CMC Alabama steel plant

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CMC Alabama steel plant, also known as CMC Birmingham plant, is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.

Location

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  • Location: 101 South 50th St., Birmingham, AL 35212, United States
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 33.534372, -86.75773 (exact)

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date Workforce size
Operating[1] 1994[2] 400[3]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Commercial Metals Co[4] 4295903763 E100000130754

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
finished rolled[5] equal angles; unequal angles; flats; channels[5] building and infrastructure; energy; steel packaging; tools and machinery; transport[6] EAF[7][8] 1 EAF (77-tonnes; began in 1994)[2]

Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status* Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 653 TTPA[9][2] 653 TTPA[9][2]

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References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20220126151324/https://www.cmc.com/en-us/locations. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "2021 AIST Electric Arc Furnace Roundup". Association for Iron & Steel Technology. January 2021. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20230202154722/https://www.birminghambusinessalliance.com/regional-news-1/2023/1/30/cmc-steel-alabama-to-invest-nearly-68-million-in-birmingham-plant-modernization-and-upgrades. Archived from the original on 02 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20220119171956/https://www.cmc.com/en-US/Locations. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210421032916/https://cmcstaging.blob.core.windows.net/media/cmcmetals/media/pdf/mill_products/2020productguide.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20211219031129/https://www.cmc.com/en-us/industries-served. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20231031081944/https://www.cmc.com/en-us/what-we-do/america/mill-products. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240119070541/https://esg.cmc.com/wp-content/uploads/CMC_Sustainability_Report_2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220921230942/https://www.recyclingtoday.com/article/list-maps-steelmakers-us-canada-mexico/. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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