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)

Background

Alchevsk Metallurgical Plant is located in the occupied Ukrainian territory, the Luhansk People's Republic. The plant is currently controlled by the Southern Mining and Metallurgical Complex (Russian: Южный горно-металлургический комплекс ЮГМК). Production levels are unknown. As of October 2024, three out of four blast furnaces and the two basic oxygen furnaces are operating.[1]

Alchevsk Iron & Steel plant was nationalized by breakaway authorities and has been controlled by ZAO Vneshtorgservis since March 2017.[2][3] In 2021, a new company was established by a Russian businessman Evgeny Yurchenko, Southern Mining And Processing Complex (Russian: "Южный горно-металлургический комплекс", ЮГМК), which absorbed all of the metallurgical plants belonging to ZAO Vneshtorgservis.[4][5][6]

Since 2017, the plant has been operating intermittently, with deteriorated work conditions, including withholding of salaries.[7]

As of November 2023, two blast furnaces appear to be operating.[8] There are no updates on the status of the other two blast furnaces, which seem to have been mothballed since 2017.[9]

As of October 2024, three out of four blast furnaces and the two basic oxygen furnaces are operating.[1]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Phase Plant status Start date Retired date Workforce size
Main plant Operating[10] 1896[11][10] – 10000[10]
Main plant Operating[10] 1896[11][10] – 10000[10]
Closure Retired[12] –[11][10] 1990[12] –

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[13][10] E100001012119

Table 3: Process and Products

Phase Steel product category Steel products Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
Main plant semi-finished; finished rolled[14] slabs; square billets; structural shapes[14] BF, BOF[14][10][15] coking plant (6 batteries); sinter plant (6 machines); 2 BOF; 4 BF[14][10][15]
Main plant semi-finished; finished rolled[14] slabs; square billets; structural shapes[14] BF, BOF[14][10][15] coking plant (6 batteries); sinter plant (6 machines); 2 BOF; 4 BF[14][10][15]
Closure semi-finished; finished rolled[14] slabs; square billets; structural shapes[14] BF[12] 1 BF[12]

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[14][14] 5472 TTPA[14][14]
Main plant mothballed –[14][14] –[14][14]
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[14][16][17][18][14][19][14][19][20][14][16] 3504 TTPA[14][16][17][18][14][19][14][19][20][14][16]
Main plant mothballed 1816 TTPA[14][16][17][18][14][19][14][19][20][14][16] 1816 TTPA[14][16][17][18][14][19][14][19][20][14][16]
Closure retired 920 TTPA[21] 920 TTPA[21]

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

Phase Sinter Coke
Main plant 5400 TTPA[14] 3840 TTPA[14]
Main plant 5400 TTPA[14] 3840 TTPA[14]
Closure – –

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

Year BOF Production Total (all routes)
2020 740 TTPA[17] 740 TTPA[17]
2021 >0 TTPA[22][23] >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[17] 156 TTPA[17]
2021 >0 TTPA[24] >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[25] unknown unknown 1977[17][12][18] – 3000 m³[17] 2591[14][16][17][18] unknown 2014[26][17]
2 retired[12] unknown unknown 1948-12[17][18][12] 1990[12] 930 m³[12] 920[21] unknown unknown
3 mothballed[25][16][18] unknown unknown 1898[12][18] – 1386 m³[12] 1734[14][19] unknown unknown
4 mothballed[25][16][18] unknown unknown 1945-04[12][12] – 1386 m³[12] 82[14][19][20] unknown 2012-11[20]
5 operating[25][10] unknown unknown 1944-10[12] – 1719 m³[12][27] 912[14][16] unknown 1984[27]

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References

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  2. ↑ Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works, GMK Center, Retrieved on: Jun. 25, 2020
  3. ↑ Industrial Union of Donbass, United Nations Global Compact, Retrieved on: Oct. 7, 2020
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  6. ↑ "Южный горно-металлургический комплекс поможет в восстановлении инфраструктуры Донбасса". tass.ru. Jun 16, 2022. Retrieved Aug 4, 2022.
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  16. ↑ 16.00 16.01 16.02 16.03 16.04 16.05 16.06 16.07 16.08 16.09 16.10 16.11 https://web.archive.org/web/20220620185950/https://lug-info.com/news/alchevskij-metallurgicheskij-kombinat-zapustil-v-rabotu-vtoruyu-domennuyu-pech-investor-16342864667599. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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