Mesabi Metallics Nashwuak HBI plant is a steel plant in Nashwuak, Minnesota, United States that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.
Location The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Nashwuak, Minnesota, United States:
Location: 17113 Co Rd 58, Nashwauk, Minnesota, United StatesCoordinates (WGS 84 ): 47.383441, -93.219413 (exact)Ownership Tree This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker , a project of Global Energy Monitor.
Plant Details Table 1: General Plant DetailsTable 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
Parent company
Parent company PermID
Parent GEM entity ID
Owner
Owner company PermID
Owner GEM entity ID
Steel Dynamics Inc [88.0%]; unknown [12.0%]
4295908010 [88.0%]; not applicable [12.0%]
E100001010336 [88.0%]; E100000132388 [12.0%]
Mesabi Mining LLC [100%][ 1]
5063372746
E100001012502 [100%]
Table 3: Process and ProductsTable 4: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
1 Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1
Sponge iron/DRI capacity
Nominal iron capacity (total)
cancelled
2000[ 4]
2000[ 4]
Table 5: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)Unit Details Table 6: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Announced date
Furnace manufacturer and model
Furnace type
Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1)
cancelled[ 4]
2020[ 1]
Tenova/Danieli ENERGION[ 6] [ 6]
shaft furnace[ 6]
2000[ 4]
Table 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details
Unit name
Current or initial reductant
Gas reductant
Hydrogen reductant status
Future hydrogen reductant color
unknown DRI (1)
gas[ 7]
syngas (reformed methane)[ 7]
capable[ 8]
not found
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