Nucor-Yamato Steel Blytheville plant
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Nucor-Yamato Steel Blytheville plant is a steel plant in Blytheville, Arkansas, United States that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Blytheville, Arkansas, United States:
- Location: 7301 East County Road 142, Blytheville, Arkansas 72315, United States
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 35.941421, -89.713819 (exact)
Background
The Nucor-Yamato Steel Blytheville began operating in 1988 as a joint venture between Nucor Steel and Yamato Steel and produces structural steel shapes, including carbon steel wide-flange beams, H-piling, sheet piling, and standard I-beams.[1][2]
In 2016, two workers died at the plant after separate accidents.[3] Nucor-Yamato was fined around $56,000 for the first death, which was partially due to violations in Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards.[4]
In 2019, Nucor-Yamato, working with SMS, began an upgrade to the plant which was expected to be finished in 2020; however, there has been no confirmation if this upgrade has been completed yet.[5]
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 1988[6] | 750[7] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent GEM entity ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner GEM entity ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nucor Corp [51.0%]; Yamato Kogyo Co Ltd [49.0%] | 4295904636 [51.0%]; 4295878941 [49.0%] | E100001010181 [51.0%]; E100001010196 [49.0%] | Nucor Yamato Steel Co [100%][8] | 5000178050 | E100001010195 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| finished rolled[9] | beam[9] | automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport[10] | 2022[11] | 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) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 3174[6] | 3174[6] |
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 | 2254[12] | –[12] | 2254[12] |
| 2024 | 2412[13] | –[13] | 2412[13] |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[14][15][16] | 1988[16] | Demag, Rev. Superior Machine[16] | 1587[6] | 150.0[15] |
| unknown EAF (2) | operating[14][15][16] | 1998[16] | Demag, Rev. Superior Machine[16] | 1587[6] | 150.0[15] |
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated) |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[17] | 92.80[17][18] | 7.20[17][18] |
| unknown EAF (2) | yes[19] | 92.80[17][18] | 7.20[17][18] |
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References
- ↑ History, Nucor Steel, Retrieved on: Aug. 18, 2020
- ↑ "Nucor-Yamato Steel Company Profile". Dun & Bradstreet. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Nucor-Yamato halts operations after accidental death". www.steelorbis.com. 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Occupational Safety and Health Administration (2016-08-01). "Worker's death leads OSHA to fine Nucor-Yamato Steel for poor loading operations at Arkansas steel mill". Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Nucor-Yamato to upgrade Arkansas mill | Argus Media". www.argusmedia.com. 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20211216133742/https://www.nucor.com/history/. Archived from the original on 2021-12-16.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240119080606/https://www.zippia.com/nucor-yamato-steel-company-careers-33355/demographics/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-19.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211216133805/https://www.nucor.com/locations/. Archived from the original on 2021-12-16.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220118112804/https://www.nucor.com/industries-served/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-18.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Nucor". nucor.com. Archived from the original on 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
{{cite web}}: Text "Nucor Certifications and Awards" ignored (help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20260204170830/https://s202.q4cdn.com/531038915/files/doc_financials/2024/ar/2023-nucor-annual-report.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2026-02-04.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 (PDF) http://www.nucoryamato.com/StaticData/Letters/Electric%20Arc%20Furnace%20Practice.pdf?currdate=10/25/2023%2011:24:20%20AM.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 https://imis.aist.org/store/detail.aspx?id=PR-RU2024-2.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20260204165219/https://assets.ctfassets.net/aax1cfbwhqog/7Ma2avTxQFdBEwFCITrHkC/ba43c44d995b4e02a0cac4ba30f36fc0/Recycled_Content_Letter_Mill_Products_RY2023_.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2026-02-04.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240906180400/https://nucortubular.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Green-Sheet_v3.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-09-06.
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