How US Steel’s $412 million Fairfield electric arc furnace works
Updated Dec 10, 2020;
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U.S. Steel officials today celebrated the start-up of the company’s first electric arc furnace at Fairfield Works, a $412 million investment it says will eventually produce 1.6 million tons of steel a year.
The company held a “virtual” start-up due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with company and public officials celebrating the event online, saying the start-up happened on-time and on-budget despite the disruptions of 2020.
Construction began in March 2019, not long after the announcement that the furnace was again a go. The project mixed new and refurbished elements at the plant.