Evraz Pueblo steel plant

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Evraz Pueblo steel plant, also known as Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel Mills and Colorado Fuel and Iron Company (predecessor), is a 1100 thousand tonnes per annum (TTPA) electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Pueblo, Colorado, United States.

Location

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  • Location: 2100 South Freeway, Pueblo, Colorado 81004, United States[1]
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 38.225770, -104.607895 (exact)

Background

Evraz Pueblo plant began operating in 1881 under the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company. In 2007 the plant was acquired by Evraz.

In July 2021, Evraz announced it would be building a $500 million mill to replace the existing one. It will open in late 2022 or early 2023 and will be powered by the 1,800 solar farms that Evraz will also be building nearby.[2]

Worker Safety

In 2009, an inspection by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration led to a $50,000 fine (applied in 2011) for continued exposures to amputation hazards.[3]

One worker was killed at the plant in April 2012 after being hit by a truck.[3]

In 2016, Evraz Pueblo was fined around $103,000 by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration after it was cited for a number of workplace safety issues.[3]

In May 2021, 8 people were injured in an explosion at Evraz Pueblo after an explosion at the furnace.[4]



Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date Workforce size Power source
operating[1] 1881[1] 434[5][6] Xcel Energy and solar panels[7]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Owner Owner company PermID
EVRAZ plc [100%][1] 5036227579 [100%] Evraz North America PLC[1] 5044009886

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
finished rolled[1] rail, wire rod, coiled reinforcing bar, seamless pipe[1] transport[8] electric arc furnace (EAF)[9] 1 EAF (began in 2007)[10]

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

Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
1100 TTPA[11] 1100 TTPA

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  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20220323120635/http://www.evrazna.com/LocationsFacilities/RockyMountainSteelMills/tabid/71/Default.asp. Archived from the original on 2022-03-23. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  10. "2020 AIST Electric Arc Furnace Roundup". Association for Iron & Steel Technology. January 2020. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  11. "2022 AIST Electric Arc Furnace Roundup". Association for Iron & Steel Technology. January 2022. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)