Steel Mills
November 12, 2020
Big River Steel's Second EAF to Produce First Coil
Written by Sandy Williams
Big River Steel is expected to roll the first coil from its new electric arc furnace sometime next week, according to U.S. Steel’s Q3 comments and other sources. The project ran ahead of the scheduled January start-up by more than two months. Although the first coil will be produced next week, full capacity won’t be achieved until April or May.
The EAF doubles annual production capacity at Big River Steel to 3.3 million tons. U.S. Steel, which owns 49.9 percent of BRS, recently started up its own new EAF in Fairfield, Ala. in October. The Fairfield project was supported by technical expertise from Big River Steel. The rounds from the EAF will provide substrate for seamless pipe in the tubular market.
