Nucor Steel Norfolk plant
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Nucor Steel Norfolk plant, also known as Nucor Steel Nebraska, is a steel plant in Norfolk, Nebraska, United States that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Norfolk, Nebraska, United States:
- Location: 2911 East Nucor Road, Norfolk, Nebraska 68701, United States
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 42.078908, -97.360854 (exact)
Background
The Nucor Steel Norfolk plant began operating in 1979 and produces bar, engineered bar, and coil products.
In May 2021, Nucor announced it would be investing $58 million into upgrading the plant, with an estimated completion date for the expansion in late 2022.[1]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 1979[2] | 500[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[2] | bar[2] | automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport[5] | 2023[6] | 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 | 1088[7] | 1088[7] |
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 | 884[8] | –[8] | 884[8] |
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[9] | 1997[9] | MAN GHH[9] | 1088[7] | 95.0[9] |
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[10] | 93.9[10] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | 6.1[10] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ Area Development News Desk (2021-05-07). "Nucor Corporation Upgrades Norfolk, Nebraska, Bar Mill". Area Development. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210918171423/https://norfolkdailynews.com/news/nucor-announces-58-million-expansion-for-norfolk-mill/article_a311e8de-adb1-11eb-8974-27f2626d4f2b.html. Archived from the original on 2021-09-18.
{{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) - ↑ 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) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://www.industrialheating.com/articles/96519-nucor-steels-sbq-program.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 (PDF) https://s202.q4cdn.com/531038915/files/doc_financials/2024/ar/2023-nucor-annual-report.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Vtt35CBVFAJFBDgan2a9_CW56EKOw6D/view?usp=drive_link.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 (PDF) https://assets.ctfassets.net/aax1cfbwhqog/7Ma2avTxQFdBEwFCITrHkC/ba43c44d995b4e02a0cac4ba30f36fc0/Recycled_Content_Letter_Mill_Products_RY2023_.pdf.
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