September 29, 2026
EAF Steelmaking Process
What Is Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Steel?
EAF steelmaking is a clean, innovative and energy-efficient process that allows steelmakers to produce high-quality American steel from 100% scrap metal.
Vastly more energy efficient than traditional steelmaking, EAF steel is made using electrical currents to melt scrap steel and other recycled metals. Beyond the improved environmental impacts, EAF steel can be produced at higher efficiency and with more flexibility than blast furnace steel.
EAF steelmaking is a clean, innovative and energy-efficient process that allows steelmakers to produce high-quality American steel from 100% scrap metal.
EAF Steel Sets the Standard for Efficiency
1TON
One ton of EAF steel produced in North America has lower CO2 emissions than all other major steel producing countries.
80%
To reduce pollution levels, steelmakers in America invest about 80% more capital per ton of steel.
5%
The global iron & steel industry only accounts for about 5% of worldwide CO2 emissions.
EAF Steelmaking Process
The Smarter Way to Make Steel
Significantly more energy efficient than traditional steelmaking, electric arc furnace (EAF) steel is made by using an electrical current to melt scrap steel and/or other recycled metals. The process isn’t anything new. While other industries scramble to modernize and catch up, EAF steelmakers have been using recycled materials and running efficiently for decades.
Highly Innovative. Highly Essential.
Lower Carbon
EAF steelmaking is more
energy-efficient than traditional
steelmaking – with 75% fewer CO2 emissions and less
environmental impact.
100% Recyclable
The EAF process is a sustainable model for recycling scrap-based raw materials into new steel – which is 100% (and infinitely) recyclable at the end of its useful life.
High-wage Jobs
Across America, EAF steelmaking facilities are clean, modern and innovative – employing tens of thousands of people with high-tech, high-wage jobs.
American-made
EAFs are used to produce over 70% of all American steel,
compared to 28% by steelmakers worldwide — just another reason to choose American EAF steel.
