U.S. Steel Granite City Works

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U.S. Steel Granite City Works, also known as U.S. Steel Granite City, is a steel plant in Granite City, Illinois, United States that operates blast furnace (BF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Granite City Works, 1951 State Street, Granite City, Illinois 62040, United States
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 38.695049, -90.136073 (exact)

Background

The U.S. Steel Granite City Works plant began operations in 1895 under the name Granite City Steel. By 1905, the facility employed 2,000 people and was producing 20,000 short tons of products each year. Granite City Steel was bought by U.S. Steel in 1927, who has operated it since.[1]

From 2015 to 2018, the plant was idled due to falling prices, slowing demand and competition from abroad; this move caused the loss of 1,800 jobs.[2] It restarted in June 2018 after increasing demand, bringing back 800 jobs.[3][4]

In 2019, the facility went through another series of layoffs.[4]

In 2023, Blast furnace B was idled. US Steel attributed the idling and associated layoffs to decreases in demand caused by the UAW strikes.[5]

Environmental Compliance

In 2014, Granite City, IL residents filed a $4.26 million lawsuit against SunCoke Energy, Inc. Gateway Energy & Coke Company, LLC (SunCoke) and U.S. Steel for air pollution in the area. The lawsuit was settled in 2018; it is unclear how much U.S. Steel had to pay.[6]

In 2016, the EPA fined U.S. Steel $2.2 million for pollution at several of its facilities, including Granite City.[7][8] The agreement with the EPA also mandated that U.S. Steel donate a new $275,000 street sweeper to the Granite City municipal government to reduce fugitive dust emissions, commit $50,000 towards building a greenway in a local park, and spend $110,000 on energy efficient doors for local schools.[9]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size
1895[10] 450[11][12]

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[13] 4295903049 E100000001319

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment
crude, semi-finished, finished rolled[13] sheet, coated[13] automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport[13] 2021[14] BF; BOF

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 Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
mothballed 2700[15][13] 2700[16][13]

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 Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
mothballed 2540[17] 2540[17]

Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Sinter Coke Pellets
NF >0[18] NF

Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BOF production Other/unknown steel production Total (all routes)
2019 unknown unknown –
2020 unknown unknown –
2021 1624[19] –[19] 1624[19]
2022 1876[19] –[19] 1876[19]
2023 1988 – 1988

Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BF production Total (all routes)
2019 1743[20] 1743[21]
2020 1502[22] 1502[23]
2021 1327[24] 1327[25]
2022 1200[26] 1200[27]
2023 1000[28] 1000[28]

Unit Details

Table 9: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
BF A mothballed[17][29] 1921[30] 1435.0[31] 1270[17] unknown 1995[32]
BF B mothballed[17][33][29] 1926[30] 1402.0[34] 1270[17] unknown 2007[35]

Table 10: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown BOF (1) mothballed[33] 1350[36][13]
unknown BOF (2) mothballed[33] 1350[37][13]

Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. ↑ "History of Granite City Steel". Dakota Tin. 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ LaFrentz, Rob (2015-03-26). "US Steel to Idle Granite City Plant, Layoffs for More than 2,000". Industry Week. Retrieved 2021-11-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "US Steel restarts Granite City furnace | Argus Media". www.argusmedia.com. 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mansouri, Kavahn (2019-11-11). "U.S. Steel lays off non-union workers in Granite City due to 'challenging market'". BND. Retrieved 2021-11-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ "U.S. Steel temporarily idles Granite City furnace amid UAW strike". Retrieved 2023-09-22.
  6. ↑ "$4.26 Million Class Action Settlement Finalized for Residents Harmed by Steel Mill and Coke Plant Emissions in Granite City". Simmons Hanly Conroy. 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2021-11-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ Matheny, Keith (2016-11-23). "U.S. Steel fined $2.2M, required to make repairs for Midwest pollution". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2021-11-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ "U. S. Steel Corporation Agrees to End Litigation, Improve Environmental Compliance at Its Three Midwest Facilities, Pay Civil Penalty of $2.2 Million and Perform Projects to Aid Communities Affected by U. S. Steel's Pollution". Department of Justice. 2016-11-22. Retrieved 2021-11-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ Heeb, Alex (2016-11-27). "U.S. Steel settles Granite City pollution lawsuit". Alton Telegraph. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  10. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220126190320/https://www.dakotatin.com/blogs/dakota-tin/history-of-granite-city-steel. Archived from the original on 2022-01-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20231128232122/https://www.kmov.com/2023/09/18/us-steel-idle-blast-furnace-b-granite-city-works-says-it-is-temporary/. Archived from the original on 2023-11-28. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ https://www.aist.org/reports-u-s-steel-puts-granite-city-bf-on-indefinite-idle. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 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)
  14. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220318231113/https://www.ussteel.com/documents/40705/43704/Granite+City+Works+-+ISO+14001.pdf/01cba2b1-5634-36ce-4df8-3392e76984ed?t. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ↑ AIST_BOF_2023
  16. ↑ AIST_BOF_2023
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20230102013208/https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/latest-news/metals/062822-us-steel-to-produce-dr-pellets-in-minnesota-may-end-granite-city-steelmaking. Archived from the original on 2023-01-02. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230107003433/https://www.ibjonline.com/2022/06/28/u-s-steel-wants-to-sell-granite-city-blast-furnaces-to-sun-coke-energy/. Archived from the original on 2023-01-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 (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)
  20. ↑ AIST_BF_2020
  21. ↑ AIST_BF_2020
  22. ↑ AIST_BF_2021
  23. ↑ AIST_BF_2021
  24. ↑ AIST_BF_2022
  25. ↑ AIST_BF_2022
  26. ↑ AIST_BF_2023
  27. ↑ AIST_BF_2023
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 https://imis.aist.org/store/detail.aspx?id=PR-RU2024-5. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220712020059/https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2349778-usw-suncoke-to-bargain-over-granite-city. Archived from the original on 2022-07-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210916113402/https://industrialscenery.blogspot.com/2020/10/cleveland-cliffs-has-bought.html. Archived from the original on 2021-09-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  31. ↑ AIST_BF_2023
  32. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150526151231/http://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/29/business/national-steel-corp-nsn-reports-earnings-for-2d-qtr-to-jun-30.html. Archived from the original on 2015-05-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240111013930/https://www.aist.org/news/steel-news/2023/november/27-nov-1-dec-2023/reports-u-s-steel-puts-granite-city-bf-on-indefini. Archived from the original on 2024-01-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  34. ↑ AIST_BF_2023
  35. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210427170401/https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/04/09/07-1321/public-comment-and-response-on-proposed-final-judgment. Archived from the original on 2021-04-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  36. ↑ AIST_BOF_2023
  37. ↑ AIST_BOF_2023

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