Nucor Steel Hertford plant

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Nucor Steel Hertford plant, also known as Nucor Steel Cofield, is a steel plant in Cofield, North Carolina, United States that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: 1505 River Road, Cofield, North Carolina 27922, United States
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 36.353006, -76.811471 (exact)

Background

The Nucor Steel Hertford plant began operating in 2000, producing plate for products ranging from railroad tank cars to armored personnel carriers.[1] The plant cost around $300 million to build.[2] In 2012, the plant recycled 1.45 million metric tonnes of scrap metal.[3]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size
2000[4] 500[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
Nucor Corp 4295904636 E100001010181 Nucor Corp[6] 4295904636 E100001010181

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment
semi-finished[4] plate[4] automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport[7] 2024-02-14[8] 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)
operating 1542[9] 1542[10]

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 1202[11] [11] 1202[11]

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[12] 2000[12] MAN GHH[12] 1542[13] 150.0[14]

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[15] 72.90[15] >0[15] unknown unknown unknown unknown >0[15] 27.10[15]

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References

  1. "Nucor History". www.nucor.com. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  2. "New Territory for Nucor". Recycling Today. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  3. "Fireworks: Nucor Steel Plant in Hertford Growing". Virginian-Pilot. 2013-12-01. Retrieved 2021-10-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 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)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20240806165601/https://www.linkedin.com/company/nucor-steel-hertford-county/. Archived from the original on 2024-08-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 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)
  7. 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)
  8. 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)
  9. AIST_EAF_2023
  10. AIST_EAF_2023
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 (PDF) https://s202.q4cdn.com/531038915/files/doc_financials/2024/ar/2023-nucor-annual-report.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Vtt35CBVFAJFBDgan2a9_CW56EKOw6D/view?usp=drive_link. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. AIST_EAF_2023
  14. AIST_EAF_2023
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 (PDF) https://assets.ctfassets.net/aax1cfbwhqog/7Ma2avTxQFdBEwFCITrHkC/ba43c44d995b4e02a0cac4ba30f36fc0/Recycled_Content_Letter_Mill_Products_RY2023_.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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