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History Sloss Industries is one of the oldest industrial companies in Birmingham. Indeed the story of Sloss is a story of Birmingham. The beginning of the present day Sloss Industries date back to 1881 when the Sloss Furnace Company was organized and the construction of two Blast Furnaces, now known as the City Furnaces, commenced. This company operated under this name until 1887 when the Sloss Iron and Steel Company was formed. Additional capital was invested and two more Blast Furnaces were built in North Birmingham near our present day location. Also coal and iron ore lands were purchased. In August 1899 the Sloss Sheffield Steel and Iron Company was organized with an authorized stock of $20,000,000. At this time coke was produced in beehive ovens. In 1918, the construction of a By-Product Recovery Coke Plant commenced on our present day site. There were one hundred twenty (120) 3.7 meter Semet Solvay coke ovens. Operation of this facility commenced on April 19, 1920. This plant was considered to be the ultimate in the coke making technology. Three more coke oven batteries and an additional blast furnace were constructed between 1951 and 1958. In 1952, Sloss Sheffield merged with U.S. Pipe and Foundry Company. The coke facility began producing all of the furnace coke used by the five blast furnaces. In 1969, Jim Walter Corporation, became the parent company of U.S. Pipe and Foundry Company. In 1976 during a reorganization of Jim Walter Corporation, the coke facility became part of the Coke Iron and Chemical Division of Jim Walter Resources Inc. This division was separated from Jim Walter Resources in 1987 and established as Sloss Industries Corporation and became part of the new parent company, Walter Industries Inc. The operation of the old Semet Solvay coke oven batteries and all the blast furnaces ceased by the end of 1980. The original two blast furnaces, the SLOSS FURNACES are now a National Historic Landmark in Birmingham. The coke oven batteries built in the 1950's continue to produce both furnace and foundry coke while maintaining compliance with all environmental regulations. Sloss Industries Corporation produces high quality furnace and foundry coke, specialty chemicals, and slag fiber.
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Sloss Industries Coke Division: 3500 35th Avenue North • Birmingham, Alabama 35207 Telephone: 205.808.7911 • Fax: 205.808.7948 • Please send website comments to helpdesk@sloss.com.