North American Stainless Ghent steel plant
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North American Stainless Ghent steel plant, also known as NAS, is a steel plant in Ghent, Kentucky, United States that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Ghent, Kentucky, United States:
- Location: 6870 Highway 42 East, Ghent, Kentucky, 41045-9615, United States
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 38.725418, -85.076015 (exact)
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 1990[1] | 1670[2] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acerinox SA | 4295889546 | E100000130743 | North American Stainless Inc[1] | 4298214977 | E100000130869 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|
| finished rolled[3] | long products, flat[3] | 2023-11[4] | 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 | 1600[5] | 1600[5] |
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 | 1008[6] | unknown[6] | 1008[6] |
| 2023 | 842[7] | –[7] | 842[7] |
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[5] | 2002[5] | SMS Demag[5] | 800[5] | 140.0[8] |
| unknown EAF (2) | operating[5] | 2007[5] | Siemens VAI[5] | 800[5] | –[9] |
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap |
|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[10][11] | 100.00[12] |
| unknown EAF (2) | yes[10][11] | 100.00[12] |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220112104155/https://www.northamericanstainless.com/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/spains-acerinox-to-increase-its-flat-steel-production-capacity-in-us-1276866.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220120113001/https://www.northamericanstainless.com/about/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20231023120751/https://www.northamericanstainless.com/environment/. Archived from the original on 2023-10-23.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Vtt35CBVFAJFBDgan2a9_CW56EKOw6D/view?usp=drive_link.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Consolidated annual accounts at December 31, 2022" (PDF). Acerinox, S.A. 2023-03-28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-10.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 (PDF) https://www.acerinox.com/export/sites/acerinox/.content/galerias/galeria-descargas/informacion-eco-financiera/informes-trimestrales-doc/2023-Consolidated-Annual-Accounts-and-Integrated-Annual-Report.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ AIST_EAF_2022
- ↑ AIST_EAF_2022
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240906183902/https://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/north-american-stainless-looks-to-grow-ky-facility/. Archived from the original on 2024-09-06.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240809193225/https://www.industryweek.com/the-economy/environment/article/21939606/from-scrap-to-savings. Archived from the original on 2024-08-09.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20241008162000/https://psc.ky.gov/pscscf/2003%2520cases/2003-00434/nas_motion_010904.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-10-08.
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