SSAB Americas Alabama steel plant
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SSAB Americas Alabama steel plant, also known as Ipsco Alabama, Mobile Alabama, is a steel plant in Axis, Alabama, United States that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Axis, Alabama, United States:
- Location: 12400 Highway 43 North, Axis, Alabama 36505, United States
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 30.941783, -88.012437 (exact)
Background
The SSAB Americas Alabama steel plant began operating in 2001, originally under the company IPSCO, which was acquired by SSAB in 2007.[1] The end uses for its heavy plate and coil products go towards heavy machinery, ships, wind towers, rail cars and more.[2]
Feedstock
The electric arc furnace (EAF) feedstock for SSAB Americas is 94% recycled materials.[3] The facility is one of Alabama's largest steel scrap recyclers, consuming approximately 1.6 million tons of scrap metal per year. According to SSAB Americas, more than five million scrap tires have been recycled at the site.[2]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 2001[4] | 700[5] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| State-owned entity status | Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial | SSAB AB | 4295889873 | E100000001651 | SSAB Americas Holding AB[6] | 5037441018 | E100001010364 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished[4] | coil, plate[4] | energy, transport[4] | 2024-09-03[7] | 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 | 1250[8] | 1250[8] |
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 | 1057[9] | –[9] | 1057[9] |
| 2021 | 1004[10] | –[10] | 1004[10] |
| 2022 | 679[11] | unknown[11] | 679[11] |
| 2023 | 662[11] | –[11] | 662[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] | 2001[13] | Fuchs[13] | 1250[8] | 159.0[13] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[12] | 100.00[13] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "History". SSAB. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sites all over the world". SSAB. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
- ↑ SSAB Americas, SSAB, Retrieved on: Aug. 17, 2020
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20211031015410/https://www.ssab.com/company/about-ssab/our-business/ssab-americas. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211031062352/https://www.ssab.us/contact. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240111040241/https://www.ssab.com/en/download-center. Archived from the original on 2024-01-11.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 (PDF) https://ssabwebsitecdn.azureedge.net/-/media/files/en/americas/north-american-plate-mills_web.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://www.ssab.com/company/about-ssab/our-business/ssab-americass.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221201000822/https://www.ssab.com/en/company/about-ssab/our-business/ssab-americas. Archived from the original on 2022-12-01.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 (PDF) https://www.ssab.com/-/media/files/company/investors/annual-reports/2023/ssab-annual-report-2023.pdf?m=20240318093306.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220705152307/https://www.ssab.com/en/company/about-ssab/our-business/sites-all-over-the-world. Archived from the original on 2022-07-05.
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