Nucor Steel Decatur plant
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Nucor Steel Decatur plant, also known as Trico Steel (predecessor), is a steel plant in Trinity, Alabama, United States that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Trinity, Alabama, United States:
- Location: 4301 Iverson Boulevard, Trinity, Alabama 35673, United States
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 34.63963, -87.085738 (exact)
Background
The Nucor Steel Decatur plant, originally owned by Trico Steel, began operating in 1997. The plant was bought by Nucor in 2002 from Trico Steel after Nucor acquired Trico Steel for $116 million, and began operating again as Nucor Steel Decatur in 2006.[1][2]
In September 2021, a man at the plant was killed after a forklift accident.[3]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 1997[4] | 696[5][6] |
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 Steel Decatur LLC[7] | 5035176480 | E100001010183 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| finished rolled[8] | tube, sheet[8] | automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport[9] | 2024-04[10] | 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 | 3100[11][12][13] | 3100[11][12][13] |
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 | 2418[14] | –[14] | 2418[14] |
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[13] | 1997[13] | NKK-SE (DC), Rev. SMS Demag, Rev. Superior Machine[13] | 1550[13] | 165.0[15][16] |
| unknown EAF (2) | operating[13][12] | 1997[13] | NKK-SE (DC), Rev. SMS Demag, Rev. Superior Machine[13] | 1550[11][12] | 165.0[17][16] |
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[18] | 59.6[18] | >0[18] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | 40.4[18] |
| unknown EAF (2) | yes[18] | 59.60[18] | >0[18] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | 40.40[18] |
Articles and Resources
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References
- ↑ "Nucor Steel Decatur Acquires Trico Steel Company | Mergr". mergr.com. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ↑ Locations, Nucor, Retrieved on: Aug. 18, 2020
- ↑ Duncan, Kelsey (2021-09-20). "Texas man killed in industrial accident at Nucor Steel". WAFF. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220114124120/https://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/the-trouble-with-trico/Content?oid. Archived from the original on 2022-01-14.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.buzzfile.com/business/Nucor-Steel-Decatur-256-301-3500.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.moultonadvertiser.com/news/local/article_e59aee3e-802b-11e6-9bcf-6b744a6d1f38.html.
{{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) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 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) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/1681822-nucor-to-increase-decatur-mill-capacity.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220921230942/https://www.recyclingtoday.com/article/list-maps-steelmakers-us-canada-mexico/. Archived from the original on 2022-09-21.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Vtt35CBVFAJFBDgan2a9_CW56EKOw6D/view?usp=drive_link.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 (PDF) https://s202.q4cdn.com/531038915/files/doc_financials/2024/ar/2023-nucor-annual-report.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ AIST_EAF_2023
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 https://www.tib.eu/en/search/id/tema%3ATEMA20030602573/Revamp-of-the-twin-DC-furnaces-at-Nucor-Steel-Decatur/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ AIST_EAF_2023
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 (PDF) https://assets.ctfassets.net/aax1cfbwhqog/7Ma2avTxQFdBEwFCITrHkC/ba43c44d995b4e02a0cac4ba30f36fc0/Recycled_Content_Letter_Mill_Products_RY2023_.pdf.
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