Gerdau Jackson Steel Mill
Large load · 801 Gerdau Dr., Jackson, TN
The Gerdau Jackson Steel Mill in Madison County, Tennessee melts scrap in one electric arc furnace to make carbon steel bar products. Its melt shop capacity is 700,000 tons per year and a 2024 power-supply incident briefly halted operations.
Overview
Carbon steel bar products, including concrete reinforcing bar and merchant bar, are produced at the Jackson Tennessee Steel Mill, which currently operates one electric arc furnace. Recycled scrap steel is melted in the furnace using high temperature electric arc with natural gas burners and cast into billets. The mill has a melt shop capacity of 700,000 tons per year and occupies about half of the company's 625-acre property.
Profile
- Electricity and grid
- In October 2024 Gerdau shut down mill operations after an incident that temporarily impacted power supply and resumed on October 29. In October 2024 TDEC found that replacing the primary transformer in the melt shop qualified as an operational flexibility change.
- Ownership and investment
- EPA lists Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc. as the operator. Gerdau Long Steel North America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gerdau S.A. Gerdau reported completing a roughly US$67 million investment at Jackson in rolling and storage processes.
- Permits
- The mill holds existing major source Title V operating permit 574449. Contact plant process water systems are operated on a non-discharge basis.
Facility
- Activity
- Carbon steel bar products from scrap in one electric arc furnace
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Site type
- Facility
- Operating status
- Operating
Permits and agreements
- Permit
- Title V operating permit 574449
Related records
Timeline
- Oct 4, 2024
- TDEC accepted replacement of the melt shop primary transformer as an operational flexibility change.
dataviewers.tdec.tn.gov
- Oct 28, 2024
- Mill to resume operations after a power-supply incident.
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