Vallourec Star Youngstown
operatingEAF route · Youngstown, North America, United States
Vallourec Star Youngstown 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 725 thousand tonnes per year. Its main products are pipe, high-torque connections.
Process Route
Timeline
Operating since 1985
Emissions
2025
0.056 Mt CO₂e
0.11 t CO₂e per tonne of steel
Typical EAF route: 0.5–0.7 t/t
Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
725
EAF
725
Production
Crude steel production: 496 ttpa (2023)
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Power company says electricity comes from 86% carbon-free sources (nuclear)
Steel Products
pipe, high-torque connections
Ownership
Owner Vallourec Star LP
Parent Vallourec SA [100.0%]
Workforce 260 employees
Country Context
United States crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Youngstown
North America
United States
41.1255°, -80.6834°
At a Glance
- Route
- EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 725 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 1985
- Products
- Finished rolled
- Certifications
- 1 recorded