CMC West Virginia steel plant

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CMC West Virginia steel plant is a steel plant in Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: 447 Dupont Rd
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 39.5515843, -77.897771 (exact)

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Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Announced date Construction date Start date Workforce size
2022[1] 2023-07[2] 2026[2] 230[1]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent GEM entity ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner GEM entity ID
Commercial Metals Co [100.0%] 4295903763 [100.0%] E100000130754 [100.0%] Commercial Metals Co [100%][1] 4295903763 E100000130754 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users Main production equipment
finished rolled[2] rebar[2] building and infrastructure[2] EAF

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 Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
construction 590[3] 590[3]

Unit Details

Table 5: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1) construction[2] 2022[2] 2023-07[2] 2026[2] Danieli MIDA QLP/Digimelter[4][4] 590[3]

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap
unknown EAF (1) yes[3] 100.00[3]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://ir.cmc.com/Commercial-Metals-Company-Selects-Berkeley-County--West-Virginia-as-Site-of-its-Fourth-Micro-Mill-12-8-2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 https://www.cmc.com/en-us/landing-pages/west-virginia. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 (PDF) https://dep.wv.gov/daq/permitting/Documents/CMC-Steel-US/003-00286_R14-0040%20Preliminary%20Determination.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/danieli-cmc-steel-mill-recycling-west-virginia-scrap/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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