Steel Mills
North Star BlueScope Suffers Explosion/Fire in Ohio Mill
Written by John Packard
May 8, 2016
No one was injured in an explosion and fires related to the explosion in one of the two electric arc furnaces at the North Star BlueScope plant in Ohio on Saturday.
North Star BlueScope vice president, Mike Hanson, reported to The Blade newspaper that shortly after 4 PM there was an explosion in one of the two electric arc furnace vessels. The explosion rocked the plant and nearby neighborhoods and prompted a couple of small fires which were extinguished by emergency personnel at the plant as well as several area fire departments.
The extent of the damage is not yet known and SMU was told that the mill would know more on Monday. However, the plant was reported to be back making steel Saturday evening.
The North Star BlueScope mill employs 370 people. The mill produces hot rolled coil and has been booked at 100 percent of capacity for many months.
Steel Market Update will host our next Steel 101 workshop in Sylvania, Ohio and is scheduled to tour the North Star BlueScope mill on Tuesday, May 17th.
John Packard
Read more from John PackardLatest in Steel Mills
Cliffs unveils new hydrogen-powered stainless line in Ohio
CEO Lourenco Goncalves, flanked by state leaders and union reps, touted the project as proof that US manufacturing is not only alive, but also advancing.
Cliffs idles Steelton, Riverdale, and Conshohocken operations
Cliffs has idled facilities in Riverdale, Ill., and Conshohocken and Steelton, Pa.
Radius loss narrows, volumes climb in ‘healthy’ West Coast market
Stronger steel demand in the Western US, rising scrap flows, and improved rolling mill utilization drove sequential gains for Portland, Ore.-based Radius Recycling.
AISI: Raw steel production backs off multi-year high
US raw steel output edged lower last week after hitting a multi-year high in mid-June, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).
Private equity firm Atlas Holdings to acquire Evraz North America
Atlas Holdings said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Evraz North America (Evraz NA). The Greenwich, Conn.-based private equity firm said it expects the deal for the Chicago-based steelmaker to close in the second quarter of 2025 subject to various closing condition.