Leggett & Platt Sterling Steel plant

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Leggett & Platt Sterling Steel plant, also known as Northwestern Steel & Wire (predecessor), is a steel plant in Sterling, Illinois, United States that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: 101, Ave K, Sterling, Illinois 61081, United States
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 41.785971, -89.710947 (exact)

Background

Sterling Steel was originally the Northwestern Steel & Wire plant, which began operations in 1936 under Northwestern Steel & Wire Co and ceased operations in 2001 when the company went bankrupt. The plant was purchased by Leggett & Platt in 2002 and renovated to restart operations in 2003.[1]

Sterling Steel recycles nearly 600,000 tonnes of steel scrap annually.[2] The scrap is sourced from vehicles, buildings, and appliances that are turned into wire rod coils.[3]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size
2003[4] 260[5]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Leggett & Platt Inc 4295904407 E100000130755 Sterling Steel Co LLC[4] 4298217014 E100000130870

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[4] billet, rod[4] tools and machinery[4] yes[6] 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)
mothballed 608[7] 608[8]
operating 1090[9] 1090[9]

Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year EAF production Other/unknown steel production Total (all routes)
2019 unknown unknown
2020 unknown unknown
2021 unknown unknown
2022 unknown unknown
2023 454[10] unknown[10] 454[10]

Unit Details

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
EAF 8 operating[11][6] 2000[9] Fuchs[9] 1090[9] 331.0[9]
unknown EAF (1) mothballed[12] 608[13]

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
EAF 8 yes[6] 93.00[6] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown 7.00[6]
unknown EAF (1) yes[6] 93.00[6] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown 7.00[6]

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References

  1. "Sterling Steel, A Leggett & Platt Company | Life at Leggett". Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  2. Sterling Steel, Sterling Steel Company LLC, Retrieved on: Aug. 17, 2020
  3. Frieden, Kaycia (2017-05-17). "The Impressive Operations of Sterling Steel | Life at Leggett". Retrieved 2021-10-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20220111165817/https://leggett.com/sterlingsteel. Archived from the original on 2022-01-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20240806165915/https://www.buzzfile.com/business/Sterling-Steel-0530-815-548-7000. Archived from the original on 2024-08-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221215104250/https://leggett.com/document/load/2022-sustainability-report.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-12-15. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. AIST_EAF_2020
  8. AIST_EAF_2020
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Vtt35CBVFAJFBDgan2a9_CW56EKOw6D/view?usp=drive_link. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 https://leggett.gcs-web.com/static-files/1dcbf6bf-5b03-4f14-b785-963bd067ce14. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. AIST_EAF_2023
  12. AIST_EAF_2023
  13. AIST_EAF_2020

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