Nu-Iron Unlimited Point Lisas DRI plant
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Nu-Iron Unlimited Point Lisas DRI plant (Planta de reducción directa Nu-Iron Unlimited) is a steel plant in Point Lisas, Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo, Trinidad and Tobago that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Point Lisas, Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo, Trinidad and Tobago:
- Location: Caribbean Dr, Point Lisas Industrial Estate, Point Lisas, Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo, Trinidad and Tobago
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 10.399138, -61.486326 (exact)
Background
Nucor's Nu-Iron Unlimited plant is the world's largest shipper of CDRI (cold direct reduced iron), with more than 12 million tons shipped in its first decade of operation.[1] The plant, originally known as American Iron Reduction or AIR, was initially sited in Convent, Louisiana, where it began commercial operations in 1998.[1] However, declining market conditions and rising natural gas prices prompted owner Nucor to abandon the Louisiana location and physically relocate the plant to the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago.[1]
In December 2006 the Nu-Iron Unlimited plant began producing DRI at its current site in the Point Lisas Industrial Estate outside Couva, Trinidad.[1][2] All of Nu-Iron's DRI production is shipped to steel plants in the United States via the ports of Charleston, SC, Mobile, Alabama, New Orleans, LA and Morehead City, NC.[1]
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size | Iron ore source |
|---|---|---|
| 2006-12-30[3][4] | 8000[5][6] | Brazil[7][8] |
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%] | Nu-Iron Unlimited [100%][9][10] | 4296080689 | E100001010182 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|
| crude[11] | 2024-12-17[12] | DRI |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 2000[11][5][13][14] | 2000[11][5][13][14] |
Table 5: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Sinter | Pellets |
|---|---|
| NF | NF |
Table 6: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | DRI production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1700[15][16] | 1700[15][16] |
| 2020 | 1340[16] | 1340[16] |
| 2021 | 1620[17] | 1620[17] |
| 2022 | 1430[14] | 1430[14] |
| 2023 | 1390[18] | 1390[18] |
| 2024 | 1520[19] | 1520[19] |
Unit Details
Table 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Furnace type | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRI 1 | operating[5] | 2006[8] | Midrex[18] | shaft furnace[8] | 2000[11][13][14][5] |
Table 8: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details
| Unit name | Current or initial reductant | Gas reductant | Hydrogen reductant status |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRI 1 | gas[8] | syngas (reformed methane)[8] | capable[20] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Advancing Performance of Nu-Iron's MIDREX® DRI Plant". Midrex. March 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Nucor History". Nucor. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220318105249/https://www.midrex.com/tech-article/advancing-performance-of-nu-irons-midrex-dri-plant/. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220523020451/https://www.nucor.com/history/. Archived from the original on 2022-05-23.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20231114084341/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/73309/000156459023002793/nue-10k_20221231.htm. Archived from the original on 2023-11-14.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230602233635/https://fortune.com/ranking/best-workplaces-manufacturing-production/2021/nucor-corporation/. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Nucor Starts Up DRI Production in Trinidad". www.aist.org. 2017-01-17. Archived from the original on 2025-02-27. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20220318105249/https://www.midrex.com/tech-article/advancing-performance-of-nu-irons-midrex-dri-plant/. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240119024037/https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReports/PDF/NYSE_NUE_2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-19.
{{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) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20211027124400/https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2267543-nucor-restarts-trinidad-dri-plant. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220318143914/https://assets.ctfassets.net/aax1cfbwhqog/Kk7CJMRKW7ID3u0ft1Ajt/3d99bc2633c2c76a92b057ba794f4783/2021-2024_Certificate_of_Registration.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 AIST. "2024 AIST DRI-HBI Roundup". Archived from the original on 2025-03-10.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 "2022 World Direct Reduction Statistics" (PDF). Midrex. 2023-09-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-03.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211023044043/https://www.midrex.com/company-news/record-setting-performances-in-2019/. Archived from the original on 2021-10-23.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 "2020 World Direct Reduction Statistics" (PDF). Midrex. 2021-09-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-29.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "2021 World Direct Reduction Statistics" (PDF). Midrex. 2022-09-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-10-08.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 (PDF) https://www.midrex.com/wp-content/uploads/MidrexSTATSBook2023.Final_.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 19.0 19.1 (PDF) https://www.midrex.com/wp-content/uploads/MidrexStatsBook2024.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.midrex.com/tech-article/future-processing-options-for-hydrogen-dri/.
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