Steel Dynamics Engineered Bar Products steel plant

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Steel Dynamics Engineered Bar Products steel plant, also known as Steel Dynamics Pittsboro, is a 725 thousand tonnes per annum (TTPA) electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Pittsboro, Indiana, United States.

Location

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  • Location: 8000 North County Road 225 East , Pittsboro, Indiana 46167-9094[1]
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 39.875508, -86.484214 (exact)

Background

The Steel Dynamics Engineered Bar Products steel plant began operating in 2004 after it had been idled for two years following the bankruptcy of its previous owner. Qualitech Steel built the mill in 1996, and it was bought by Steel Dynamics in 2002.[2]

In 2012, Steel Dynamics invested $76 million into upgrading the plant to increase the facility's capacity by 52%.[2][3]



Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date Workforce size
operating[4] 2004[4] 2660[5]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Owner Owner company PermID
Steel Dynamics Inc [100%][6] 4295908010 [100%] Steel Dynamics Inc[7] 4295908010

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
finished rolled[8] finished bars; round bars; round-corner squares[8] energy; tools and machinery; transport[8] electric arc furnace (EAF)[9] 1 EAF (91-tonne, began in 1998)[9]

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

Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
725 TTPA[9] 725 TTPA

Table 5: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum):

Year BOF Production EAF Production OHF Production Total (all routes)
2021 660 TTPA[10] 660 TTPA

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20211221101345/https://www.steeldynamics.com/Pittsboro/Resources/Visitor-Information.aspx. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 McLaughlin, Kathleen (2012-02-17). "Steel Dynamics to expand Pittsboro operations". Indianapolis Business Journal. Retrieved 2021-11-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "SDI Announces Plan to Expand Capacity at Indiana Plant". Recycling Today. 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2021-11-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211221101218/https://www.steeldynamics.com/Pittsboro/Home.aspx. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129150205/https://www.clevelandcliffs.com/operations/steelmaking/riverdale. Archived from the original on 2021-11-29. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111165748/https://www.steeldynamics.com/Company/Contact-Us.aspx. Archived from the original on 2022-01-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20211215134834/https://steeldynamics.com/Operations/Steel/Engineered-Bar-Products-Division.aspx. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20211221101246/https://www.steeldynamics.com/Pittsboro/Products/Product-Overview.aspx. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 "2022 AIST Electric Arc Furnace Roundup". Association for Iron & Steel Technology. January 2022. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  10. (PDF) https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReports/PDF/NASDAQ_STLD_2021.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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