Leggett & Platt Sterling Steel plant
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Leggett & Platt Sterling Steel plant, also known as Northwestern Steel & Wire (predecessor), is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Sterling, Illinois, United States.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Sterling, Illinois, United States:
- Location: 101, Ave K, Sterling, Illinois 61081, United States
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 41.785971, -89.710947 (exact)
Background
Sterling Steel was originally the Northwestern Steel & Wire plant, which began operations in 1936 under Northwestern Steel & Wire Co and ceased operations in 2001 when the company went bankrupt. The plant was purchased by Leggett & Platt in 2002 and renovated to restart operations in 2003.[1]
Sterling Steel recycles nearly 600,000 tonnes of steel scrap annually.[2] The scrap is sourced from vehicles, buildings, and appliances that are turned into wire rod coils.[3]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Plant status | Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|
| Operating[4] | 2003[5] | 260[6] |
| Operating[4] | 2003[5] | 260[6] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leggett & Platt Inc [100.0%] | 4295904407 [100%] | E100000130755 [100%] | Sterling Steel Co LLC[5] | 4298217014 | E100000130870 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished; finished rolled[5] | billet, rod[5] | tools and machinery[5] | yes[4] | EAF[5] | 2 EAF (1 EAF began in 1971 and idled in Jan. 2020, 1 EAF began in 2000)[7] |
| semi-finished; finished rolled[5] | billet, rod[5] | tools and machinery[5] | yes[4] | EAF[5] | 2 EAF (1 EAF began in 1971 and idled in Jan. 2020, 1 EAF began in 2000)[7] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status* | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 1090 TTPA[7][7] | 1090 TTPA[7][7] |
| mothballed | 608 TTPA[7][7] | 608 TTPA[7][7] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "Sterling Steel, A Leggett & Platt Company | Life at Leggett". Retrieved 2021-10-30.
- ↑ Sterling Steel, Sterling Steel Company LLC, Retrieved on: Aug. 17, 2020
- ↑ Frieden, Kaycia (2017-05-17). "The Impressive Operations of Sterling Steel | Life at Leggett". Retrieved 2021-10-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221215104250/https://leggett.com/document/load/2022-sustainability-report.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 https://web.archive.org/web/20220111165817/https://leggett.com/sterlingsteel. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://www.buzzfile.com/business/Sterling-Steel-0530-815-548-7000.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 "2020 AIST Electric Arc Furnace Roundup". Association for Iron & Steel Technology. January 2020.
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