Nucor Steel Louisiana
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Nucor Steel Louisiana, also known as Nucor St. James Parish, is a steel plant in Convent, Louisiana, United States that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.
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]
Ownership Tree
This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor.
Low-emissions/green steelmaking
This steel plant is associated with a green steel project tracked in the Green Steel Tracker. Details about the project are included below.
Table 1: Green Steel Project Details
| Project 1 | |
|---|---|
| Project name | Nucor CCS for DRI |
| Company | Nucor Corporation |
| Company has climate goals? | Yes |
| Location | Louisiana, United States |
| Project website | Site |
| Project scale | Full scale |
| Project status | Announced |
| Technology to be used | NG-DRI + CCS |
| Technology details | DRI using NG and CCS |
| Iron production capacity (million tonnes per year) | Not applicable |
| Steel production capacity (million tonnes per year) | Not applicable |
| CO2 capture (million tonnes CO2 per year) | 0.8 |
| Hydrogen generation capacity (MW) | Not applicable |
| Investment size (m USD) | Not stated |
| Partners | ExxonMobil |
| Date of announcement | 6/1/2023 |
Plant Details
Table 2: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 2013[2] | 170[3] |
Table 3: 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 Steel Louisiana LLC [100%][4] | 5038083191 | E100001010198 [100%] |
Table 4: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| crude[5] | DRI[6] | automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport[7] | 2022[8] | DRI |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 2500[9][10] | 2500[9][10] |
Table 6: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | DRI production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1960[11][12] | 1960[11][12] |
| 2024 | 1830[13][14] | 1830[13][14] |
Unit Details
Table 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Furnace type | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown DRI (1) | operating[15][10] | 2013[9] | Tenova/Danieli HYL/Energiron-ZR[9][9] | shaft furnace | 2500[9][10] |
Table 8: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details
| Unit name | Current or initial reductant | Gas reductant | Hydrogen reductant status |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown DRI (1) | gas[12] | syngas (reformed methane)[12] | capable[16] |
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.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 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 2022-01-25.
{{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 2023-06-06.
{{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) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240119052831/https://www.nucorskyline.com/file%20library/document%20library/english/case%20studies/cs_nucor-dri_en.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-19.
{{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 2020-01-01.
{{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) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221031135419/https://nucor.com/certifications. Archived from the original on 2022-10-31.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 https://imis.aist.org/store/detail.aspx?id=PR-RU2024-8.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "2022 World Direct Reduction Statistics" (PDF). Midrex. 2023-09-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-03.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 (PDF) https://www.midrex.com/wp-content/uploads/MidrexSTATSBook2023.Final_.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 (PDF) https://s202.q4cdn.com/531038915/files/doc_financials/2024/ar/2023-nucor-annual-report.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 https://www.midrex.com/tech-article/midrex-direct-reduction-plants-2024-operations-summary/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0000073309/2d974623-5128-45c7-8408-ca7ab6fb003f.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230714142121/https://nucor.com/news-release/19816. Archived from the original on 2023-07-14.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.energiron.com/hydrogen-ready-solution.
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