Gerdau Fort Smith steel plant
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Gerdau Fort Smith steel plant, also known as Mac Steel, is a steel plant in Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States:
- Location: 5225 Planters Rd, Fort Smith, AR 72916, United States
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 35.307055, -94.372912 (exact)
Background
The Gerdau Fort Smith steel plant began operating in 1984. It was previously known as Mac Steel and owned by Quanex Corp., which was acquired by Gerdau SA for $1.5 billion in 2007; at that point ownership of the facility transferred to Gerdau.[1]
In June 2021, a fire at the Gerdau Fort Smith plant hospitalized one person.[2]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 1984[3] | 507[4][5][6] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerdau SA | 5000004542 | E100001010270 | Gerdau Ameristeel Corp[5] | 4295861819 | E100001010298 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[7] | billet, beam, bar[7][8] | building and infrastructure, steel packaging, 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 | 505[5][9][10] | 505[5][9][10] |
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 | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[11] | 1984[12] | – | 252[9][13][5] | 54.0[12] |
| unknown EAF (2) | operating[14] | 1984 | Lectromelt[12] | 253[15][9][13] | 54.0[16] |
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % HBI | % basic/merchant pig iron | % granulated pig iron | % pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated | % other iron |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[17] | 90.00[12] | >0[12] | – | unknown | 5.00[12] | 5.00[12] |
| unknown EAF (2) | yes[17] | 90.00 | >0[12] | unknown | unknown | 5.00[12] | 5.00[12] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "Gerdau Acquiring MacSteel Mini-Mills for $1.5 Billion". Forging Magazine. 2007-11-18. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Fire at Gerdau mill in Fort Smith sends one person to the hospital". 5newsonline. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ AIST_EAF_2023
- ↑ https://indicatorshandbook.gerdau.digital/human-capital.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Gerdau S.A. Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2023". US Securities & Exchange Commission. 2024-03-28. Archived from the original on 2024-06-03. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220120013018/https://www2.gerdau.com/gerdau-locations. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125061725/https://www2.gerdau.com/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240119054934/https://www.swtimes.com/story/business/2013/12/08/gerdau-plant-in-fort-smith/26286034007/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2091309-gerdau-to-restart-arkansas-sbq-ops.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://www.mohajersara.org/forum/attachment/3489_SteelPlant_NorthAmerica_AISI_version_June252013.pdf;AIST_EAF_2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ AIST_EAF_2023
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Vtt35CBVFAJFBDgan2a9_CW56EKOw6D/view?usp=drive_link.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 (PDF) https://www.mohajersara.org/forum/attachment/3489_SteelPlant_NorthAmerica_AISI_version_June252013.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ AIST_EAF_2023
- ↑ AIST_EAF_2023
- ↑ AIST_EAF_2023
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1073404/000110465908023988/a08-10051_220f.htm.
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