Gerdau Midlothian Steel Mill
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Gerdau Midlothian Steel Mill, also known as Gerdau Chaparral Steel, is a steel plant in Midlothian, Texas, United States that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Midlothian, Texas, United States:
- Location: 300 Ward Road, 76065 Midlothian, Texas, United States
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 32.457544, -97.034246 (exact)
Background
The Gerdau Midlothian Steel Mill began operating in 1975 as a joint partnership between TXI and Canada's Co-Steel International Ltd.[1] Later the mill was acquired by Gerdau Long Steel North America.
In 2021, Gerdau began the construction of a solar panel field next to the Gerdau Midlothian facility, which will comprise more than 231,000 solar panels that will power the steel mill. The project is expected to be completed in 2023.[2] After completion, it will have the potential to offset the emissions of more than 13,000 average Texas households.[3]
Ownership Tree
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size | Power source |
|---|---|---|
| 1970[4] | 1228[5] | Solar farm with an installed capacity of 80MWdc installed 2022[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerdau SA [98.2%] | 5000004542 [98.2%] | E100001010270 [98.2%] | Gerdau Ameristeel Corp [100%][7][8] | 4295861819 | E100001010298 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[9] | rebar, rounds, piling, channel, beam[9] | building and infrastructure, steel packaging, transport[9] | 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) |
|---|---|---|
| construction | 150[10] | 150[10] |
| operating | 1500[11][12] | 1500[11][12] |
Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Other/unknown steel production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2021 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2022 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2023 | unknown | – | – |
| 2024 | 1056[5] | –[5] | 1056[5] |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[11][13] | – | 1975[11] | EMPCO, Rev. Siemens VAI[11] | 650[11][12] | 130.0[14][13] |
| unknown EAF (2) | operating[11][13] | – | 1981[11] | EMPCO, Rev. Siemens VAI[11] | 850[11][12] | 136.0[11][13] |
| unknown EAF (3) | construction[10][15] | 2025[10] | 2026[10] | – | 150[10] | – |
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap |
|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[16] | 100.00[11][17][18] |
| unknown EAF (2) | yes[16] | 100.00[11][17][18] |
| unknown EAF (3) | yes | 100.00 |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "After World War II". Midlothian. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Fine, Ariana (2021-09-24). "Companies Break Ground on Gerdau Solar Project in Texas". Solar Industry Mag. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Spinks, Bill (2021-09-27). "Gerdau breaks ground on massive solar project". Midlothian Mirror. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220718101910/https://midlothian.tx.us/210/After-World-War-II. Archived from the original on 2022-07-18.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220120013018/https://www2.gerdau.com/gerdau-locations. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125061725/https://www2.gerdau.com/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 https://fobberg.com/2025/10/08/gerdau-to-expand-its-electric-arc-furnace-plant-in-midlothian-texas/.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20201124174237/http://www.scielo.org.pe/pdf/apuntes/v41n75/en_a05v41n75.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-11-24.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.investing.com/news/company-news/gerdau-q2-2025-presentation-slides-north-america-drives-growth-amid-import-challenges-93CH-4288112.
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