Nucor Steel Plymouth plant

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Nucor Steel Plymouth plant, also known as Nucor Steel Utah, is a steel plant in Plymouth, Utah, United States that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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• Location: 7285 W 21200 N West Cemetery Road, Plymouth, Utah 84330, United States
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 41.882789, -112.196743 (exact)

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date	Workforce size
1981	100

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	4295904636	E100001010181

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category	Steel products	Steel sector end users	ISO 14001	Main production equipment
finished rolled	bar	automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport	2022	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	908	908

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	708	–	708

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	1981	American Bridge, Rev. Fuchs	454	51.0
unknown EAF (2)	operating	–	American Bridge, Rev. Fuchs	454	51.0

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	95.30	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	4.70
unknown EAF (2)	yes	95.30	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	4.70

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