ArcelorMittal Differdange steel plant

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ArcelorMittal Differdange steel plant is a steel plant in Differdange, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: 51 Rue Emile Mark, 4620 Differdange, Luxembourg
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 49.527966, 5.900398 (exact)

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Power source
1896[1] 700[1] first floating solar farm in Luxembourg[2]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
ArcelorMittal SA [100.0%] 5000030092 [100.0%] E100000000687 [100.0%] ArcelorMittal SA [100%][3] 5000030092 E100000000687 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Responsible steel Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[4] piling, beam, sections[5] building and infrastructure[3] 2022[6] 2022[7] 2021-07[8] 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 1350[9] 1350[9]

Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year EAF production Total (all routes)
2019 1235[10] 1235[10]
2020 1086[11] 1086[11]
2021 1200[12] 1200[12]
2022 1300[13] 1300[13]
2023 1100[14] 1100[14]

Unit Details

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1) operating[3] 1350[9]

Table 7: 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[15] 95.00[15] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown 5.00[15]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220929051714/https://luxembourg.arcelormittal.com/flipbook/AM%20in%20Luxembourg/201905_Differdange_fiche_EN/. Archived from the original on 2022-09-29. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20220116124635/https://luxembourg.arcelormittal.com/challenges/21/530/language/EN. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20211222112103/https://luxembourg.arcelormittal.com/site/differdange/language/EN. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220121144844/https://factbook2018.arcelormittal.com/~/media/Files/A/Arcelormittal-Factbook-2018/AM_FactBook_2018.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20231019130200/https://luxembourg.arcelormittal.com/about/25/language/EN. Archived from the original on 2023-10-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220123145451/https://sections.arcelormittal.com/repository2/Sections/3_28_Belval_FR.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-23. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220922051247/https://sections.arcelormittal.com/repository2/Sections/3_34_Differdange_FR.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. "Issued and Ongoing Certifications". Responsible Steel. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://luxembourg.arcelormittal.com/en/arcelormittal-in-luxembourg/industrial-sites. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Fact Book 2019" (PDF). ArcelorMittal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-03.
  11. 11.0 11.1 (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)
  12. 12.0 12.1 (PDF) https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/media/3z1ozw5h/arcelor-mittal-fact-book-2021.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. 13.0 13.1 "Fact Book 2022" (PDF). ArcelorMittal. 2023-04-25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-10-29.
  14. 14.0 14.1 "Fact Book 2023" (PDF). ArcelorMittal. 2024-04-22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-06-10.
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 (PDF) https://luxembourg.arcelormittal.com/repo/reports/2021/Rapport%20De%CC%81veloppement%20durable%202021_ENG.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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