Cleveland-Cliffs Steelton steel plant
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Cleveland-Cliffs Steelton steel plant, also known as ArcelorMittal Steelton steel plant (predecessor), ArcelorMittal - Bethlehem Steel, is a steel plant in Steelton, Pennsylvania, United States that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Steelton, Pennsylvania, United States:
- Location: 215 S. Front St., Steelton, PA 17113, United States
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 40.23072, -76.838506 (exact)
Background
The Steelton steel plant was built by Pennsylvania Steel Company and began operating in 1866. It was bought by Bethlehem Steel in 1917;[1] in 2003, Bethlehem Steel was bought by ISG for $1.5 billion in 2003. In 2007, ArcelorMittal acquired ISG (and the plant) for $4.5 billion.[2][3] The facility was then bought in 2020 by Cleveland Cliffs (the current owner) in a $1.4 billion deal with ArcelorMittal.[4]
Ownership Tree
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Retired date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|
| 1866[5] | 2026-01 | 577[6] |
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] | bloom, rail, bar[6] | transport[6] | 2022[7] | EAF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| retired | 1000[8] | 1000[8] |
Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 200[9] | 200[9] |
| 2020 | 100[10] | 100[10] |
| 2021 | 673[11] | 673[11] |
| 2022 | 725[12] | 725[12] |
| 2023 | 278[13] | 278[13] |
| 2024 | 230[14] | 230[14] |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Retired date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | retired[15][6][16] | 1994[17] | 2026-01-13[18] | NKK-United[17] | 1000[8] | 127.0[17][6] |
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % DRI | % HBI | % sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI) | % basic/merchant pig iron | % granulated pig iron | % pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated) | % other iron |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[19] | 87.00[17][19] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | 13.00[19] |
Articles and Resources
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References
- ↑ "The Steel Mill – Steelton Mosaic 2001". Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ↑ IHB (2020-12-16). "Legacy of Steel / Burns Harbor Steel Plant". IHB. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ↑ "The Center for Land Use Interpretation". clui.org. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ↑ "Violations Continued at Burns Harbor Steel Mill During Last Days of ArcelorMittal Ownership". Indiana Environmental Reporter. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20190819200511/https://www.steelmuseum.org/pais300_exhibit_2017/steelton.cfm. Archived from the original on 2019-08-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20211129150202/https://www.clevelandcliffs.com/operations/steelmaking/steelton. Archived from the original on 2021-11-29.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220206003320/https://www.clevelandcliffs.com/sustainability/environment/certifications. Archived from the original on 2022-02-06.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 https://imis.aist.org/store/detail.aspx?id=PR-RU2023-2.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Fact Book 2019" (PDF). ArcelorMittal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-03.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 (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) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 (PDF) https://d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.net/_ec8d6dfae8d64afee055b64f5ad2abef/clevelandcliffs/db/1188/11225/file/CLF_2021_AnnualReport.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240229041812/https://d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.net/_3b13d73bc2bef8e3abc4d6196a66e857/clevelandcliffs/db/1188/11492/file/CLF_AnnualReport_2022_04032023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-02-29.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 (PDF) https://www.clevelandcliffs.com/investors/sec-filings/annual-reports/content/0000764065-24-000094/0000764065-24-000094.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 (PDF) https://www.clevelandcliffs.com/investors/sec-filings/annual-reports/content/0000764065-25-000074/0000764065-25-000074.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.pennlive.com/business/2026/01/devastated-thousands-of-employees-laid-off-in-pa-in-2025-at-hospitals-offices-more.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.industryweek.com/leadership/companies-executives/article/55289184/cleveland-cliffs-closing-more-plants-in-move-to-save-300m-per-year.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 https://imis.aist.org/store/detail.aspx?id=PR-RU2024-2.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/cleveland-cliffs-steelton-plant-to-officially-close-early-2026-1415550.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240805213842/https://d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.net/clevelandcliffs/files/pages/clevelandcliffs/db/1184/description/2023+Documents/CCI_LEED_Recycled_content_2023_4.3.23.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-08-05.
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