Aperam Stainless Belgium Genk steel plant

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Aperam Stainless Belgium Genk steel plant, also known as Allegheny-Longdoz, ALZ steelworks, Aperam - Genk, ArcelorMittal Stainless (predecessor), Ugine & ALZ (U&A) (predecessor), is a steel plant in Genk, Limburg, Belgium that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Genk, Limburg, Belgium:

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  • Location: Swinnenwijerweg 5, Industriegebied Genk Zuid - Zone 6A, 3600 Genk, Belgium
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 50.933973, 5.511494 (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]

Steel production at the Aperam Stainless Belgium Genk steel plant is scrap-based.[3]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size
1970[4] 1138[5]

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%][6] 5000047720 E100000130918 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 Responsible steel Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[7] stainless, slab, cold rolled[7] 2021[8] 2021-09[9] 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[5][10] 1200[5][10]

Table 5: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Ferronickel
NF[5]

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 Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1) operating[11] 600[10][5]
unknown EAF (2) operating[11] 600[10][5]

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[12] 86.00[12] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown 14.00[12]
unknown EAF (2) yes[12] 86.00[12] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown 14.00[12]

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References

  1. Annual Report 2019, Aperam, 2020
  2. Shareholding Structure, Aperam, Retrieved on: Jul. 16, 2020
  3. Aperam, Chatelet Stahlwerk, Stahl Seite, Retrieved on: Jul. 16, 2020
  4. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1243429/000090342310000713/arcelormittal6k-ex993_1216.htm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220320140115/https://www.aperam.com/about-us/plants/genk/. Archived from the original on 2022-03-20. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. (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)
  7. 7.0 7.1 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)
  8. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220318144337/https://www.aperam.com/sites/default/files/documents/ISO14001%20GNK%20val%20%202024.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-18. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "Issued and Ongoing Certifications". Responsible Steel. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19.
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "Map of EU steel production sites" (PDF). Eurofer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-18.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "About Us: Plants". Aperam. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 (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. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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