Finkl Steel Chicago plant
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Finkl Steel Chicago plant is a steel plant in Chicago, Illinois, United States that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Chicago, Illinois, United States:
- Location: 1355 East 93rd Street, Chicago, IL 60619, United States
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 41.724915, -87.589968 (exact)
Background
The Finkl Steel Chicago plant began operating in 2011, but the A. Finkl & Sons Co had been operating other plants in Chicago since the 1880s.[1]
In 2012, the company was fined $352,700 for violations of Occupational Safety and Hazard Association (OSHA) standards at the Chicago plant.[2]
In 2019, an explosion at the plant's slag pit caused $150,000 in damage. No one was injured.[3]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 2011[4] | 526[5] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swiss Steel Holding AG | 4295890566 | E100000130745 | A. Finkl & Sons Corp[4] | 4297264107 | E100000130827 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|
| crude, semi-finished, finished rolled[6] | ingot, castings, bar, cold rolled, billet[6] | automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, tools and machinery, transport[7] | EAF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 573[8] | 573[8] |
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 |
| 2023 | unknown | – |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[9] | 2011[8] | SMS Siemag[8] | 573[8] | 75.0[8] |
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap |
|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[10] | 100.00[11][8] |
Articles and Resources
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References
- ↑ "Who We Are". Finkl Steel. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ↑ "US Department of Labor's OSHA cites A. Finkl and Sons in Chicago for 26 safety violations, including failing to maintain cranes | Occupational Safety and Health Administration". www.osha.gov. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ↑ Cauguiran, Cate (2019-04-18). "Finkl Steel explosion sends burning debris flying, nearby home catches fire". ABC7 Chicago. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211214103700/https://www.finkl.com/about/who-we-are/. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.datanyze.com/companies/finkl-steel/1952561.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211214103645/https://www.finkl.com/products/. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211214103658/https://www.finkl.com/applications/. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Vtt35CBVFAJFBDgan2a9_CW56EKOw6D/view?usp=drive_link.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240913172022/https://www.finkl.com/about/capabilities/. Archived from the original on 2024-09-13.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240809194028/https://www.mmsonline.com/slideshows/from-scrap-to-steel-to-forging-. Archived from the original on 2024-08-09.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240809200042/https://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/swiss-steel-finkl-co2-emissions-scrap-metal-recycling-audit/. Archived from the original on 2024-08-09.
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