Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland steel plant

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Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland steel plant, also known as Cleveland Works, ArcelorMittal Cleveland steel plant (predecessor), LTV Steel (predecessor), is a steel plant in Cleveland, Ohio, United States that operates basic oxygen furnace (BOF) and blast furnace (BF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: 3060 Eggers Road, Cleveland, OH 44105, United States
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 41.464041, -81.676499 (exact)

Background

The Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland steel plant began operating in 1913 under the original name of Corrigan-McKinney Steel Co.[1] It was owned by LTV Corp, then bought by ArcelorMittal, then passed into the hands of Cleveland-Cliffs after ArcelorMittal was acquired by Cleveland-Cliffs in December 2020.[2]

Environmental Compliance

In 2008, advocacy group Ohio Citizen Action filed a complaint with the EPA about the blast furnace. The group claimed former owner LTV Corp. nearly doubled the blast furnace's capacity during the 1980s without installing proper environmental controls.[3]

In 2020, ArcelorMittal agreed to pay nearly $5 million to settle lawsuits which claimed that the company had violated the Clean Air Act at three separate facilities, including the Cleveland facility.[4]

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Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Coal source
1913[5] 2100[6] Coke supplied from Cleveland-Cliffs Warren, Ohio facility[7]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent GEM entity ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner GEM entity ID
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc [100.0%] 4295903753 [100.0%] E100001000649 [100.0%] Cleveland-Cliffs Inc [100%][6] 4295903753 E100001000649 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[6] slab, cold rolled, hot rolled[6][8] automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport[6] 2023[9] 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)
operating 4100[10] 4100[10]

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)
operating 2810[11] 2810[11]

Table 6: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BOF production Total (all routes)
2019 3000[12] 3000[12]
2020 2000[13] 2000[13]
2021 2758[14] 2758[14]
2022 2973[15] 2973[15]
2023 3362[8] 3362[8]
2024 2616[16] 2616[16]

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

Year BF production Total (all routes)
2019 2637[17] 2637[17]
2020 1447[18] 1447[18]
2021 2211[19] 2211[19]
2022 1800[20] 1800[20]
2023 2700[21] 2700[21]
2024 2300[22] 2300[22]

Unit Details

Table 8: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
BF 5 operating[6][11] 1942[23] Defense Plant Corp.[23] 1546.0 m3[6][21] 1440[11] unknown 2022-08[24]
BF 6 operating[6][11] 1952[23] Defense Plant Corp.[23] 1598.0 m3[6][25][19] 1370[11] unknown 2013[26]

Table 9: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Current capacity (ttpa) Current size
unknown BOF (1) operating[6][10] 1961[10] 1150[10] 217.0 tonnes[6][25][19]
unknown BOF (2) operating[6][10] 1961[10] 1150[10] 217.0 tonnes[6][10]
unknown BOF (3) operating[10][8] 1956 900[10] 130.0 tonnes[6][10]
unknown BOF (4) operating[10][8] 1956 900[10] 130.0 tonnes[6][25][19]

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References

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  2. ↑ Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Completes Acquisition of ArcelorMittal USA, Cleveland-Cliffs, Dec. 9, 2020
  3. ↑ Mezger, Roger (2008-03-09). "EPA probes air quality near ArcelorMittal's Cleveland mill". Cleveland. Retrieved 2021-10-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ Shaffer, Cory (2020-04-02). "ArcelorMittal agrees to pay $5 million to settle claims it polluted air in Cleveland, Indiana". Cleveland. Retrieved 2021-10-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 https://imis.aist.org/store/detail.aspx?id=PR-RU2023-5. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 https://imis.aist.org/store/detail.aspx?id=PR-RU2024-5. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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