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Big River Steel is a 3300 thousand tonnes per annum (TTPA) electric steel plant in Osceola, Arizona, United States.[1] It operates two electric arc furnaces (EAF).
Location
The map below shows the location of the steel plant in Osceola, Arizona, United States.
Background
Big River Steel is a special "flex mill" that can produce flat products from an electric arc furnace (EAF) and is believed to be one of the most advanced flex mills in the country.[2] One EAF was added in 2017; a new one was added in 2020.[3] According to Big River Steel, the facility is worth $1.3 billion.[4] Big River Steel was bought by the United States Steel Corporation in January 2021.[5]
The capacity of BRS doubled to 3300 thousand tonnes per annum around June 2020 after BRS announced intentions to double production in 2018.[6][1]
In 2021, the facility was awarded by Daimler AG for "the exceptionally sustainable production of steel." According to Daimler, the facility has 70% fewer carbon emissions compared to traditional blast-furnace methods of producing steel. The facility also has a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification.[7]
Plant Details
- Alternative plant names: BRS
- Location: 2027 State Hwy 198, Osceola, Arizona 72370, United States[1]
- GPS Coordinates: 35.644264, -89.941659 (exact)
- Plant status: operating[1]
- Start year: 2014 (age 7–8)[1]
- State-owned entity status: N/A[8]
- Parent company: United States Steel Corporation [100%][8][9]
- Parent company PermID: 5043335009
- Owner: Big River Steel LLC[1]
- Owner company PermID: 4295903049
- Production capacities (thousand tonnes per annum):
- Crude steel: 3300 (EAF)[1]
- Production (thousand tonnes per annum):
- Crude steel: unknown
- Steel product category: finished rolled[10]
- Steel products: electrical steel, hot-rolled, hot-rolled pickled and oiled, cold-rolled, cold-rolled motor lamination, galvanized[2]
- Steel sector end users: energy; transport[4]
- Workforce size: 647[11]
- ISO 14001: Yes[12]
- ISO 50001: N/A[12]
- Main production equipment: EAF[13]
- Detailed production equipment: 2 electric arc furnaces (EAF) (one began in 2017, the other in 2020)[13][3]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Overview, Big River Steel, Retrieved on: Aug. 17, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hot-Rolled, Big River Steel, Retrieved on: Aug. 17, 2020
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 2021 AIST Electric Arc Furnace Roundup, Association for Iron & Steel Technology, Jan. 2021
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 BRS (2020-01-01). "BRS Fact Sheet" (PDF). BRS. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ↑ "United States Steel Corporation Completes Big River Steel Acquisition". www.businesswire.com. 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ↑ Big River Steel Expanding Arkansas Flex Mill™ $1.2 billion investment will double capacity of technology-based steel mill and recycling facility, Big River Steel, Jun. 2018, Retrieved on: Aug. 17, 2020
- ↑ "Daimler honours steel supplier Big River Steel for sustainability". Daimler. 2021-07-16. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Big River Steel closes deal with U.S. Steel, values Osceola mill at $2.3 billion, Wesley Brown, TB&P, Nov. 11, 2019, Retrieved on: Aug. 17, 2020
- ↑ United States Steel Corporation Completes Strategic Investment in Big River Steel, U.S. Steel Corporation, Oct. 31, 2019, Retrieved on: Aug. 17, 2020
- ↑ "About Us - Locations - www.ussteel.com". www.ussteel.com. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ↑ BRS (2021-10-21). "People - Big River Steel". Big River Steel. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 BRS (2021). "Quality - Big River Steel". Big River Steel. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Tour, Big River Steel, Retrieved on: Aug. 17, 2020
