Steel Dynamics Butler follows the DRI–EAF route: iron ore is reduced in the solid state to direct reduced iron by direct reduction, then melted into steel in an electric arc furnace. The liquid steel is solidified into semi-finished shapes by continuous casting. The plant has a crude steel capacity of about 3.0 million tonnes per year. Its main products are sheet.
Process Route
Timeline
Operating since 1996
Emissions
2025
0.45 Mt CO₂e
0.23 t CO₂e per tonne of steel
Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
3,000
EAF
3,000
DRI
260
Production
Crude steelproduction, GEM-compiled (Global Iron & Steel Tracker). Dashed line shows nominal capacity.
Iron Units
Steel Units
Steel Products
sheet
Ownership
Owner Steel Dynamics Inc
Parent Steel Dynamics Inc [100.0%]
Workforce 3,150 employees
Country Context
United States crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Butler
North America
United States
41.3706°, -84.9175°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 3,000 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 1996
- Products
- Semi-finished, finished rolled
- Certifications
- 1 recorded