SMU Blast Furnace Status
Blast Furnace Status
Steel Market Update monitors North American integrated steel mills and the status of their blast furnace(s) which are used to produce pig iron – the first stage of the steel making process. In addition to their operation status, the table below includes information by plant name, furnace I.D., daily capacity, as well as any special comments about the furnace.
AHMSA (Mexico)
| Mill Name / Plant | Furnace ID | Daily Capacity (Net Tons) | Running? | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHMSA | No. 4 | 2700 | No | Idled in late 2022/early 2023 |
| No. 5 | 6500 | No | Idled in late 2022/early 2023 | |
| No. 6 | 4500 | No | Idled in January 2020 |
Algoma (Canada)
| Mill Name/ Plant | Furnace ID | Daily Capacity (Net Tons) | Running? | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algoma | No. 7 | 8400 | Yes | Active. Will be decommissioned or demolished after new EAFs running in '24. |
| No. 6 | 3000 | No | Idle. Will be decommissioned or demolished after new EAFs running in '24. |
ArcelorMittal Dofasco (Canada)
| Mill Name / Plant | Furnace ID | Daily Capacity (Net Tons) | Running? | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton, Ontario | No. 2 | 3200 | Yes | |
| No. 3 | 2500 | No | No. 3 temporarily idled in March 2020 | |
| No. 4 | 4700 | Yes |
Cleveland-Cliffs
| Mill Name / Plant | Furnace ID | Daily Capacity (Net Tons) | Running? | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland | Amanda | 6000 | No | Former AK Steel. Decommissioned in 2015. Since demolished. |
| Burns Harbor | C Furnace | 7400 | Yes | |
| D Furnace | 7400 | Yes | ||
| Cleveland | C-5 | 4350 | Yes | Restarted in August '22 following extended outage for reline |
| C-6 | 4150 | Yes | ||
| Dearborn | C Furnace | 6000 | Yes | |
| Indiana Harbor | IH-3 W | 2500 | No | Permanently idled in 2019 |
| IH-4 W | 4900 | Yes | Cliffs said on April 22, 2022 that IH-4 had been indefinitely idled | |
| IH-5 E | 2900 | No | Not operated since 2010. Decommissioned in 2015. Since demolished. | |
| IH-6 E | 5000 | No | Not operated since 2010. Decommissioned in 2015. Since demolished. | |
| IH-7 E | 11500 | Yes | ||
| Middletown | No. 3 | 6500 | Yes |
Stelco (Canada)
| Mill Name / Plant | Furnace ID | Daily Capacity (Net Tons) | Running? | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | E Furnace | 5500 | No | Shut down October 2010 &removed from active status |
| Lake Erie | No. 1 | 6575 | Yes |
U.S. Steel
| Mill Name / Plant | Furnace ID | Daily Capacity (Net Tons) | Running? | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Thomson (Mon Valley) | No. 1 | 3200 | Yes | |
| No. 3 | 2900 | Yes | Restarted on Jan. 27, 2023 following H2'22 idling | |
| Fairfield | No. 8 | 6000 | No | Permanently idled in August 2015 & removed from active status |
| Gary Works | No. 4 | 3800 | Yes | |
| No. 6 | 3450 | Yes | ||
| No. 8 | 3000 | No | Idled Sept. 2022, Restarted March 2023 | |
| No. 14 | 7450 | Yes | ||
| Granite City | A Furnace | 3600 | No | A Furnace indefinitely idled in April 2020 |
| B Furnace | 3600 | Yes | ||
| Great Lakes (Ecorse, MI) | A-1 | 4100 | No | Permanently idled June 2019 & April 2020 |
| B-2 | 3700 | No | ||
| D-4 | 3650 | No |