Background

Severstal North America, Inc. is the fourth largest steelmaker in the United States with its headquarters located in Dearborn, Michigan. Severstal North America produces high-quality flat-rolled carbon steel products, including hot rolled, cold rolled, electro-galvanized, hot-dip galvanized, tin and Galvalume®. Major markets include automotive, appliance, construction, container, converter, service center and other industries.

Pursuing its commitment to an exceptional quality product and to the protection of human and environmental health, Severstal North America facilities have earned TS 16949, OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001 certifications, the international standards for quality, health and safety, and environmental management systems, respectively.

Severstal North America is a wholly owned subsidiary of OAO Severstal, Russia’s largest steelmaker by volume and one of the most global.

To further extend its participation in additional value-added products, Severstal North America has several joint ventures for electrogalvanizing, hot-dipped galvanizing and electrolytic tin. These operations supply the highest quality coated steel products with unparalleled precision to demanding customers. The joint ventures are located in Michigan and Ohio, close to major consuming markets including the automotive industry.

History of the Company

The company was founded in 2004 with the acquisition by OAO Severstal of substantially all of assets of the former Rouge Industries and its operating subsidiary Rouge Steel Company. Alexey Mordashov, OAO Severstal’s Chief Executive Officer, hailed the purchase of Severstal Dearborn as an important milestone in the global consolidation of the steel industry.  He viewed the acquisition as an opportunity to combine the best qualities of the respective companies and to strengthen their economic effectiveness and market position.

In 2005, Severstal entered into a joint venture agreement to develop SeverCorr, the newest mini mill in the United States. In early 2008, Severstal acquired the full ownership of SeverCorr, which is located in Columbus, Miss., and renamed the facility Severstal Columbus. The purchase of this electric-arc furnace shop, built in the mid 2000s, allowed Severstal North America to expand into the growing market for light flat rolled steel products in the southeastern United States.

In 2008, Severstal North America greatly increased its participation in the lucrative and robust North American steel industry with key acquisitions of respected fully integrated steel companies. The purchase of the Severstal Wheeling also included a coke oven operation to supply essential coke to Severstal North America’s plant. The growth in 2008 allowed OAO Severstal to achieve operating and supply synergies.

North American Operations

Severstal Dearborn

Previously known as Rouge Steel Company, this facility was for many years part of the Ford Motor Company, which created an integrated manufacturing complex to produce all major vehicle components at one large facility. In 1989, Ford’s steel assets were divested and became known as Rouge Industries with the steel operations trading as Rouge Steel Company in Dearborn, Mich., outside of Detroit.  Today, Severstal Dearborn, a fully integrated plant located close to its consuming markets, remains a critical and valued supplier to the automotive industry while expanding to serve other markets as well.  Recent major capital expenditures include a new, state-of-the-art blast furnace that began operation in 2007. In the near future, Severstal Dearborn will complete the construction of a continuous linked pickle tandem cold mill and a hot-dip galvanizing line. For additional information on Severstal Dearborn, click here.

Severstal Columbus

Previously known as SeverCorr, this electric arc furnace facility is the newest mini mill in the United States and is ideally located in Columbus, Miss., close to the growing markets for steel in the southeastern region of the country. The electric furnace shop opened in 2007 and is supported by a thin slab caster leading to the hot, cold and coated sheet lines.  Severstal Columbus is within easy reach of automotive assembly plants in the southeastern U.S. where millions of cars are manufactured each year. The plant also serves the needs of agriculture, appliance, building and construction, pipe and tube, and service center companies. Although a relative newcomer to the U.S. steel industry, Severstal Columbus has already earned an excellent reputation for product quality and outstanding customer service.  For additional information on Severstal Columbus, click here or visit Severstal Columbus.

Severstal Sparrows Point

Located in Baltimore County, Md., Severstal Sparrows Point has been a leader in producing and finishing steel since 1889 and was part of Bethlehem Steel for more than 75 years.  Acquired by OAO Severstal in May 2008, the fully integrated plant has the advantage of a deep water port with direct ocean access and proximity to a number of major U.S. highways and railways.  It is the only integrated producer of flat rolled steel on the U.S. east coast and is a major North American supplier of tin mill products.  It operates “L” blast furnace, the third largest in the United States, and one of the most modern cold mills in North America, commissioned in 2000. Its cold mill and coating lines make Severstal Sparrows Point a favorite among customers in the agricultural, automotive, container, furniture, metal construction and service center industries. For additional information on Severstal Sparrows Point, click here.

Severstal Warren

Previously known as WCI Steel, Inc., Severstal Warren has an outstanding reputation for custom steels including high carbon and alloy flat rolled products at its fully integrated and finishing operations in Warren, Ohio. It has consistently ranked at the top of its peer group for on-time delivery and overall customer satisfaction.  Severstal Warren also provides a wide range of custom steels including high carbon and alloy grades developed for a particular application. The installation of a new walking beam furnace at the hot mill has greatly improved quality and throughput while lowering costs.  Severstal Warren is a leading supplier to strip converters, steel service centers, automakers and the construction industry. The operation, founded in the early 1900s as Trumbull Steel, was acquired by OAO Severstal in July 2008. For additional information on Severstal Warren, click here.

Severstal Wheeling

With operations in both West Virginia and Ohio, Severstal Wheeling is both a fully integrated steel operation as well as an electric arc furnace plant, giving the division unparalleled flexibility in its operations and product offerings. Steelmaking is concentrated at the division’s Mingo Junction, Ohio, operation with coke provided by Mountain State Carbon, which also supplies coke to other Severstal North America facilities.  Severstal Wheeling’s light-flat-rolled sheet products play a leading role in the tubing, pipe, container, appliance, automotive parts, construction and agricultural markets. The operations of Severstal Wheeling, which for many years comprised the Wheeling – Pittsburgh Steel Corporation, were purchased from Esmark in August 2008. For further information on Severstal Wheeling, please click here.

Upstream Operations

Mountain State Carbon, LLC has four coke oven batteries (three three-meter and one six-meter) providing high-quality coke for steelmaking operations.  Located in Follansbee, W. Va., Mountain State Carbon operates with a highly trained workforce dedicated to safety, quality and environmental integrity.

Downstream Operations

Wheeling Corrugating Steel Company, which was acquired from Esmark as part of Severstal Wheeling, is one of the country’s leading fabricators of roll-formed products for the residential, agricultural, construction, highway and bridge building markets. Wheeling Corrugated is supplied by Severstal Wheeling with galvanized and cold-rolled steel to form, at 14 different locations, a variety of products, such as roofing and siding, decking, painted coils and other galvanized products. For further information on Wheeling Corrugating, please visit Wheeling Corrugating.

Joint Ventures

Double Eagle Steel Coating Company is a joint venture with United States Steel Corporation.  Located in Dearborn, Mich., adjacent to Severstal Dearborn, Double Eagle is the world’s largest electro-galvanizing line, producing premium-quality galvanized sheet steel primarily for automotive customers. For further information on Double Eagle, please visit Double Eagle.

Spartan Steel Coating, LLC, a joint venture with Worthington Steel of Michigan, is located in Monroe, Mich., and produces hot-dip galvanized sheet steel primarily for the automotive and service center industries. 

Ohio Coatings Company is a joint venture with Dongyang Tinplate of South Korea located in Yorkville, Ohio. Constructed in 1995, Ohio Coatings Company was the first electrolytic tin plating mill to be built in North America in more than 30 years. The line is an industry model of maximum efficiency in electrolytic tin plating manufacturing.