Steel Dynamics Butler plant

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Steel Dynamics Butler plant, also known as Steel Dynamics Butler Flat Roll Division, Iron Dynamics, is a steel plant in Butler, Indiana, United States that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: 4500 County Road 59, Butler, Indiana 46721, United States
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 41.37064, -84.917454 (exact)

Background

The Steel Dynamics Butler plant began operating in 1996 and was Steel Dynamics' first plant.

In 2021, the plant paid a $475,000 penalty due to air pollution standard violations and was made to pay $3 million to upgrade its air pollution controls.[1][2]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size
1996[3] 3150[4]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Steel Dynamics Inc 4295908010 E100001010336 Steel Dynamics Inc[5] 4295908010 E100001010336

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[6] sheet[6] automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport[6] 2022[7] DRI; 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 2900[8][9][10] 2900[8][9][10]

Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron 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 Sponge iron/DRI capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating 260[11] 260[11]

Table 6: 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 2730[12] [12] 2730[12]
2022 2760[13] [13] 2760[13]
2023 3131 3131

Unit Details

Table 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1) operating[14][15][11] 1999[16] 260[11]

Table 8: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) operating[9] 1995[17] Fuchs[9] 1450[9][8] 150.0[18][9]
unknown EAF (2) operating[9] 1998[17] Fuchs[9] 1450[10] 150.0[18][9]

Table 9: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap % DRI
unknown EAF (1) yes[19] 84.00[20] 16.00[21]
unknown EAF (2) yes[19] 84.00[20] 16.00[21]

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