Aperam Stainless Belgium Châtelet steel plant
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Aperam Stainless Belgium Châtelet steel plant, also known as Aperam Châtelet, Aperam - Carlam, Société Carolorégienne de Laminage (CARLAM) (predecessor), Carinox (predecessor), is a steel plant in Châtelet, Wallonie, Belgium that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Châtelet, Wallonie, Belgium:
- Location: 14 rue des Ateliers
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 50.414998, 4.532443 (exact)
Background
Aperam was created as a spin off of ArcelorMittal.[1] The primary shareholder of Aperam is HSBC Trust Ltd., of which Mr. Lakshmi N. Mittal (CEO of ArcelorMittal), Ms. Usha Mittal, and their children are the beneficiaries.[2]
In 2012, Aperam announced it would be upgrading its Chatelet from 2013 to 2019.[3]
In 2018, an explosion occurred at the plant, injuring three employees.[4]
Steel production at Aperam Stainless Belgium Châtelet is scrap-based.[5]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 1976[6] | 1998[7] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aperam SA [100.0%] | 5001428593 [100.0%] | E100000130966 [100.0%] | Aperam Stainless Belgium NV [100%][8] | 5000047720 | E100000130918 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | Responsible steel | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[9] | stainless, slab, cold rolled[9] | 2022[10] | 2021-09[11] | EAF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 1000[12][13] | 1000[12][13] |
Table 5: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Ferronickel |
|---|
| NF[12] |
Table 6: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Other/unknown steel production |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown | unknown |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown |
| 2021 | unknown | unknown |
| 2022 | unknown | unknown |
| 2023 | unknown | unknown |
Unit Details
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[14] | 2004[15] | 1000[12][13] | 160.0[8][13][6] |
Table 8: 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[16] | 86.00[16] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | 14.00[16] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ Annual Report 2019, Aperam, 2020
- ↑ "Siemens to modernize Aperam's hot rolling mill at Châtelet". Steel Orbis. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "'No significant production impact' after explosion at Belgian stainless mill, Aperam says | Metal Bulletin.com". Metal Bulletin. 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Aperam, Chatelet Stahlwerk, Stahl Seite, Retrieved on: Jul. 16, 2020
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220113195704/http://www.stahlseite.de/aperam.htm. Archived from the original on 2022-01-13.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.aperam.com/sites/default/files/documents/Country%20Supplement_Belgium_2023_EN.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230514110502/https://www.aperam.com/sites/default/files/documents/Annual%20Report%202019.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-05-14.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220119171100/https://www.aperam.com/about-us/plants/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240911163839/https://www.aperam.com/sites/default/files/documents/ISO%252014001%2520CHA%2520val%25202025.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-09-11.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Issued and Ongoing Certifications". Responsible Steel. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220318134524/https://www.aperam.com/about-us/plants/chatelet/. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 "Map of EU steel production sites" (PDF). Eurofer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-18.
- ↑ "About Us: Plants". Aperam. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
- ↑ https://thebeautyofsteel.com/steel-plants-archive/aperam-chatelet/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240119071400/https://www.aperam.com/sites/default/files/documents/2022_AperamMadeforLifeReport_Main.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-19.
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