Acerinox Europa Los Barrios steel plant

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Acerinox Europa Los Barrios steel plant is a steel plant in Los Barrios, Cádiz, Spain that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Acerinox Europa Av, Polígono Industrial de Palmones, 11379 Los Barrios (Cádiz), Spain
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 36.181686, -5.426626 (exact)

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size
1970[1] 1746[1][2]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Acerinox SA 4295889546 E100000130743 Acerinox Europa SAU[1] 5037453454 E100000130989

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Responsible steel Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[1] sheet, plate, stainless, cold rolled, coil, billet, hot rolled, slab[1] automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport[3] 2023-07-13[4] 2022-07-09[4] unknown[5] EAF

Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1 Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 1200[6] 1200[6]

Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year EAF production Total (all routes)
2019 726[7] 726[7]
2020 679[8] 679[8]
2021 804[9] 804[9]
2022 577[10] 577[10]
2023 550[2] 550[2]

Unit Details

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1) operating[11][12][13] 400[6]
unknown EAF (2) operating[11][12][13] 400[6]
unknown EAF (3) operating[11][12][13] 400[6]

Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap % DRI % HBI % sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI) % basic/merchant pig iron % granulated pig iron % pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated % other iron
unknown EAF (1) yes[2] 90.00[10][2] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown 10.00[10][2]
unknown EAF (2) yes[2] 90.00[10][2] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown 10.00[10][2]
unknown EAF (3) yes[2] 90.00[10][2] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown 10.00[10][2]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Comprehensive stainless steel factory specializing in flat products". Acerinox Europa. Archived from the original on 2024-01-11.
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 "Consolidated annual accounts at December 31, 2023" (PDF). Acerinox, S.A. 2024-02-28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-11.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20240111032728/https://www.acerinox.com/en/soluciones/aplicaciones/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Acerinox Europe certificates". Acerinox. Archived from the original on 2024-01-11.
  5. https://www.responsiblesteel.org/issued-certificates-and-ongoing-audits. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Map of EU steel production sites" (PDF). Eurofer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-18.
  7. 7.0 7.1 (PDF) https://www.acerinox.com/export/sites/acerinox/es/accionistas-e-inversores/informacion-economica-financiera/informe-anual-integrado/.galleries/Informacion-Anual/Annual-Report-2019_en.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 (PDF) https://www.acerinox.com/export/sites/acerinox/es/accionistas-e-inversores/informacion-economica-financiera/informe-anual-integrado/.galleries/Informacion-Anual/2020-Annual-Integrated-Report-Consolidated-Group.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 (PDF) https://www.acerinox.com/export/sites/acerinox/es/accionistas-e-inversores/informacion-economica-financiera/informe-anual-integrado/.galleries/Informacion-Anual/2021-Annual-Integrated-Report-Consolidated-Group.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 "Consolidated annual accounts at December 31, 2022" (PDF). Acerinox, S.A. 2023-03-28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-10.
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 https://thecorner.eu/news-spain/spain-economy/activity-resumes-at-acerinox-algeciras-plant-after-137-day-strike/115283/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/spains-acerinox-posts-reduced-sales-revenue-for-jan-sept-amid-weak-demand-lower-prices-1363728.htm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 https://www.acerinox.com/en/comunicacion/noticias/Acerinox-has-reported-EBITDA-of-EUR-114-million-in-the-third-quarter-of-2024/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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