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{{db-spam}}[[U.S. Steel]] Clairton Coke Works is the largest coking operation in North America. Clairton Works is located in [[Clairton, PA]].
| name = Clairton Coke Works
| image = US Steel Clairton Works, Clairton PA (8900609120).jpg
| caption = Clairton Coke Works in 2013
| coordinates = {{Coord|40.297|-79.871|dim:region:US-PA|display=inline}}
| industry = [[Steelmaking]]
| style = [[Coking factory]]
| built = 1916
| owner = [[U.S. Steel]]
| location = [[Clairton, Pennsylvania]]
}}


'''Clairton Coke Works''' is a [[coking factory]] in [[Clairton, PA]] (10 miles south of [[Pittsburgh]]) on the [[Monongahela River]]. Owned by [[U.S. Steel]], it is the largest coking operation in North America or possibly the world.<ref name="monvalley1971" /><ref name="military1953" /> The 392-acre facility has operated since the beginning of the 20th century<ref name="triblive2024"/> and is capable of producing 4.7 million tons of coke annually in its nine batteries.<ref name="blast2010" /> Its workforce over its century-long history has fluctuated with the steel industry's boons and busts; as of 2024 it employs about 1,200 people.<ref name="stateimpact2019" /> The plant is one of the major sources of air pollution in [[Allegheny County]].
Clairton Works operates 12 [[coke]] batteries producing 4.7 million tons of coke annually.


== References ==
Clairton Works is currently managed by Anton Lukac.


{{reflist|refs=
Clairton Works also has a conference room dedicated to [[Lillian Russell]].
<ref name="monvalley1971">
{{cite news
| work = Monessen Valley Independent
| editor = Harry R. Pore, Jr.
| title = The Clairton Example
| date = 1971-11-16
| url = https://access-newspaperarchive-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/us/pennsylvania/monessen/monessen-valley-independent/1971/11-16/page-4\
| accessdate = 2024-08-02
}}
</ref>
<ref name="military1953">
{{cite news
| work = The Military Engineer
| title = New Koppers Contract
| volume = 45
| number = 304
| date = March–April 1953
| page = 142
| url = https://www.jstor.org/stable/44561590
| accessdate = 2024-07-21
}}
</ref>
<ref name="triblive2024">
{{cite news
| url = https://triblive.com/local/2-2m-fine-is-latest-entry-in-clairtons-air-pollution-history/
| title = $2.2M fine is latest entry in Clairton’s air pollution history
| date = 2024-02-04
| author = Justin Vellucci
| accessdate = 2024-07-16
}}
</ref>
<ref name="blast2010">
{{cite news
| title = (AMM) Blast at USS Clairton Works injures 15 (UPDATE 2)
| author = Lisa Gordon
| work = Metal Bulletin Daily
| date = 2010-07-09
| issue = 220
| page = 216
}}
</ref>
<ref name="stateimpact2019">
{{cite web
| url = https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2019/04/15/razorblades-and-feathers-in-my-throat-a-fire-at-a-u-s-steel-plant-near-pittsburgh-made-a-major-polluter-even-worse/
| title = ‘Razorblades and feathers in my throat’: A fire at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh made a major polluter even worse
| author = Reid Frazier
| work = StateImpact Pennsylvania
| date = 2019-04-15
| accessdate = 2024-07-16
}}
</ref>

}}

Revision as of 18:11, 3 August 2024

Clairton Coke Works
Clairton Coke Works in 2013
Map
Built1916
LocationClairton, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°17′49″N 79°52′16″W / 40.297°N 79.871°W / 40.297; -79.871
IndustrySteelmaking
StyleCoking factory
Owner(s)U.S. Steel

Clairton Coke Works is a coking factory in Clairton, PA (10 miles south of Pittsburgh) on the Monongahela River. Owned by U.S. Steel, it is the largest coking operation in North America or possibly the world.[1][2] The 392-acre facility has operated since the beginning of the 20th century[3] and is capable of producing 4.7 million tons of coke annually in its nine batteries.[4] Its workforce over its century-long history has fluctuated with the steel industry's boons and busts; as of 2024 it employs about 1,200 people.[5] The plant is one of the major sources of air pollution in Allegheny County.

References

  1. ^ Harry R. Pore, Jr., ed. (1971-11-16). "The Clairton Example". Monessen Valley Independent. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  2. ^ "New Koppers Contract". The Military Engineer. Vol. 45, no. 304. March–April 1953. p. 142. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  3. ^ Justin Vellucci (2024-02-04). "$2.2M fine is latest entry in Clairton's air pollution history". Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  4. ^ Lisa Gordon (2010-07-09). "(AMM) Blast at USS Clairton Works injures 15 (UPDATE 2)". Metal Bulletin Daily. No. 220. p. 216.
  5. ^ Reid Frazier (2019-04-15). "'Razorblades and feathers in my throat': A fire at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh made a major polluter even worse". StateImpact Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
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