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Largest Steel Mills in Illinois

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  1. Arcelor Mittal Riverdale
    • Employees: Approximately 300
    • Size: Medium-sized facility
    • Operations: Specializes in producing hot-rolled steel primarily for the automotive and construction industries.
  2. Nucor Steel Kankakee, Inc.
    • Employees: Around 500
    • Size: Large facility
    • Operations: Produces steel bars, rebar, and other long steel products used in construction, infrastructure, and manufacturing.
  3. U.S. Steel Granite City Works
    • Employees: About 1,800
    • Size: Large, integrated steel mill
    • Operations: Produces flat-rolled steel for automotive, appliance, and construction industries. Includes operations like coke production, iron making, steelmaking, and finishing.
  4. Ryerson Inc.
    • Employees: Over 3,500 globally, with several hundred in Illinois
    • Size: Multiple facilities across Illinois, including the headquarters in Chicago
    • Operations: Distribution and processing of metals including steel, offering products like sheets, plates, bars, and tubes.
  5. Clingan Steel, Inc.
    • Employees: Approximately 100
    • Size: Small to medium-sized facility
    • Operations: Processes and distributes strip steel and flat-rolled products for various industrial applications.
  6. Chicago Heights Steel
    • Employees: Around 150
    • Size: Medium-sized facility
    • Operations: Produces hot-rolled, special-bar-quality steel products used in automotive, agriculture, and construction industries.
  7. Evraz North America (Chicago Facility)
    • Employees: Approximately 200
    • Size: Medium-sized facility
    • Operations: Produces steel products for construction, rail, and energy sectors.
  8. Olympic Steel (Schaumburg)
    • Employees: Around 100 in Illinois
    • Size: Small to medium-sized facility
    • Operations: Processes and distributes steel and aluminum products, including sheets, plates, and coils.
  9. Joliet Steel & Supply Co.
    • Employees: Approximately 50
    • Size: Small facility
    • Operations: Provides a variety of steel products and processing services such as cutting, bending, and welding.
  10. Lapham-Hickey Steel Corporation
    • Employees: Around 400 across all locations, with a significant presence in Illinois
    • Size: Medium-sized facility in Bedford Park
    • Operations: Processes and distributes steel products for automotive, construction, and general manufacturing industries.

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