Nucor Steel Louisiana
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Nucor Steel Louisiana, also known as Nucor St. James Parish, is a direct reduced iron (DRI) steel plant operating in Convent, Louisiana, United States.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Convent, Louisiana, United States:
- Location: 9101 Hwy 3125, Convent, LA 70723, United States
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 30.076693, -90.859953 (exact)
Background
In June 2023, Nucor announced a partnership with ExxonMobil to start capturing carbon from the DRI plant in 2026.[1]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Plant status | Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|
| Operating[2][3] | 2013[4] | 170[5] |
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 Louisiana LLC[2] | 5038083191 | E100001010198 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crude[6] | DRI[7] | automotive; building and infrastructure; energy; steel packaging; tools and machinery; transport[8] | 2022[9] | DRI[10] | 1 DRI plant (began in 2013; HYL/Energiron-ZR)[10] |
Table 4: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status* | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 2500 TTPA[10] | 2500 TTPA[10] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "Nucor, ExxonMobil Sign Carbon Capture Agreement". Association for Iron and Steel Technology Steel News. 6/1/2023.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220120012229/https://www.nola.com/news/environment/article_488a4fc0-fbb1-11eb-87a6-0732893e9d53.html. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220125193556/https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/nucor-starts-dri-production-at-louisiana-plant-in-usa. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230606091719/https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/case-studies/nucor. Archived from the original on 06 June 2023.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200101061524/https://www.reliableplant.com/Read/26583/Nucor-Louisiana-iron-facility. Archived from the original on 01 January 2020.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); 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) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20231103031625/https://www.midrex.com/wp-content/uploads/MidrexSTATSBook2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 03 November 2023.
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