ArcelorMittal Duisburg steel plant

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ArcelorMittal Duisburg steel plant, also known as ArcelorMittal Ruhrort, ArcelorMittal Hochfeld GmbH, ISPAT Stahlwerk Ruhrort GmbH (predecessor), Mittal Steel Ruhrort GmbH (predecessor), ArcelorMittal Ruhrort GmbH (predecessor), is a steel plant in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany that operates basic oxygen furnace (BOF) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany:

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  • Location: Vohwinkelstrasse 107, 47137 Duisburg, Germany
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 51.462987, 6.744612 (exact)

Background

The Duisburg steel plant originally started production in 1854 and was operating 8 blast furnaces by 1912; the last of these shut down in 1993. [1]

The company has announced plans to transition from BOF to EAF steelmaking by 2030.[2][3]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Power source
1852[4] 884[5] WindSeeG project[6]

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 5000030092 E100000000687 ArcelorMittal Duisburg GmbH[7] 5040949378 E100001000496

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[8] wire rod, forged, rebar, bar[8] automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, tools and machinery[9] 2022[10] 2022[10] 2024-03-15[11] BOF; 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 Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
announced 1300[12] 1300[12]
operating pre-retirement 1300[12] 1300[12]

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

Year BOF production Total (all routes)
2019 860[5] 860[5]
2020 870[5] 870[5]
2021 1000[13] 1000[13]
2022 1000[14] 1000[14]
2023 1000[15] 1000[15]

Unit Details

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Start date Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1) announced[16] 2021-07 2030 1300[12]

Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap % DRI
unknown EAF (1) yes[16] >0[16] >0[16]

Table 8: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa) Current size
unknown BOF (1) operating pre-retirement[12] 650[12] 140.0 tonnes[17][8][5]
unknown BOF (2) operating pre-retirement[12] 650[12] 140.0 tonnes[17][8][5]

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References

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  2. "The Road to Green Steel Hamburg and Duisburg". Youtube. July 7, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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