Leggett & Platt Sterling Steel plant

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Leggett & Platt Sterling Steel plant, also known as Northwestern Steel & Wire (predecessor), is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Sterling, Illinois, United States.

Location

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  • Location: 101, Ave K, Sterling, Illinois 61081, United States
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 41.785971, -89.710947 (exact)

Background

Sterling Steel was originally the Northwestern Steel & Wire plant, which began operations in 1936 under Northwestern Steel & Wire Co and ceased operations in 2001 when the company went bankrupt. The plant was purchased by Leggett & Platt in 2002 and renovated to restart operations in 2003.[1]

Sterling Steel recycles nearly 600,000 tonnes of steel scrap annually.[2] The scrap is sourced from vehicles, buildings, and appliances that are turned into wire rod coils.[3]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date Workforce size
Operating[4] 2003[5] 260[6]
Operating[4] 2003[5] 260[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
Leggett & Platt Inc [100.0%] 4295904407 [100%] E100000130755 [100%] Sterling Steel Co LLC[5] 4298217014 E100000130870

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
semi-finished; finished rolled[5] billet, rod[5] tools and machinery[5] yes[4] EAF[5] 2 EAF (1 EAF began in 1971 and idled in Jan. 2020, 1 EAF began in 2000)[7]
semi-finished; finished rolled[5] billet, rod[5] tools and machinery[5] yes[4] EAF[5] 2 EAF (1 EAF began in 1971 and idled in Jan. 2020, 1 EAF began in 2000)[7]

Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status* Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 1090 TTPA[7][7] 1090 TTPA[7][7]
mothballed 608 TTPA[7][7] 608 TTPA[7][7]

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References

  1. "Sterling Steel, A Leggett & Platt Company | Life at Leggett". Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  2. Sterling Steel, Sterling Steel Company LLC, Retrieved on: Aug. 17, 2020
  3. Frieden, Kaycia (2017-05-17). "The Impressive Operations of Sterling Steel | Life at Leggett". Retrieved 2021-10-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221215104250/https://leggett.com/document/load/2022-sustainability-report.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 https://web.archive.org/web/20220111165817/https://leggett.com/sterlingsteel. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://www.buzzfile.com/business/Sterling-Steel-0530-815-548-7000. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 "2020 AIST Electric Arc Furnace Roundup". Association for Iron & Steel Technology. January 2020. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

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