U.S. Steel Fairfield plant
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U.S. Steel Fairfield plant, also known as U.S. Tubular Works, is a steel plant in Fairfield, Alabama, United States that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Fairfield, Alabama, United States:
- Location: 5700 Valley Road, Fairfield, Alabama 35064, United States
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 33.480697, -86.937854 (exact)
Background
U.S. Steel Fairfield began operating in October 2020 after the completion of its first electric arc furnace (EAF). The Fairfield project was originally shut down in December 2015 due to unfavorable market conditions, but recommenced in 2018.[1][2] The EAF project cost $412 million.[3] U.S. Steel Fairfield previously operated a blast furnace (BF), which was shut down in 2015.[4]
In October 2021, U.S. Steel said it was 'eyeing' its Fairfield site as the potential location for its next $3 billion mini-mill, which would be comprised of 2 EAFs.[1] The company said it expected to begin construction of the new mill in the first half of 2022 with production beginning in 2024.[5]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 2020[6] | 750[7] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Steel Corp | 4295903049 | E100000001319 | United States Steel Corp[8] | 4295903049 | E100000001319 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[8] | pipe, tube, flat[8] | automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, tools and machinery[8] | 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 | 1600[8] | 1600[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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2021 | 928[9] | –[9] | 928[9] |
| 2022 | 1072[9] | –[9] | 1072[9] |
| 2023 | 1136[10] | –[10] | 1136[10] |
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] | 2021[11] | SMS[11] | 1600[8] | 165.0[11] |
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % other iron |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[12] | 90.00[11] | 10[11] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Fairfield among potential sites for $3 billion U.S. Steel mini-mill". AL.com. 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Underwood, Jerry (2020-10-27). "Boeing grant prepares Decatur students for in-demand STEM careers". Made in Alabama. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Thornton, William (2020-12-10). "How US Steel's $412 million Fairfield electric arc furnace works". AL.com. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "US Steel to Restart Work on Big EAF Project". www.bizjournals.com. 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "US Steel to build new 3mn st/yr EAF mill | Argus Media". www.argusmedia.com. 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230125163515/https://www.madeinalabama.com/2020/10/u-s-steel-starts-up-advanced-electric-arc-furnace-facility-in-alabama/. Archived from the original on 2023-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220320130842/https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2019/02/11/u-s-steel-to-restart-work-on-big-eaf-project-in.html. Archived from the original on 2022-03-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125024713/https://www.ussteel.com/about-us/locations. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230311144635/https://s26.q4cdn.com/153509673/files/doc_financials/2022/ar/2022-Annual-Report.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-03-11.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 (PDF) https://investors.ussteel.com/sec-filings/all-sec-filings/content/0001163302-24-000009/0001163302-24-000009.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Vtt35CBVFAJFBDgan2a9_CW56EKOw6D/view?usp=drive_link.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240809193715/https://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/us-steel-alabama-scrap-arkansas-pig-iron-dri/. Archived from the original on 2024-08-09.
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