Nu-Iron Unlimited Point Lisas DRI plant
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Nu-Iron Unlimited Point Lisas DRI plant (Planta de reducción directa Nu-Iron Unlimited) is a steel plant in Point Lisas, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Point Lisas, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago:
- Location: Caribbean Dr, Point Lisas Industrial Estate, Point Lisas, Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo, Trinidad and Tobago
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 10.399138, -61.486326 (exact)
Background
Nucor's Nu-Iron Unlimited plant is the world's largest shipper of CDRI (cold direct reduced iron), with more than 12 million tons shipped in its first decade of operation.[1] The plant, originally known as American Iron Reduction or AIR, was initially sited in Convent, Louisiana, where it began commercial operations in 1998.[1] However, declining market conditions and rising natural gas prices prompted owner Nucor to abandon the Louisiana location and physically relocate the plant to the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago.[1]
In December 2006 the Nu-Iron Unlimited plant began producing DRI at its current site in the Point Lisas Industrial Estate outside Couva, Trinidad.[1][2] All of Nu-Iron's DRI production is shipped to steel plants in the United States via the ports of Charleston, SC, Mobile, Alabama, New Orleans, LA and Morehead City, NC.[1]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size | Iron ore source |
|---|---|---|
| 2006-12-30[3][4] | 8000[5][6] | Brazil[7][8] |
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 [100.0%] | 4295904636 [100.0%] | E100001010181 [100.0%] | Nu-Iron Unlimited [100%][9][10] | 4296080689 | E100001010182 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|
| crude[11] | 2021[12] | DRI |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 2000[13][5][11][14] | 2000[15][5][11][14] |
Table 5: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Sinter | Pellets |
|---|---|
| NF | NF |
Table 6: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | DRI production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1700[16][17] | 1700[16][17] |
| 2020 | 1340[17] | 1340[17] |
| 2021 | 1620[18] | 1620[18] |
| 2022 | 1430[14] | 1430[14] |
| 2023 | 1390[19] | 1390[19] |
Unit Details
Table 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Furnace type | Current capacity (ttpa) | Reductant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRI 1 | operating[5] | 2006[8] | Midrex[19] | shaft furnace[8] | 2000[20][11][5] | methane[8] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Advancing Performance of Nu-Iron's MIDREX® DRI Plant". Midrex. March 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Nucor History". Nucor. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220318105249/https://www.midrex.com/tech-article/advancing-performance-of-nu-irons-midrex-dri-plant/. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220523020451/https://www.nucor.com/history/. Archived from the original on 2022-05-23.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20231114084341/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/73309/000156459023002793/nue-10k_20221231.htm. Archived from the original on 2023-11-14.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230602233635/https://fortune.com/ranking/best-workplaces-manufacturing-production/2021/nucor-corporation/. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.aist.org/nucor-starts-up-dri-production-in-trinidad.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220318105249/https://www.midrex.com/tech-article/advancing-performance-of-nu-irons-midrex-dri-plant/. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240119024037/https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReports/PDF/NYSE_NUE_2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-19.
{{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) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20211027124400/https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2267543-nucor-restarts-trinidad-dri-plant. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220318143914/https://assets.ctfassets.net/aax1cfbwhqog/Kk7CJMRKW7ID3u0ft1Ajt/3d99bc2633c2c76a92b057ba794f4783/2021-2024_Certificate_of_Registration.pdf (PDF).
{{cite web}}: Check|archive-url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ AIST_DRI_2022
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 "2022 World Direct Reduction Statistics" (PDF). Midrex. 2023-09-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-03.
- ↑ AIST_DRI_2022
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211023044043/https://www.midrex.com/company-news/record-setting-performances-in-2019/. Archived from the original on 2021-10-23.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 "2020 World Direct Reduction Statistics" (PDF). Midrex. 2021-09-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-29.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "2021 World Direct Reduction Statistics" (PDF). Midrex. 2022-09-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-10-08.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 (PDF) https://www.midrex.com/wp-content/uploads/MidrexSTATSBook2023.Final_.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.midrex.com/wp-content/uploads/MidrexSTATSBook2022.pdf;AIST_DRI_2022.
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