Metallus Faircrest steel plant
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Metallus Faircrest steel plant, also known as Timken (former) Faircrest steel plant, is a steel plant in Canton, Ohio, United States that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Canton, Ohio, United States:
- Location: 4511 Faircrest St. SW, Canton, Ohio 44706, United States
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 40.755388, -81.439369 (exact)
Background
The Timken Faircrest steel plant began operating in 1917. In 1985, Timken Steel bought the plant for $500 million.[1]
In 2012, Timken invested $225 million in expanding the Faircrest steel plant, increasing capacity by 25%.[2]
Environmental Compliance & Worker Safety
In 2014, the Occupational Safety and Hazard Association (OSHA) fined TimkenSteel $77,000 after inspections of three of its Ohio plants (including Faircrest) revealed serious violations.[3]
In 2015, two TimkenSteel plants in Ohio, including the Faircrest plant were documented as having violated EPA rules. The Faircrest Plant was listed as releasing twice as much mercury as permitted.[4] It is unclear if TimkenSteel was fined or if any penalty was applied for these violations.
In 2016, a fire technician at the facility died after being exposed to nitrogen gas; OSHA fined TimkenSteel again for violating standards.[5]
In May 2022, U.S. Steel agreed to pay a $1.5 million fine for operating the Edgar Thomson plant without functional air pollution controls.[6]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 1917[7] | 350[8][9] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metallus Inc [100.0%] | 5041076804 [100.0%] | E100000131012 [100.0%] | Metallus Inc [100%][10] | 5041076804 | E100000131012 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[11] | billet, tube, bar[11] | automotive, energy, tools and machinery, transport[12] | 2021[13] | 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 | 1088[14] | 1088[14] |
Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 403[15] | 403[15] |
| 2020 | 298[15] | 298[15] |
| 2021 | 794[15] | 794[15] |
| 2022 | 685[16] | 685[16] |
| 2023 | 762 | 762 |
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[14] | 1985[17] | Krupp[17] | 1088[14] | 175.0[17] |
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap |
|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[14] | 100.00[18][19][17][14] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "Remarks at the Timken Faircrest Steel Plant in Canton, Ohio". Ronald Reagan. 1984-09-26. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Timken Breaks Ground on $225 Million Expansion At Its Faircrest Steel Plant in Ohio". news.timken.com. 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Cable, Josh (2014-11-14). "OSHA Cites TimkenSteel for Amputation and Fall Hazards". EHS Today. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Civil Penalties Against Polluters Drop by Half During First Year of Trump Administration". Environmental Integrity Project. 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "OSHA: Nitrogen gas exposure likely culprit in TimkenSteel death". Columbus Dispatch. 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "TimkenSteel hit with $145K fine for July furnace explosion that killed one, injured 2". Canton Repository. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20201010165139/http://www.timkensteel.com/100. Archived from the original on 2020-10-10.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.industryweek.com/the-economy/article/21957086/learn-how-timkens-faircrest-steel-plant-breaks-through-constraints.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220730033709/https://www.timkensteel.com/~/media/Faircrest%20Visitor%20Brochure.ashx. Archived from the original on 2022-07-30.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220111165841/https://www.timkensteel.com/buy-from-us/our-locations. Archived from the original on 2022-01-11.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220120113046/https://www.timkensteel.com/what-we-make/high-performance-steel. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210818083121/http://www.timkensteel.com/what-we-make. Archived from the original on 2021-08-18.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220319042655/http://www.timkensteel.com/~/media/who-we-are/Certificate/TimkenSteel_Canton_EMS_10_2021.ashx. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 (PDF) https://s203.q4cdn.com/881574725/files/doc_financials/2023/ar/METALLUS-2024-Proxy-Statement-and-2023-Form-10-K-bookmarked.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 (PDF) http://s1.q4cdn.com/312465361/files/doc_financials/2020/q4/Financial-Information-Historical-Data-Updates-FY20.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 16.0 16.1 https://www.timkensteel.com/~/media/who-we-are/Sustainability/TMS_ESG_2021_FINAL_422_sm.ashx.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Vtt35CBVFAJFBDgan2a9_CW56EKOw6D/view?usp=drive_link.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240906183508/https://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/timken-steel-earnings-2022-safety-recycling-ferrous-eaf/. Archived from the original on 2024-09-06.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240906173210/https://www.wired.com/2017/03/ricky-rhodes-steel-factory-timken/. Archived from the original on 2024-09-06.
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