Cleveland-Cliffs Plate LLC Coatesville Plate Mill
Large load · 139 MODENA RD, Coatesville, PA
Cleveland-Cliffs Plate LLC owns and operates a steel plate production plant at 139 Modena Road in Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The plant produces steel from scrap in an electric arc furnace and can produce approximately 800,000 tons of raw steel annually. It is fed from the Cliffs Steel Substation in Coatesville through two lines, one of which is PECO's 138 kV 130-54 line.
Overview
The plant produces steel from scrap in an electric arc furnace (EAF) and can produce approximately 800,000 tons of raw steel annually. The Coatesville facility refines more than 450 different steel chemistries and produces some of the widest, thickest and heaviest steel plates in the industry. Products include carbon, high-strength low alloy (HSLA), commercial alloy, military alloy and flame-cut steel plate.
Profile
- Electricity and grid
- PECO's existing 130-54 line runs 0.66 miles between PECO's Newlinville Substation in East Fallowfield Township and the Cliffs Steel Substation in Coatesville. The 130-54 line is operated at 138 kV and is one of two lines that feed the Cliffs Steel Substation. The plant has indicated that this line is required for the foreseeable future. PECO estimated the 2022 line-structure replacement project at approximately $2.5 million, all paid for by PECO.
- Permits and water
- The facility operates under Title V permit number 15-00010 and is a Title V facility. A plan approval, 15-0010F, covers replacement of an existing 145-foot NAB furnace with a new furnace and installation of a new NAB shot blast process. The Delaware River Basin Commission renewed approval of a surface water withdrawal of up to 98.4 million gallons per month from the West Branch Brandywine Creek, with an expiration date of December 5, 2034.
Facility
- Activity
- Steel plate production from scrap in an electric arc furnace
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Site type
- Facility
- Operating status
- Operating
Reported Mar 1, 2026
Permits and agreements
- Permit
- TITLE V Permit No: 15-00010
- Permit
- 15-0010F
Related records
Timeline
- Apr 25, 2022
- PECO transmission line-structure replacement serving the Cliffs Steel Substation scheduled to begin construction.
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- Dec 5, 2024
- Delaware River Basin Commission approval date for the mill's surface water withdrawal.
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