ATI Vandergrift Operations
Large load · 130 LINCOLN AVENUE, Vandergrift, PA
ATI's Vandergrift Operations in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania is a specialty metals finishing plant that anneals, pickles and cold-rolls strip made from hot-rolled coils. ATI's fact sheet says the site was originally commissioned in 1849 and was transformed to state-of-the-art in 2023. Its anneal lines can now process titanium, and the plant is a Title V major source because of nitrogen oxide emissions. Coils are rail-shipped from ATI's Brackenridge Operations in Harrison for finishing. The permit review lists two boilers among the site's current equipment.
Overview
ATI completed a multiyear expansion at Vandergrift that added a bright anneal line and upgraded the hot and cold anneal lines so they can process titanium, which the company says is in high demand for aerospace and defense. Two light-gauge slitters were added to produce thinner, larger specialty coils. The fact sheet says the expansion lets the site produce specialty materials, including titanium, for a global market. Local coverage describes the new bright anneal building as towering 200 feet and visible from across the Kiski River, and notes that steel has been manufactured on the site for over 100 years.
Profile
- Permitted equipment
- A Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection air-quality review of the site describes current finishing operations as primarily two boilers, two pickling and annealing lines, and two cold reduction mills. The facility is a Title V source because of its major-source levels of oxides of nitrogen. The review also covers a proposed Bright Anneal Line with a 17.7 MMBtu/hr atmospheric muffle furnace, hot water degreasing and a passivation section, plus a cleaning line, a hood anneal furnace and ancillary equipment. The review states that ATI is the owner and operator of the facility.
- Brackenridge feed and finishing
- Hot-rolled product for Vandergrift comes from ATI's hot-rolling and processing facility at its Brackenridge Operations in Harrison, and the coils are moved by rail to Vandergrift for finishing. The fact sheet says Vandergrift is the ideal site for the expansion because of its close proximity to the Brackenridge facility. It also says that with all production under one roof, results in shorter lead times and benefit flow time. The arrangement ties the finishing plant to ATI's Brackenridge rolling operation, so the two sites run as one supply chain.
Facility
- Activity
- Finished specialty strip (annealing, pickling and cold rolling)
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Site type
- Facility
- Operating status
- Operating
Related records
Timeline
- Jan 1, 2023
- Vandergrift transformed to a state-of-the-art finishing site, with the new bright anneal line and upgraded anneal lines, per ATI's fact sheet.
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