US Steel - Fairfield Tubular Operations
Large load · 5700 VALLEY RD, Fairfield, AL
U. S. Steel Fairfield Tubular Operations at 5700 Valley Road in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Alabama, is a seamless steel pipe manufacturer with an electric arc furnace. The furnace tapped its first heat of liquid steel on October 20, 2020. In June 2026 U. S. Steel approved about $475 million for a quench and tempering line at the site.
Overview
The permittee’s nature of business is seamless steel pipe manufacturing. The electric arc furnace is rated for 170-ton nominal heats and a production capacity of 1.6 million tons of liquid steel per year. Fairfield EAF #1 tapped its first heat of liquid steel on October 20, 2020.
Profile
- Electricity and grid
- The electric arc furnace melt shop project included a 161/35kV substation. Fairfield Works installed an 82-megawatt combined heat and power system in Alabama in 1928.
- Ownership
- The facility is owned by US Steel Seamless Tubular Operations. U. S. Steel joined Nippon Steel as a wholly owned subsidiary in June 2025.
- Investment and permits
- U. S. Steel’s board approved full funding for the approximately $475 million installation of a Quench & Tempering line at Fairfield Tubular Operations, expected to reach full production by Q2 2029. The Jefferson County Title V permit 4-07-0371-10 was issued on August 13, 2025.
Facility
- Activity
- seamless steel pipe manufacturing with electric arc furnace steelmaking
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Site type
- Facility
- Operating status
- Operating
Reported Jun 24, 2026
Related records
Timeline
- Oct 20, 2020
- Fairfield EAF #1 tapped its first heat of liquid steel.
U. S. Steel Announces Successful Start-Up of New Electric Arc Furnace at Its Alabama Facility - www.ussteel.com
- Jun 24, 2026
- U. S. Steel’s board approved funding for an approximately $475 million quench and tempering line.
U. S. Steel Invests Approximately $475 Million in State-of-the-Art Quench & Tempering Line at Fairfield Tubular Operations - www.ussteel.com
- Sep 21, 2026
- U. S. Steel held a groundbreaking for the quench and tempering facility.
U. S. Steel Breaks Ground on $475 Million Quench and Tempering Facility at Fairfield Tubular Operations - www.ussteel.com