Leggett & Platt Sterling Steel plant
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Leggett & Platt Sterling Steel plant, also known as Northwestern Steel & Wire (predecessor), is a steel plant in Sterling, Illinois, United States that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Sterling, Illinois, United States:
- 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]
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 2003[4] | 260[5] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent GEM entity ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner GEM entity ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leggett & Platt Inc [100.0%] | 4295904407 [100.0%] | E100000130755 [100.0%] | Sterling Steel Co LLC [100%][4] | 4298217014 | E100000130870 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[4] | billet, rod[4] | tools and machinery[4] | yes[6] | 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) |
|---|---|---|
| mothballed | 608[7] | 608[7] |
| operating | 1090[8] | 1090[8] |
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 | 453[9] | unknown[9] | 453[9] |
| 2024 | 453[10] | –[10] | 453[10] |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAF 8 | operating[11][6] | 2000[8] | Fuchs[8] | 1090[8] | 331.0[8] |
| unknown EAF (1) | mothballed[11] | 1971[8] | Lectromelt[8] | 608[7] | – |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAF 8 | yes[6] | 93.00[6] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | 7.00[6] |
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[6] | 93.00[6] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | 7.00[6] |
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References
- ↑ "Sterling Steel, A Leggett & Platt Company | Life at Leggett". Retrieved 2021-10-30.
- ↑ Sterling Steel, Sterling Steel Company LLC, Retrieved on: Aug. 17, 2020
- ↑ 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) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20220111165817/https://leggett.com/sterlingsteel. Archived from the original on 2022-01-11.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240806165915/https://www.buzzfile.com/business/Sterling-Steel-0530-815-548-7000. Archived from the original on 2024-08-06.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221215104250/https://leggett.com/document/load/2022-sustainability-report.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-12-15.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://imis.aist.org/store/detail.aspx?id=PR-RU2020-2.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 https://imis.aist.org/store/detail.aspx?id=PR-RU2024-2.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20250501064112/https://leggett.gcs-web.com/static-files/1dcbf6bf-5b03-4f14-b785-963bd067ce14. Archived from the original on 2025-05-01.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 (PDF) https://leggett.com/document/load/2024-annual-report.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://imis.aist.org/store/detail.aspx?id=PR-RU2023-2.
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