Steel Dynamics controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Clean Air Act violation settlement
Following facility inspections, the United States Environmental Protection Agency alleged Clean Air Act violations at Steel Dynamics facilities in Butler, Indiana. The company agreed to pay $475,000 in civil penalties and spend approximately $3 million on air-pollution-control upgrades.
2016
Steel-production restriction lawsuit settlement
Steel Dynamics was accused in litigation of participating with other steel manufacturers in a 2008 conspiracy to restrict production. The company settled the case in October 2016 for a reported $4.6 million, without additional details available in the supplied reference.