Gerdau Midlothian Steel Mill

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Gerdau Midlothian Steel Mill, also known as Gerdau Chaparral Steel, is a steel plant in Midlothian, Texas, United States that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: 300 Ward Road, 76065 Midlothian, Texas, United States
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 32.457544, -97.034246 (exact)

Background

The Gerdau Midlothian Steel Mill began operating in 1975 as a joint partnership between TXI and Canada's Co-Steel International Ltd.[1] Later the mill was acquired by Gerdau Long Steel North America.

In 2021, Gerdau began the construction of a solar panel field next to the Gerdau Midlothian facility, which will comprise more than 231,000 solar panels that will power the steel mill. The project is expected to be completed in 2023.[2] After completion, it will have the potential to offset the emissions of more than 13,000 average Texas households.[3]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Power source
1970[4] 1427[4][5] Solar farm with aninstalled capacity of 80MWdc installed 2022[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[7][8] 4295861819 E100001010298

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[9] rebar, rounds, piling, channel, beam[9] building and infrastructure, steel packaging, transport[9] 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 1500[10][11] 1500[10][11]

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[10][12] 1975[10] EMPCO, Rev. Siemens VAI[10] 650[10][11] 130.0[13][12]
unknown EAF (2) operating[10][12] 1981[10] EMPCO, Rev. Siemens VAI[10] 850[10][11] 136.0[10][12]

Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap
unknown EAF (1) yes[14] 100.00[10][15][16]
unknown EAF (2) yes[14] 100.00[10][15][16]

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References

  1. "After World War II". Midlothian. Retrieved 2021-10-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Fine, Ariana (2021-09-24). "Companies Break Ground on Gerdau Solar Project in Texas". Solar Industry Mag. Retrieved 2021-10-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Spinks, Bill (2021-09-27). "Gerdau breaks ground on massive solar project". Midlothian Mirror. Retrieved 2021-10-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220718101910/https://midlothian.tx.us/210/After-World-War-II. Archived from the original on 2022-07-18. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "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.
  6. https://api.mziq.com/mzfilemanager/v2/d/21e1d193-5cab-456d-8bb8-f00a49a43c1c/2b95c5ea-dd6f-f106-253a-a54a2a5952cd?origin=1. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://www.chron.com/business/article/Texas-steel-company-sold-1600166.php. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 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)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 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)
  10. 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 10.12 https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Vtt35CBVFAJFBDgan2a9_CW56EKOw6D/view?usp=drive_link. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20201124174237/http://www.scielo.org.pe/pdf/apuntes/v41n75/en_a05v41n75.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-11-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240911164925/https://www.millennium-steel.com/monitor-non-metallic-inclusions-in-steel-manufacturing-with-the-thermo-scientific-arl-ispark-8860-inclusion-analyzer-2/. Archived from the original on 2024-09-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. AIST_EAF_2023
  14. 14.0 14.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240905153043/https://gsn.gerdau.com/our-process. Archived from the original on 2024-09-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. 15.0 15.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240906183834/http://www.barfab.org/images/Recycle_Content.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-09-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. 16.0 16.1 (PDF) https://www2.gerdau.com/sites/gln_gerdau/files/downloadable_files/epd_gerdau_midlothian_rebar.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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