Nucor Steel Hertford plant
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Nucor Steel Hertford plant, also known as Nucor Steel Cofield, is a steel plant in Cofield, North Carolina, United States that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Cofield, North Carolina, United States:
- Location: 1505 River Road, Cofield, North Carolina 27922, United States
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 36.353006, -76.811471 (exact)
Background
The Nucor Steel Hertford plant began operating in 2000, producing plate for products ranging from railroad tank cars to armored personnel carriers.[1] The plant cost around $300 million to build.[2] In 2012, the plant recycled 1.45 million metric tonnes of scrap metal.[3]
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 2000[4] | 500[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nucor Corp [100.0%] | 4295904636 [100.0%] | E100001010181 [100.0%] | Nucor Corp [100%][6] | 4295904636 | E100001010181 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished[4] | plate[4] | automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport[7] | 2024-02-14[8] | 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 | 1542[9] | 1542[9] |
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 | 1202[10] | –[10] | 1202[10] |
| 2024 | 1171[11] | –[11] | 1171[11] |
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[12] | 2000[12] | MAN GHH[12] | 1542[9] | 150.0[9] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[13] | 72.90[13] | >0[13] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | >0[13] | 27.10[13] |
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References
- ↑ "Nucor History". www.nucor.com. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ↑ "New Territory for Nucor". Recycling Today. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ↑ "Fireworks: Nucor Steel Plant in Hertford Growing". Virginian-Pilot. 2013-12-01. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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/20240806165601/https://www.linkedin.com/company/nucor-steel-hertford-county/. Archived from the original on 2024-08-06.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 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) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 https://imis.aist.org/store/detail.aspx?id=PR-RU2023-2.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 (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.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 https://investors.nucor.com/financials/sec-filings/sec-filings-details/default.aspx?FilingId=18228409.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 https://imis.aist.org/store/detail.aspx?id=PR-RU2024-2.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 (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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