Nucor Steel Darlington plant
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Nucor Steel Darlington plant, also known as Nucor Steel South Carolina, is a steel plant in Darlington, South Carolina, United States that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Darlington, South Carolina, United States:
- Location: 300 Steel Mill Road, Darlington, South Carolina 29540, United States
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 34.375628, -79.895165 (exact)
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 1969[1][2] | 470[3] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nucor Corp | 4295904636 | E100001010181 | Nucor Corp[4] | 4295904636 | E100001010181 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| finished rolled[5] | bar[5] | automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport[6] | 2023[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 | 910[8] | 910[8] |
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 |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[8] | 1993[8] | MAN GHH[8] | 910[8] |
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[9] | 93.10[9] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | 6.9[9] |
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20201120185758/https://wpde.com/news/local/nucor-steel-celebrates-50-years-in-darlington-county. Archived from the original on 2020-11-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211216133742/https://www.nucor.com/history/. Archived from the original on 2021-12-16.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20190104213250/https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/inside-the-plants-processes-that-built-nucor-into-a-steel-giant/899071237. Archived from the original on 2019-01-04.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211216133805/https://www.nucor.com/locations/. Archived from the original on 2021-12-16.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211216133805/https://www.nucor.com/locations/. Archived from the original on 2021-12-16.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220118112804/https://www.nucor.com/industries-served/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-18.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221031135419/https://nucor.com/certifications. Archived from the original on 2022-10-31.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Vtt35CBVFAJFBDgan2a9_CW56EKOw6D/view?usp=drive_link.
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