Conshohocken
Located on the Schuylkill River adjacent to Philadelphia, ArcelorMittal Conshohocken is the largest U.S. supplier of armored plate to the U.S. military. It operates a 100-inch Steckel mill and heat-treating facilities and is capable of producing 500,000 tons of armored plate annually. ArcelorMittal Conshohocken is the former Alan Wood Steel Company and has stood on its site since 1964.
Products made at this location include steel plates 3/16” to 3” in thickness for markets such as capital goods, bridges, armed services, infrastructure for power generation, ships, barges, rail cars, storage tanks, environmental control systems and construction equipment.
Examples of Environmental Excellence
Eliminating a waste stream
While producing tons of steel, ArcelorMittal Conshohocken also produces oily debris in the form of oil-soaked fabric. These items, such as work gloves, oil-absorbent socks, rags, Tyvek® suits, fire-retardant mill coat and leather and rubber gloves, were typically discarded when they became too permeated with oil to be useful. In 2005, the plant landfilled 62.98 tons of this debris. In 2006, the waste had skyrocketed – to 157.1 tons.
Today, the Conshohocken plant cut its landfill waste in half and saves 60 percent or more on clothing thanks to a strategy to address oil-soaked debris. The solution arrived via an ISO-certified vendor. The vendor supplies barrels where employees discard their debris, picks up the barrels, dry cleans the contents and returns the clean material to the same station. The oil is captured and recycled into industrial lubricants, eliminating a waste stream.