Alton Steel plant

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Alton Steel plant is a steel plant in Alton, Illinois, United States that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: #5 Cut St, Alton, IL 62002 United States
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 38.884465, -90.14579 (exact)

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Power source
2003[1] 250[1] 10% of electricity will be supplied by Qcell solar panels onsite[2]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Alton Steel Inc 5031877513 E100000130968 Alton Steel Inc[3] 5031877513 E100000130968

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Main production equipment
finished rolled[3] special steel, coil, bars, round bar[3] EAF

Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1 Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 680[3] 680[3]

Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year EAF production Other/unknown steel production
2019 unknown unknown
2020 unknown unknown
2021 unknown unknown
2022 unknown unknown

Unit Details

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) operating[3] 680[3] 200.0[3]

Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap
unknown EAF (1) yes[4] 100.00[4]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20191005171757/http://www.altonsteel.com:80/Files/ASI%20ESOP%20Announcement.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-10-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20240912171746/https://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/alton-steel-recycling-solar-energy-qcells-illinois/. Archived from the original on 2024-09-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125061710/https://www.altonsteel.com/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20241007164108/https://www.altonsteel.com/Files/ASI%2520LEED%2520Statement.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-10-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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