Alchevsk Metallurgical Plant

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Alchevsk Metallurgical Plant (Алчевский металлургический комбинат (Russian)), also known as AMK, Alchevsk Iron & Steel plant, is a blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) steel plant operating in Alchevsk, Luhansk, Ukraine.

Location

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  • Location: Schmidt St. 4, Alchevsk, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine, 94200
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 48.478111, 38.770787 (exact)

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Phase Plant status Start date Retired date Workforce size
Main plant Operating[1] 1896[2][1] 10000[1]
Main plant Operating[1] 1896[2][1] 10000[1]
Closure Retired[3] [2][1] 1990[3]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Phase Parent company Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company GEM ID
Main plant ISD Corp E100001012121 Alchevsk Metallurgical Plant Branch №1[4][1] E100001012119

Table 3: Process and Products

Phase Steel product category Steel products Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
Main plant semi-finished; finished rolled[5] slabs; square billets; structural shapes[5] BF, BOF[5][1][6] coking plant (6 batteries); sinter plant (6 machines); 2 BOF; 4 BF[5][1][6]
Main plant semi-finished; finished rolled[5] slabs; square billets; structural shapes[5] BF, BOF[5][1][6] coking plant (6 batteries); sinter plant (6 machines); 2 BOF; 4 BF[5][1][6]
Closure semi-finished; finished rolled[5] slabs; square billets; structural shapes[5] BF[3] 1 BF[3]

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

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Phase Capacity operating status* Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
Main plant operating 5472 TTPA[5][5] 5472 TTPA[5][5]
Main plant mothballed [5][5] [5][5]
Closure retired

Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Phase Capacity operating status* Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
Main plant operating 3504 TTPA[5][7][8][9][5][10][5][10][11][5][7] 3504 TTPA[5][7][8][9][5][10][5][10][11][5][7]
Main plant mothballed 1816 TTPA[5][7][8][9][5][10][5][10][11][5][7] 1816 TTPA[5][7][8][9][5][10][5][10][11][5][7]
Closure retired 920 TTPA[12] 920 TTPA[12]

Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Phase Sinter Coke
Main plant 5400 TTPA[5] 3840 TTPA[5]
Main plant 5400 TTPA[5] 3840 TTPA[5]
Closure

Table 7: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BOF Production Total (all routes)
2020 740 TTPA[8] 740 TTPA[8]
2021 >0 TTPA[13][14] >0 TTPA
2022 >0 TTPA >0 TTPA

Table 8: Actual Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BF Production Total (all routes)
2020 156 TTPA[8] 156 TTPA[8]
2021 >0 TTPA[15] >0 TTPA
2022 >0 TTPA >0 TTPA

Blast Furnace Details

Table 9: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Retired date Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
1 operating[16] unknown unknown 1977[8][3][9] 3000 m³[8] 2591[5][7][8][9] unknown 2014[17][8]
2 retired[3] unknown unknown 1948-12[8][9][3] 1990[3] 930 m³[3] 920[12] unknown unknown
3 mothballed[16][7][9] unknown unknown 1898[3][9] 1386 m³[3] 1734[5][10] unknown unknown
4 mothballed[16][7][9] unknown unknown 1945-04[3][3] 1386 m³[3] 82[5][10][11] unknown 2012-11[11]
5 operating[16][1] unknown unknown 1944-10[3] 1719 m³[3][18] 912[5][7] unknown 1984[18]

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