semi-finished, finished rolled