Gerdau Whitby Steel Mill

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Gerdau Whitby Steel Mill, also known as Co-Steel Lasco, is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Whitby, Ontario, Canada.

Location

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  • Location: 1 Gerdau Court, L1N 5T1, Whitby, Ontario, Canada
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 43.856461, -78.908997 (exact)

Background

The Gerdau Whitby Steel Mill began operating in 2000. Gerdau acquired the mill in 2002 from company Lasco.[1]

Worker Safety

In 2020, the company was fined 115 thousand CAD for accidents and worker injuries. In particular, for an accident where falling material injured two workers because proper overhead protection was not in place.[2]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date Workforce size
Operating[3] 1964[4] 385[5][6][7]

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 [77.4%] 5000004542 [77.4%] E100001010271 [25.9%] Gerdau Long Steel North America[4] 5047422048 E100001010298

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
semi-finished; finished rolled[8] angles; channels; flats; MC channels; rebar; unequal angles[8] building and infrastructure; steel packaging; transport[3] 2020[9] EAF[10] 1 EAF[11]

Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status* Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 1100 TTPA[11] 1100 TTPA[11]

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References

  1. Pfeiffer, Ryan (2014-10-11). "Gerdau mill in Whitby celebrates 50th anniversary". Durham Region. Retrieved 2021-10-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Steel plant injuries result in $115K fine for Ontario company". OHS Canada. 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2021-10-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125061725/https://www2.gerdau.com/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20160820043121/http://www.durhamregion.com:80/news-story/4908173-gerdau-mill-in-whitby-celebrates-50th-anniversary/. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20220204144626/https://www.recyclingtoday.com/article/canadian-government-invests-in-gerdau-steel-mills-in-ontario/. Archived from the original on 04 February 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://www.recyclingtoday.com/article/gerdau-witby-ontario-nonferrous-system-upgrade/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20171109031832/http://www.danieli.com:80/en/news/news-events/gerdau-invests-approximately-10-million-non-ferrous-scrap-separation-system_37_61.htm. Archived from the original on 09 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220120013018/https://www2.gerdau.com/gerdau-locations. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20220210174258/http://www2.gerdau.com/products-and-resources/certifications. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20220210161157/https://www2.gerdau.com/about-us/profile. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240119004341/https://www.aist.org/news/steel-news/2023/december/11-15-december-2023/ontario-mill-switches-on-new-electric-arc-furnace. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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