Gerdau Petersburg Steel Mill
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Gerdau Petersburg Steel Mill, also known as Gerdau Chaparral Steel, is a steel plant in Petersburg, Virginia, United States that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Petersburg, Virginia, United States:
- Location: 25801 Hofheimer Way, Petersburg, Virginia 23805, United States
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 37.181168, -77.449517 (exact)
Background
The Gerdau Petersburg Steel Mill was originally owned by Chaparral Steel but was acquired by Gerdau in 2007 when Gerdau acquired the company and its assets.[1]
In April 2021, the plant completed a $33 million retrofit project.[2]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 1998[3] | 832[4] |
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][6] | 4295861819 | E100001010298 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[7] | piling, beam, channel[7] | 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 | 821[4][8][9][10] | 821[4][8][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 |
| 2023 | unknown | – |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[7][11] | Fuchs[4] | 821[8][10][4][9] | 135.0[11] |
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap |
|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[12] | 100.00[11][12] |
Articles and Resources
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References
- ↑ "Chaparral Steel Company to Be Acquired by Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation for $86.00 Per Share". news.thomasnet.com. 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Gerdau Completes Upgrade at Petersburg - Metal Center News". www.metalcenternews.com. 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210421104809/https://www.sms-group.com/press-media/press-releases/press-detail/gerdau-selects-sms-group-for-rolling-mill-upgrades-in-petersburg-and-cartersville-1208/. Archived from the original on 2021-04-21.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "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://www.chron.com/business/article/Texas-steel-company-sold-1600166.php.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 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 7.3 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) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1073404/000110465908023988/a08-10051_220f.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 (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) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 https://google.brand.edgar-online.com/efxapi/EFX_dll/EDGARpro.dll?FetchFilingHtmlSection1?SectionID=9192436-73911-243062&SessionID=g38teF7Jkdo9847.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Vtt35CBVFAJFBDgan2a9_CW56EKOw6D/view?usp=drive_link.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240906184025/https://www2.gerdau.com/sites/gln_gerdau/files/downloadable_files/epd_gerdau_petersburg_structural_steel.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-09-06.
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