Nucor Steel Memphis plant

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Nucor Steel Memphis plant, also known as Birmingham Steel Memphis (predecessor), is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.

Location

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  • Location: 3601 Paul R. Lowry Road, Memphis, Tennessee 38109, United States
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 35.048395, -90.163033 (exact)

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date Workforce size
Operating[1] 2008[2] 450[3]

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 Memphis Inc[1] 5000210642 E100001010199

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
finished rolled[4] bar; engineered bar[4] automotive; building and infrastructure; energy; steel packaging; tools and machinery; transport[5] 2023[6] EAF[7] 1 EAF (began in 2008)[8]

Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status* Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 891 TTPA[8] 891 TTPA[8]

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References

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  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20221208022240/https://www.industrialheating.com/articles/96519-nucor-steels-sbq-program. Archived from the original on 08 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20210302165406/https://wreg.com/news/nucor-steel-memphis-expands-plant-in-southwest-memphis/. Archived from the original on 02 March 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 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)
  5. 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)
  6. 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)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20230522160720/https://www.tn.gov/environment/news/2022/11/29/nucor-steel-green-star-partnership.html. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 "2023 AIST Electric Arc Furnace Roundup". Association for Iron & Steel Technology. January 2023. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

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