Cleveland-Cliffs Indiana Harbor steel plant
From Global Energy Monitor
| This article is part of the Global Steel Plant Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor. |
| Sub-articles: |
| This article is part of the Global Blast Furnace Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor. |
| Sub-articles: |
Cleveland-Cliffs Indiana Harbor steel plant, also known as Indiana Harbor, ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor steel plant (predecessor), ArcelorMittal East Chicago, and Inland Steel (predecessor), is a 7254 thousand tonnes per annum (TTPA) blast furnace (BF), basic oxygen furnace (BOF) and electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in East Chicago, Indiana, United States.
Location
The map below shows the location of the steel plant in East Chicago, Indiana, United States.
- Location: 3210 Watling St., East Chicago, IN 46312, United States[1]
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 41.669553, -87.438429 (exact)
Background
The Indiana Harbor steel plant was built in 1901; historically, it was two separate plants (now known as the East Works, and the West Works). The newer and smaller West Works was founded in 1923 by the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company, which then became part of LTV Steel in 1984. ArcelorMittal acquired both in 2004.[2] In 2020, ArcelorMittal was bought by Cleveland Cliffs, who acquired the Indiana Harbor plant.[3]
In January 2020, the electric arc furnace (EAF) of the plant was idled with no plans of restarting.[4]
Worker Safety
In July 2020, a 71-year old worker died at ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor when they were struck by a coil tractor.[5][6] The company was fined $21,000 for safety violations related to the incident.[7]
On April 2, 2019, a 49-year old man was killed at the steel plants raw materials yard when the engine he was operating struck a rail car on an adjacent track.[5]
In 2017, one worker was killed by injuries from a crane accident at the steel plant and another worker was killed in a buggy accident at the plant.[5]
A total of 393 steelworkers have died on the job at the ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor steel plant.[5]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Plant status | Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|
| operating[1] | 1901[8] | 3715[1] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Owner | Owner company PermID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland-Cliffs Inc [100%][9] | 4295903753 [100%] | Cleveland-Cliffs Inc[1] | 4295903753 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| finished rolled[1] | Advanced high-strength steel (AHSS), American Petroleum Institute pipe skelp, Motor laminations, Automotive exposed and matensitic grades[1] | automotive; energy; tools and machinery[1] | 2021[10] | blast furnace (BF), basic oxygen furnace (BOF) and electric arc furnace (EAF)[1][11] | 2 sinter plants; 6 BOF; 1 EAF (began in 1970, rebuilt in 2001, idled in Jan. 2020 with no plans to restart)[12][1][11][13] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum):
| Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| 6800 TTPA[14] | 454 TTPA[15] | 7254 TTPA |
Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum):
| Blast furnace capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|
| 5236 TTPA[16] | 5236 TTPA |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Sinter |
|---|
| >0 TTPA[17] |
Table 7: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum):
| Year | BOF Production | EAF Production | OHF Production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3400 TTPA[18] | 0 TTPA[11] | – | 3400 TTPA |
| 2021 | 4575 TTPA[19] | – | – | 4575 TTPA |
Table 8: Actual Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum):
| Year | BF Production | DRI Production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4284 TTPA[20] | – | 4284 TTPA |
| 2021 | 4321 TTPA[21] | – | 4321 TTPA |
Blast Furnace Details
Table 9: Blast Furnace Details:
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Stop date | Current size | Current capacity | Decarbonization technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | operating[22][1][13][23][15][24] | 1980[22][1][13][23][15][24] | – | 4163 m³[25] | 4200 TTPA[26] | BF gas from #7 used to generate electricity[27] |
| 3 | mothballed[22][1][13][23][15][24] | – | November 2019[28] | 1586 m³[21] | 1600 TTPA[29] | – |
| 4 | mothballed[30] | – | April 2022[31] | 2044 m³[21] | 2100 TTPA[24] | – |
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 https://web.archive.org/web/20211129150210/https://www.clevelandcliffs.com/operations/steelmaking/indiana-harbor. Archived from the original on 2021-11-29.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Center for Land Use Interpretation. "INDIANA HARBOR WORKS STEEL PLANT, INDIANA". Center for Land Use Interpretation. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Completes Acquisition of ArcelorMittal USA, Cleveland-Cliffs, Dec. 9, 2020
- ↑ 2022 AIST Electric Arc Furnace Roundup, Association for Iron & Steel Technology, Jan. 2022
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Worker dies at ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor in East Chicago, Joseph S. Pete, NorthWest Indiana Times, Jul. 21, 2020, Updated: Jul. 31, 2020, Retrieved on: Aug. 6, 2020
- ↑ Worker killed at ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor was 71-year-old man, Joseph S. Pete, NorthWest Indiana Times, Jul. 22, 2020, Updated Aug. 3, 2020, Retrieved on: Aug. 6, 2020
- ↑ Johnson-Bolden, Nikki (2021-01-11). "Indiana OSHA Fines Steel Mill $21,000 For Safety Violations That Lead to Worker's Death -". Occupational Health & Safety. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220126185937/http://www.steel-photo.org/2020/09/28/the-big-exit/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-26.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211129150204/https://www.clevelandcliffs.com/investors. Archived from the original on 2021-11-29.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220513185857/https://d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.net/clevelandcliffs/files/ISO+Certificates+for+Certified+Locations/Indiana+Harbor-14001+Cert-issued+2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-05-13.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "2021 AIST Electric Arc Furnace Roundup". Association for Iron & Steel Technology. January 2021.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ↑ "2020 AIST Electric Arc Furnace Roundup". Association for Iron & Steel Technology. January 2020.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220129213612/https://d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.net/_3bdd359b62bd1ceda7299186db0c5b1b/clevelandcliffs/db/1188/10347/file/CLF_2020_AnnualReport.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-29.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.net/_2f7ae7d945adf749fe7963e793099da0/clevelandcliffs/db/1170/10193/fact_sheet/CLF_FactSheet_IndianaHarbor_042022.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 "2022 AIST Electric Arc Furnace Roundup". Association for Iron & Steel Technology. January 2022.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ↑ "2020 AIST North American Blast Furnace Roundup". Association for Iron & Steel Technology. March 2020.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20201031193221/https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decree/file/1163941/download. Archived from the original on 2020-10-31.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220129220418/https://corporate-media.arcelormittal.com/media/kl3iewkk/fact-book-2020.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-29.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.net/_ec8d6dfae8d64afee055b64f5ad2abef/clevelandcliffs/db/1188/11225/file/CLF_2021_AnnualReport.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "2021 AIST North American Blast Furnace Roundup". Association for Iron & Steel Technology. March 2021.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 "2022 AIST North American Blast Furnace Roundup". Association for Iron & Steel Technology. March 2022.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Association for Iron & Steel Technology
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 Jan. 2022
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220813030823/https://www.clevelandcliffs.com/news/news-releases/detail/542/cleveland-cliffs-announces-indefinite-idle-of-indiana. Archived from the original on 2022-08-13.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220518124247/https://www.viktormacha.com/galerie/arcelormittal-indiana-harbor-indiana-304/. Archived from the original on 2022-05-18.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220915062940/https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2229528-cliffs-largest-furnace-to-take-september-downtime. Archived from the original on 2022-09-15.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.energy.gov/eere/amo/articles/capturing-waste-gas-saves-energy-lower-costs-case-study-2013.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220318014658/https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/cleveland-cliffs-to-indefinitely-idle-blast-furnace-no-4-the-last-one-left-on-indiana/article_d01e0f35-1c67-5d40-8072-a71d708e8599.html. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://indianaeconomicdigest.net/MobileContent/Most-Recent/Quality-of-Life/Article/ArcelorMittal-to-idle-Blast-Furnace-No-3-at-Indiana-Harbor-West-in-East-Chicago/31/352/97938.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://indianaeconomicdigest.net/Content/Default/All-The-News-Digest/Article/Indiana-Harbor-Works-remains-vital-despite-loss-of-blast-furnace-CEO-said/-3/5310/110196.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221130020625/https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/business/cleveland-cliffs-to-shut-down-indiana-harbor-blast-furnace. Archived from the original on 2022-11-30.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)
External resources
External articles
Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of steel power plants, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Steel Plant Tracker and Global Blast Furnace Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
