Steel Dynamics Butler plant
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Steel Dynamics Butler plant, also known as Iron Dynamics, is a direct reduced iron-electric arc furnace (DRI-EAF) steel plant operating in Butler, Indiana, United States.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Butler, Indiana, United States:
- Location: 4500 County Road 59, Butler, Indiana 46721, United States
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 41.370640, -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
| Plant status | Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|
| Operating[3] | 1996[4] | 3015[5] |
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 [100%] | 4295908010 [100%] | E100001010595 [12.4%]; E100001000348 [10.3%] | Steel Dynamics Inc[6] | 4295908010 | E100001010336 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished; finished rolled[7] | sheet[7] | automotive; building and infrastructure; energy; steel packaging; tools and machinery; transport[7] | 2022[8] | DRI, EAF[9][10][11] | 2 EAF (began in 1995 and 1998), DRI plant[12][10][11] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status* | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 3000 TTPA[13][13] | 3000 TTPA[13][13] |
Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status* | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 260 TTPA[11] | 260 TTPA[11] |
Table 6: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF Production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2021 | 2730 TTPA[14] | 2730 TTPA |
| 2022 | 2760 TTPA[15] | 2760 TTPA |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "Steel Dynamics to pay $475,000 penalty". Wane 15. 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ US EPA, OA (2021-03-02). "EPA Settlement with Steel Dynamics, Inc. Will Reduce Air Pollution in Butler, Indiana". www.epa.gov. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ↑ https://butler.steeldynamics.com/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211215134807/https://steeldynamics.com/Operations/Steel/Flat-Roll-Group.aspx. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20231208145603/https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/STLD/steel-dynamics/number-of-employees. Archived from the original on 08 December 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125055457/https://stld.steeldynamics.com/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20211216043837/https://steeldynamics.com/Operations/Steel/Flat-Roll-Group/Flat-Roll-Group-Butler-Division.aspx. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220925141409/https://stld.steeldynamics.com/certifications/. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://butler.steeldynamics.com/steelmaking-process/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/steel-dynamics-to-restart-iron-dynamics-operations/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230101021854/https://www.recyclingtoday.com/article/steel-dynamics-protects-expands-market-share/. Archived from the original on 01 January 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "2022 AIST Electric Arc Furnace Roundup". Association for Iron & Steel Technology. January 2022.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 https://butler.steeldynamics.com/facilities/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReports/PDF/NASDAQ_STLD_2021.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20231208154227/https://d2ghdaxqb194v2.cloudfront.net/2197/189962.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 08 December 2023.
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