Nucor Steel Decatur plant
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Nucor Steel Decatur plant, also known as Trico Steel (predecessor), is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Trinity, Alabama, United States.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Trinity, Alabama, United States:
- Location: 4301 Iverson Boulevard, Trinity, Alabama 35673, United States
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 34.639630, -87.085738 (exact)
Background
The Nucor Steel Decatur plant, originally owned by Trico Steel, began operating in 1997. The plant was bought by Nucor in 2002 from Trico Steel after Nucor acquired Trico Steel for $116 million, and began operating again as Nucor Steel Decatur in 2006.[1][2]
In September 2021, a man at the plant was killed after a forklift accident.[3]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Plant status | Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|
| Operating[4] | 1997[5] | 696[6][7] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nucor Corp [100.0%] | 4295904636 [100%] | E100001010595 [12.7%]; E100001000348 [8.6%]; E100001010597 [8.5%]; E100001010596 [5.2%] | Nucor Steel Decatur LLC[4] | 5000199241 | E100001010183 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| finished rolled[8] | sheet; tubular products[8] | automotive; building and infrastructure; energy; steel packaging; tools and machinery; transport[9] | 2021[10] | EAF[11] | 2 EAF (began in 1997)[12][13] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status* | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 2268 TTPA[14][15][14][15] | 2268 TTPA[14][15][14][15] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "Nucor Steel Decatur Acquires Trico Steel Company | Mergr". mergr.com. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ↑ Locations, Nucor, Retrieved on: Aug. 18, 2020
- ↑ Duncan, Kelsey (2021-09-20). "Texas man killed in industrial accident at Nucor Steel". WAFF. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211216133805/https://www.nucor.com/locations/. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220114124120/https://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/the-trouble-with-trico/Content?oid. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.moultonadvertiser.com/news/local/article_e59aee3e-802b-11e6-9bcf-6b744a6d1f38.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.buzzfile.com/business/Nucor-Steel-Decatur-256-301-3500.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211216133805/https://www.nucor.com/locations/. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220118112804/https://www.nucor.com/industries-served/. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221031135419/https://nucor.com/certifications. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230314035608/https://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/nucor-tower-factory-alabama-steel-recycling-eaf-history/. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.tib.eu/en/search/id/tema%3ATEMA20030602573/Revamp-of-the-twin-DC-furnaces-at-Nucor-Steel-Decatur/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "2023 AIST Electric Arc Furnace Roundup". Association for Iron & Steel Technology. January 2023.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/1681822-nucor-to-increase-decatur-mill-capacity.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220921230942/https://www.recyclingtoday.com/article/list-maps-steelmakers-us-canada-mexico/. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022.
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