Gerdau Saint Paul steel plant
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Gerdau Saint Paul steel plant is a steel plant in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States:
- Location: 1678 Red Rock Rd, St Paul, MN 55119, United States
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 44.895442, -93.010716 (exact)
Background
The plant was previously owned by Cargill Inc and began producing products in 1964; Gerdau SA bought it in 2004.[1]
In 2013, the plant underwent a $50 million upgrade.[2]
In 2019, the Gerdau Saint Paul facility was cited for air quality violations and was fined less than $5000.[3] In November 2019, there was also a fire at a debris pile outside the plant — no one was injured.[4]
In May 2020, the Gerdau Saint Paul steel plant idled some of its operations and downsized its workforce by 222 employees due to decreasing demand and profitability in the facility. Gerdau announced that it would relocate some of these employees to Gerdau's other locations, but made no specific statements.[2]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Idled date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|
| 1965[5] | 2020-06[6][7] | 78[8] |
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[9] | 4295861819 | E100001010298 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[9] | rounds[9] | building and infrastructure, steel packaging, transport[9] | 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) |
|---|---|---|
| mothballed | 502[10] | 502[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 | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | mothballed[5] | Voestalpine[12] | 502[13] | 86.0[12] |
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % DRI | % HBI | % sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI) | % basic/merchant pig iron | % granulated pig iron | % pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated | % other iron |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[14] | 95.00[15] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | 5.00[16] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ Druzin, Rye (2020-03-10). "Gerdau to idle EAF, rolling mill in Minnesota". Argus Media. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Miller, Carrigan (2020-05-01). "Gerdau scaling back at St. Paul steel mill, will lay off hundreds". Biz Journals. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "MPCA closes 109 enforcement cases in second half of 2019". Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ↑ Weniger, Deanna (2019-11-30). "St. Paul firefighters battle Gerdau steel plant fire for 15 hours; flames 70 feet high". TwinCities. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20201021014439/https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2085552-gerdau-to-idle-eaf-rolling-mill-in-minnesota. Archived from the original on 2020-10-21.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220126151234/https://www.recyclingtoday.com/article/gerdau-2q-2020-results-brazil-steel-recycling/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-26.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/news-research/latest-news/metals/031020-gerdau-to-idle-st-paul-steel-mill-melting-rolling-operations.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220320174525/https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2020/05/01/gerdau-scaling-back-at-st-paul-steel-mill-will-lay.html. Archived from the original on 2022-03-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 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) - ↑ AIST_EAF_2023
- ↑ AIST_EAF_2023
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Vtt35CBVFAJFBDgan2a9_CW56EKOw6D/view?usp=drive_link.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ AIST_EAF_2023
- ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240906183229/https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2021-12/gerdauameristeel_12300055-004.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-09-06.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ AIST_EAF_2023
- ↑ AIST_EAF_2023
