ArcelorMittal Asturias (Gijón) steel plant

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ArcelorMittal Asturias (Gijón) steel plant, also known as ArcelorMittal Gijón, ArcelorMittal Espana Gijon, is a steel plant in Gijon, Asturias, Spain that operates blast furnace (BF), basic oxygen furnace (BOF), electric arc furnace (EAF), and direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.

Location

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  • Location: ArcelorMittal Asturias (Gijón), Veriña de Abajo 570, 33200 Gijon (Asturias), Spain
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 43.525092, -5.731926 (exact)

Background

ArcelorMittal Asturias consists of two steel plants, ArcelorMittal Asturias (Gijón) and ArcelorMittal Asturias (Avilés), in Asturias, Spain.[1] In December 2020, ArcelorMittal Asturias halted production for six days due to a worker's strike. Production resumed operations following the strike.[2]

A direct-reduced iron (DRI) expansion was planned for 2025.[3] However, as of March 2024, ArcelorMittal has been criticized for giving up on plans to start hydrogen-based DRI ironmaking at the Gijón plant.[4] ArcelorMittal Asturias received a governmental grant through the PERTE program for 450 million euros to aid this technology transition, but has since stated they will not able to operate a green hydrogen-based DRI plant by 2025 and will instead begin fossil gas-based DRI production at a later date. [5] Local organizations have called on ArcelorMittal to share clear decarbonization plans and have expressed concern that the coke ovens will continue to operate and export coke even if it is not used locally at the plant.[5]

Low-emissions/green steelmaking

This steel plant is associated with a green steel project tracked in the Green Steel Tracker. Details about the project are included below.

Table 1: Green Steel Project Details

All references for the above data are available in the Green Steel Tracker.
Project 1 Project 2
Project name Green Crane - Western route (formerly Green Spider, Asturias Hub) Gijón DRI and EAF
Company ArcelorMittal ArcelorMittal
Company has climate goals? Yes Yes
Location Asturias, Spain Gijon, Spain
Project website Site Not available
Project scale R&D partnership Full scale
Project status Announced Paused or postponed
Year to be online 2024 2026
Technology to be used H2 production BF-BOF to EAF for green iron
Technology details hydrogen production (green hydrogen) H-DR & EAF; Natural gas gradual phase out for renewable H2 with syngas from waste gases
Iron production capacity (million tonnes per year) Not applicable 2
Steel production capacity (million tonnes per year) Not applicable 1
CO2 capture (million tonnes CO2 per year) Not applicable Not applicable
Hydrogen generation capacity (MW) Not stated Not applicable
Investment size (m USD) 1745 1648.8
Partners Engas, Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies, Vopak, Térega, Petronor, Bosch, McPhy, Vestas, Falck Renewables, IGNIS Energía, H2V, Gransolar –
Date of announcement 2020-07-31 2021-07-13

Plant Details

Table 2: General Plant Details

Announced date Start date Workforce size
1966[6] 1971[6] 3375[7]

Table 3: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
ArcelorMittal SA [99.8%]; small shareholder(s) [0.2%] 5000030092 [99.8%]; not applicable [0.2%] E100000000687 [99.8%]; E100001015587 [0.2%] ArcelorMittal España SA [100%][8] 4295889467 E100001000497 [100%]

Table 4: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Responsible steel Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[9] wire rod, rail, plate[8] Expired[10] Expired[10] 2022-05-13[11][12] BF; DRI; BOF; EAF

Table 5: 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 Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
construction – 1100[13][14] 1100[13][14]
operating 1200[8][15] – 1200[8][15]

Table 6: Plant-level Crude Iron 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 Blast furnace capacity Sponge iron/DRI capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
announced – 2300[14][16] 2300[14][16]
operating pre-retirement 4700[17][18] – 4700[17][18]

Table 7: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Sinter Coke
5500[10][19] 0[10]

Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BOF production Total (all routes)
2019 933[20] 933[20]
2020 667[21] 667[21]
2021 979[22] 979[22]
2022 800[23] 800[23]
2023 711[24] 711[24]

Table 9: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BF production Other/unknown iron production
2019 unknown unknown
2020 unknown unknown
2021 unknown unknown
2022 unknown unknown
2023 unknown unknown

Unit Details

Table 10: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Retired date Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
BF A operating pre-retirement[25] 2025[25] 2349.0 m3[26] 2500[17][18] unknown 2006-02-21[27]
BF B operating pre-retirement[25] 2025[25] 2349.0 m3[26] 2200[18] Trialing CCU at the unit, using Sekisui Chemical technology to capture CO2 and convert it to syngas for reduction agent. Finding a conversion rate of 90% in trials.[28] –

Table 11: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Furnace type Current capacity (ttpa) Reductant
unknown DRI (1) announced[14][29] 2025[30] not found 2300[14][16] not found

Table 12: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Construction date Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1) construction[31] 2024[31] 2026[24] Sarralle Hybrid tech[32][32] 1100[14][13]

Table 13: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap % DRI
unknown EAF (1) yes[31] >0[31] >0[31]

Table 14: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown BOF (1) operating[8] 1200[8][15]

Articles and Resources

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References

  1. ↑ ArcelorMittal Asturias (Gijón), ArcelorMittal, Retrieved on: Mar. 9, 2020
  2. ↑ ArcelorMittal resumes steel production in Gijon after strike, Julia Bolotova, Fastmarkets MB, Dec. 10, 2020
  3. ↑ "ArcelorMittal Signs MOU". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2022-04-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ Asturies (2024-04-03). "Si no hay hidrógeno verde, no hay subvenciones • Ecologistas en Acción". Ecologistas en Acción (in español). Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "ArcelorMittal arrancará su planta con gas, pero no renuncia al mayor PERTE verde, de 450 millones". ON ECONOMIA (in español). 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
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  11. ↑ "Issued and Ongoing Certifications". Responsible Steel. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19.
  12. ↑ "Responsible Steel Certified Site - ArcelorMittal España S.A." (PDF). Responsible Steel. 2022-05-13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-08-01.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 https://www.kallanish.com/en/news/steel/market-reports/article-details/arcelormittal-builds-new-dri-unit-hybrid-eaf-in-spain-0721/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Map of EU steel production sites" (PDF). Eurofer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-18.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230128040459/https://flateurope.arcelormittal.com/flatnews/2021-news/news_july_2021/sestao-zero-carbon-emissions. Archived from the original on 2023-01-28. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240111011952/https://gmk.center/en/news/arcelormittal-plans-to-restart-blast-furnace-a-at-the-gijon-plant-in-july/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220129220418/https://corporate-media.arcelormittal.com/media/kl3iewkk/fact-book-2020.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-29. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Fact Book 2022" (PDF). ArcelorMittal. 2023-04-25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-10-29.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 (PDF) https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/media/zsmpkwx2/arcelormittal-factbook-2023-web_interactive_april-30th.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240927175838/https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/media/news-articles/arcelormittal-signs-contract-with-sarralle-to-build-new-electric-arc-furnace-in-spain. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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