Steel Dynamics Columbia City plant
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Steel Dynamics Columbia City plant, also known as Stuctural and Rail Division, is a steel plant in Columbia City, Indiana, United States that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Columbia City, Indiana, United States:
- Location: 2601 County Road 700 East, Columbia City, Indiana 46725, United States
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 41.121613, -85.348602 (exact)
Background
The Steel Dynamics Columbia City plant began operating in 2002 and is Steel Dynamics' second-largest steel operation. The plant produces a variety of products including wide flange beams, American Standard Beams, Manufactured Housing Beams, H Piling and Channel sections for the construction, transportation and industrial machinery markets.[1]
In 2017, Steel Dynamics invested $75 million into making upgrades at the Columbia City plant.[2]
In 2019, a worker died at the Columbia City plant after being crushed by equipment. Steel Dynamics fined around $22,000 for violating Occupational Safety and Hazard Association (OSHA) standards after the incident.[3]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 2002[4] | 3150[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 | 4295908010 | E100001010336 | Steel Dynamics Inc[6] | 4295908010 | E100001010336 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|
| finished rolled[7] | structural, rail[7] | automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, transport[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 | 2000[8] | 2000[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 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2021 | 1820[9] | –[9] | 1820[9] |
| 2022 | 1840[10] | –[10] | 1840[10] |
| 2023 | 1851[11] | –[11] | 1851[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[8] | – | Demag[8] | 1000[8] | 109.0[8] |
| unknown EAF (2) | operating[8] | 2002[8] | Demag[8] | 1000[8] | 109.0 |
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[12] | 90.00[13] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | 10.00[13] |
| unknown EAF (2) | yes[12] | 90.00[13] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | 10.00[13] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of steel power plants, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Iron and Steel Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
References
- ↑ Structural and Rail Division, Steel Dynamics, Retrieved on: Aug. 18, 2020
- ↑ "Steel Dynamics Plans $75M Columbia City Investment". Inside Indiana Business. 2017-07-05. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "After Indiana Worker Crushed to Death, SDI Ordered to Pay Nearly $22,000". Wane 15. 2019-07-09. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20211215134828/https://steeldynamics.com/Operations/Steel/Structural-And-Rail-Division.aspx. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240906181315/https://www.steeldynamics.com/steel/. Archived from the original on 2024-09-06.
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