
Graphic courtesy of TimkenSteel
Ohio-based electric arc furnace (EAF) operator TimkenSteel Corp. has joined the Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA), according to an announcement from that Washington-based group.
“We believe SMA shares our vision that the enduring power of steel makes the world a better place,” says Mike Williams, president and CEO of TimkenSteel. Williams has joined the SMA board of directors effective immediately.
“We look forward to partnering with our fellow SMA member companies to pursue smart policy on trade and regulation while strengthening the American steel industry’s global leadership in sustainability and environmental justice,” says Williams.
Founded in 1917 and established as a standalone public company in 2014 (after a split from the Timken operations that specialize in making steel bearings), TimkenSteel describes itself as a provider of high-quality specialty steel (including special bar quality steel and seamless mechanical tube products) and other manufactured components.
TimkenSteel says it has an annual melt capacity of 1.2 million tons and a shipping capacity of 900,000 tons annually. On its website, the company says it melted more than 800,000 tons of scrap in 2020.
The new SMA member company has steelmaking operations in Canton, Ohio, and manufacturing facilities in Eaton, Ohio and Columbus, North Carolina and a distribution center in Mexico. The company has 1,700 employees who offer products to the transportation, industrial and energy sectors, “with targeted growth in electric vehicle, defense and renewable applications.”
Comments SMA President Philip K. Bell, “We are pleased to welcome TimkenSteel to the SMA. The company has made steel in Canton, Ohio, for more than 100 years, combining tradition and innovation to create value. TimkenSteel will add to the growing group of American steelmakers committed to innovation, a lower carbon future and 21st century steelmaking.”
SMA describes itself as the largest steel industry trade association in the United States and as “the primary trade association representing North American EAF steel producers.” SMA says EAF steelmakers account for more than 70 percent of domestic steelmaking capacity using a production process it calls less energy-intensive with lower carbon emissions compared with blast furnace/basic oxygen furnace steelmaking.
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