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 blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) idled steel plant in Granite City, Illinois, United States.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Granite City, Illinois, United States:
- 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
| Plant status | Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|
| Mothballed[10][11] | 1895[12] | 1450[13] |
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 [100%] | 4295903049 [100%] | E100001000348 [10.1%]; E100001010595 [9%] | United States Steel Corp[14] | 4295903049 | E100000001319 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crude; semi-finished; finished rolled[14] | hot-rolled sheets, cold-rolled sheets, coated sheets[14] | automotive; building and infrastructure; energy; steel packaging; tools and machinery; transport[14] | 2021[15] | BF, BOF[16] | 2 BOF (began in 1967)[14][17][17] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status* | Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| mothballed | 2700 TTPA[14][17][14][17] | 2700 TTPA[14][17][14][17] |
Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status* | Blast furnace capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| mothballed | 2540 TTPA[18][18] | 2540 TTPA[18][18] |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Coke |
|---|
| >0 TTPA[19] |
Table 7: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | BOF Production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2021 | 1624 TTPA[20] | 1624 TTPA |
| 2022 | 1876 TTPA[20] | 1876 TTPA |
Table 8: Actual Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | BF Production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1502 TTPA[17] | 1502 TTPA |
| 2021 | 1327 TTPA[17] | 1327 TTPA |
| 2022 | 1200 TTPA[17] | 1200 TTPA |
Blast Furnace Details
Table 9: Blast Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Current size | Current capacity (ttpa) | Decarbonization technology | Most recent relining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | mothballed[21][18] | unknown | unknown | 1921[22] | 1435 m³[17] | 1270[18] | unknown | 1995[23] |
| B | mothballed[11][21][18] | unknown | unknown | 1926[22] | 1402 m³[17] | 1270[18] | unknown | 2007[24] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "History of Granite City Steel". Dakota Tin. 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 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) - ↑ "US Steel restarts Granite City furnace | Argus Media". www.argusmedia.com. 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ↑ 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) - ↑ "U.S. Steel temporarily idles Granite City furnace amid UAW strike". Retrieved 2023-09-22.
- ↑ "$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) - ↑ 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) - ↑ "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) - ↑ Heeb, Alex (2016-11-27). "U.S. Steel settles Granite City pollution lawsuit". Alton Telegraph. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
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