{"id":14307,"date":"2023-03-17T14:16:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T21:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/ellisdon-tapped-for-steel-furnace-job-in-ontario\/"},"modified":"2023-03-17T14:16:59","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T21:16:59","slug":"ellisdon-tapped-for-steel-furnace-job-in-ontario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/ellisdon-tapped-for-steel-furnace-job-in-ontario\/","title":{"rendered":"EllisDon tapped for steel furnace job in Ontario"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/files\/membership-default-internal\/\" class=\"memberhide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/01\/20220718_175041000_iOS.jpg\" alt=\"-\"><\/a><br\/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ed-secondary-content-box ed-secondary-content-box--expandable\">\n<p><strong>Award:<\/strong> Electric arc furnace<br \/><strong>Project cost:<\/strong> CA$700 million ($508 million)<br \/><strong>Location:<\/strong> Sault Ste Marie, Ontario<br \/><strong>Client:<\/strong> Algoma Steel<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Algoma Steel has tapped Mississauga, Canada-based EllisDon as construction manager for its electric arc furnace project, the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ir.algoma.com\/news-releases\/news-release-details\/algoma-steel-appoints-ellisdon-construction-manager-electric-arc\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>manufacturer announced in a press release<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> last week.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The project originated in 2021, when Algoma Steel\u2019s board of directors approved <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ir.algoma.com\/news-releases\/news-release-details\/algoma-steel-announces-final-investment-decision-electric-arc\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>two new EAFs to replace<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> its existing blast furnace and oxygen steel making operation. The new facility is designed to reduce Algoma\u2019s carbon emissions by 70%. When finished, the building in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario \u2014 near the Michigan border \u2014 will produce 3.7 million tons of raw steel annually, up from 2.8 million.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cOur transformative electric arc furnace project continues to advance on time and on budget, and as we enter the more complex phases of construction, we are pleased to partner with EllisDon to manage our project with optimal functionality and effectiveness,\u201d Mcihael Garcia, CEO of Algoma said in the announcement.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Garcia added he expects a start-up of the furnace in mid-2024.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- News - Bottom -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8320848692\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/ellisdon-tapped-steel-furnace-job-ontario-canada\/645220\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Award: Electric arc furnaceProject cost: CA$700 million ($508 million)Location: Sault Ste Marie, OntarioClient: Algoma Steel Algoma Steel has tapped Mississauga, &#8230; <a title=\"EllisDon tapped for steel furnace job in Ontario\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/ellisdon-tapped-for-steel-furnace-job-in-ontario\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about EllisDon tapped for steel furnace job in Ontario\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[457],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-construction-dive","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14307\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}