Nucor Steel Memphis plant
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Nucor Steel Memphis plant, also known as Birmingham Steel Memphis (predecessor), is a steel plant in Memphis, Tennessee, United States that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Memphis, Tennessee, United States:
- Location: 3601 Paul R. Lowry Road, Memphis, Tennessee 38109, United States
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 35.048395, -90.163033 (exact)
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 2008[1] | 450[2] |
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 Steel Memphis Inc [100%][3] | 5000210642 | E100001010199 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| finished rolled[4] | bar[4] | automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport[5] | 2023[6] | 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 | 891[7] | 891[7] |
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 | 765[8] | –[8] | 765[8] |
| 2024 | 677[9] | –[9] | 677[9] |
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[7] | 2008[7] | Danieli[7] | 891[7] | 94.0[10] |
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[11] | 87.90[12][13] | >0[12][13] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | 12.1[12][13] |
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References
- ↑ https://www.industrialheating.com/articles/96519-nucor-steels-sbq-program.
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{{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) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 https://imis.aist.org/store/detail.aspx?id=PR-RU2024-2.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 (PDF) https://s202.q4cdn.com/531038915/files/doc_financials/2024/ar/2023-nucor-annual-report.pdf.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://imis.aist.org/store/detail.aspx?id=PR-RU2023-2.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240906180400/https://nucortubular.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Green-Sheet_v3.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-09-06.
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