Gerdau Fort Smith steel plant
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Gerdau Fort Smith steel plant, also known as Mac Steel, is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States:
- Location: 5225 Planters Rd, Fort Smith, AR 72916, United States
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 35.307055, -94.372912 (exact)
Background
The Gerdau Fort Smith steel plant began operating in 1984. It was previously known as Mac Steel and owned by Quanex Corp., which was acquired by Gerdau SA for $1.5 billion in 2007; at that point ownership of the facility transferred to Gerdau.[1]
In June 2021, a fire at the Gerdau Fort Smith plant hospitalized one person.[2]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Plant status | Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|
| Operating[3] | 1984[4] | 488[5][6] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerdau SA [77.4%] | 5000004542 [77.4%] | E100001010271 [25.9%] | Gerdau Steel North America Inc[3] | 5035931883 | E100000130976 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished; finished rolled[3] | billets; bar; beam[7][3] | building and infrastructure; steel packaging; transport[3] | EAF[8] | 2 EAF (54-tonne; began in 1984, relined in 1998)[4] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status* | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 550 TTPA[8][4][9][8][4][9] | 550 TTPA[8][4][9][8][4][9] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "Gerdau Acquiring MacSteel Mini-Mills for $1.5 Billion". Forging Magazine. 2007-11-18. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Fire at Gerdau mill in Fort Smith sends one person to the hospital". 5newsonline. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125061725/https://www2.gerdau.com/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "2023 AIST Electric Arc Furnace Roundup". Association for Iron & Steel Technology. January 2023.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ↑ https://indicatorshandbook.gerdau.digital/human-capital.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220120013018/https://www2.gerdau.com/gerdau-locations. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240119054934/https://www.swtimes.com/story/business/2013/12/08/gerdau-plant-in-fort-smith/26286034007/. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2091309-gerdau-to-restart-arkansas-sbq-ops.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 (PDF) https://www.mohajersara.org/forum/attachment/3489_SteelPlant_NorthAmerica_AISI_version_June252013.pdf.
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