U.S. Steel EAF 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 about 3.0 million tonnes per year.
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Process Route
Timeline
Operating since 2029
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
3,000
EAF
3,000
Steel Units
Ownership
Owner United States Steel Corp
Parent Nippon Steel Corp [100.0%]
Country Context
United States crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
North America
United States
38.7946°, -106.5348°
At a Glance
- Route
- EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 3,000 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 2029