Concourse Pkwy

THE IRON ELECTRIC INDUCTION CONVERSION PROJECT, LED BY UNITED STATES PIPE AND FOUNDRY COMPANY (U.S. PIPE), AIMS TO REPLACE A COKE-FIRED FURNACE WITH ELECTRIC INDUCTION MELTING FURNACES, WHICH WOULD ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR NATURAL GAS AND COKE (DERIVED FROM COAL) IN THE IRON MELTING PROCESS AND RESULT IN AN ESTIMATED 73% REDUCTION IN CARBON INTENSITY AT THE ALABAMA WORKS DUCTILE IRON PIPE PRODUCTION FACILITY IN BESSEMER, ALABAMA. THIS PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO REDUCE THE COST OF OPERATIONS, IMPROVE MANUFACTURING CAPACITY, AND ENHANCE OVERALL MELTING PROCESS AND RELIABILITY—DEMONSTRATING THE VIABILITY OF ELECTRIFYING A CORE PROCESS FOR IRON AND STEEL MANUFACTURING. BY REPLACING THE BURNING OF COKE WITH ELECTRIC INDUCTION, THIS PROJECT WOULD SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVE AIR QUALITY INCLUDING REDUCTIONS IN PARTICULATE MATTER, NITROGEN OXIDES, AND SULFUR OXIDES FOR NEARBY COMMUNITIES. THE PROJECT ANTICIPATES GENERATING MORE THAN 220 CONSTRUCTION JOBS, UPSKILLING 36 EMPLOYEES TO HIGHER-SKILLED AND HIGHER-PAYING ROLES, AND PROVIDING LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR MANY OTHERS. ADDITIONALLY, U.S. PIPE PLANS TO SPONSOR TWO TO THREE STEM SCHOLARSHIPS AND AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM—THAT INCLUDES SHADOWING U.S. PIPE ENGINEERS—FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS IN THE BESSEMER AREA TO EXPOSE STUDENTS TO CLEAN ENERGY MANUFACTURING. U.S. PIPE HAS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS WITH UNITED STEELWORKERS (USW), INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS (IAM), AND THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS (IBEW) AT BESSEMER.

THE IRON ELECTRIC INDUCTION CONVERSION PROJECT, LED BY UNITED STATES PIPE AND FOUNDRY COMPANY (U.S. PIPE), AIMS TO REPLACE A COKE-FIRED FURNACE WITH ELECTRIC INDUCTION MELTING FURNACES, WHICH WOULD ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR NATURAL GAS AND COKE (DERIVED FROM COAL) IN THE IRON MELTING PROCESS AND RESULT IN AN ESTIMATED 73% REDUCTION IN CARBON INTENSITY AT THE ALABAMA WORKS DUCTILE IRON PIPE PRODUCTION FACILITY IN BESSEMER, ALABAMA. THIS PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO REDUCE THE COST OF OPERATIONS, IMPROVE MANUFACTURING CAPACITY, AND ENHANCE OVERALL MELTING PROCESS AND RELIABILITY—DEMONSTRATING THE VIABILITY OF ELECTRIFYING A CORE PROCESS FOR IRON AND STEEL MANUFACTURING. BY REPLACING THE BURNING OF COKE WITH ELECTRIC INDUCTION, THIS PROJECT WOULD SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVE AIR QUALITY INCLUDING REDUCTIONS IN PARTICULATE MATTER, NITROGEN OXIDES, AND SULFUR OXIDES FOR NEARBY COMMUNITIES. THE PROJECT ANTICIPATES GENERATING MORE THAN 220 CONSTRUCTION JOBS, UPSKILLING 36 EMPLOYEES TO HIGHER-SKILLED AND HIGHER-PAYING ROLES, AND PROVIDING LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR MANY OTHERS. ADDITIONALLY, U.S. PIPE PLANS TO SPONSOR TWO TO THREE STEM SCHOLARSHIPS AND AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM—THAT INCLUDES SHADOWING U.S. PIPE ENGINEERS—FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS IN THE BESSEMER AREA TO EXPOSE STUDENTS TO CLEAN ENERGY MANUFACTURING. U.S. PIPE HAS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS WITH UNITED STEELWORKERS (USW), INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS (IAM), AND THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS (IBEW) AT BESSEMER.