ArcelorMittal Dunkerque steel plant
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ArcelorMittal Dunkerque steel plant, also known as ArcelorMittal Dunkirk, ArcelorMittal Atlantique et Lorraine - Dunkerque, is a blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) steel plant operating in Dunkerque, Haus-de-France, France.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Dunkerque, Haus-de-France, France:
- Location: ArcelorMittal Atlantique et Lorraine, site Dunkerque, rue du Comte Jean, Grande Synthe 2508, 59381 Dunkerque Cedex 1, France
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 51.041274, 2.292948 (exact)
Background
ArcelorMittal Dunkerque (Dunkirk) has three blast furnaces with a total annual production capacity of 7 million tons. The two largest blast furnaces were temporarily shut down in March and April as demand fell due to a coronavirus pandemic,[1] but one was restarted in August 2020.[2]
Transition
In February 2022, ArcelorMittal announced that it would be transitioning its Dunkerque plant away from the BF-BOF production route as part of a €1.7 billion investment in its French facilities.[3] The company will build out 4500ttpa of EAF capacity and 2500ttpa in DRI at Dunkerque with the aim of starting up the new equipment by 2027 and phasing out the old by 2030.[4]
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
| Project 1 | Project 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Company | ArcelorMittal | ArcelorMittal |
| Company has climate goals? | Yes | Yes |
| Location | Dunkirk, France | Dunkirk, France |
| Project name | 3D - DMX™ Demonstration in Dunkirk | H-DRI Dunkirk |
| Project website | Site | Not available |
| Project scale | Pilot | Full scale |
| Project status | Operating | Construction |
| Year to be online | 2021 | 2027 |
| Technology to be used | CCS for BF-BOF | NG-DRI to H-DRI |
| Technology details | Demonstration of CCS from industrial activities | NG-DR to H-DR + EAF ; complemented with 3D (CCS) project.
Natural gas will gradually be phased out as the new equipment will be fed by renewable or low-carbon hydrogen, biogas and electricity. |
| Iron production capacity (million tonnes per year) | Not applicable | 2 |
| Steel production capacity (million tonnes per year) | Not applicable | Not stated |
| CO2 capture (million tonnes CO2 per year) | 0.005 | Not applicable |
| Hydrogen generation capacity(MW) | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Investment size | 21.8 | 1929 |
| Actual start year | 2022 | – |
| Partners | Axens, Total, Air Products, Brevik Engineering, CMI, DTU, Gassco, RWTH and Uetikon. | Air Liquide |
| Date of announcement | 2019-03-06 | 2021-03-17 |
Plant Details
Table 2: General Plant Details
| Phase | Plant status | Announced date | Start date | Pre-retirement announcement date | Retired date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | Operating[5] | – | – | – | – | 4000[6] |
| Closure | Operating pre-retirement[7] | – | –[8] | 2022-02[9] | 2030[7] | –[9] |
| Expansion | Announced[9] | 2022-02[9] | 2027[8] | – | – | –[9] |
Table 3: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Phase | Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | ArcelorMittal SA [100.0%] | 5000030092 [100%] | E100001000348 [5%] | Arcelormittal Atlantique et Lorraine SASU[10] | 4298163524 | E100001000487 |
Table 4: Process and Products
| Phase | Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | semi-finished; finished rolled[10] | slabs; hot rolled products; coil[10] | automotive; steel packaging; tools and machinery[11] | yes[12] | BF, BOF[10] | 1 coking plant; 2 sinter plants; 3 BOF (2 to be replaced by new Primetals Technology in 2023)[10][13][14][15] |
| Closure | semi-finished; finished rolled[10] | slabs; hot rolled products; coil[10] | automotive; steel packaging; tools and machinery[11] | –[9] | BF, BOF[7] | 1 coking plant; 2 sinter plants; 3 BOF (2 to be replaced by new Primetals Technology in 2023)[7] |
| Expansion | semi-finished; finished rolled[10] | slabs; hot rolled products; coil[10] | automotive; steel packaging; tools and machinery[11] | –[9] | DRI, EAF[9] | 1 x 2500 ttpa DRI, 2 EAF (unknown capacity)[9] |
Table 5: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* | Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | operating | 2250 TTPA[14] | – | 2250 TTPA[14] |
| Closure | operating pre-retirement | 4500 TTPA[14][14] | – | 4500 TTPA[14][14] |
| Expansion | announced | – | 4500 TTPA[7][7] | 4500 TTPA[7][7] |
Table 6: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* | Blast furnace capacity | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | operating | 3600 TTPA[16] | – | 3600 TTPA[16] |
| Closure | operating pre-retirement | 3300 TTPA[17][18] | – | 3300 TTPA[17][18] |
| Expansion | announced | – | 2500 TTPA[9] | 2500 TTPA[9] |
Table 7: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Sinter | Coke |
|---|---|---|
| Main plant | 9600 TTPA[19] | 1380 TTPA[19] |
| Closure | – | – |
| Expansion | –[9] | –[9] |
Table 8: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | BOF Production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4900 TTPA[20] | 4900 TTPA |
| 2021 | 5900 TTPA[21] | 5900 TTPA |
| 2022 | 5100 TTPA[5] | 5100 TTPA |
Blast Furnace Details
Table 9: Blast Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Retired date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current size | Current capacity (ttpa) | Decarbonization technology | Most recent relining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | operating pre-retirement[22][23][18] | unknown | unknown | 1963[24] | 2030[25] | – | – | 1500[17] | unknown | unknown |
| 3 | operating pre-retirement[26][23] | unknown | unknown | 1968[24] | 2030[25] | – | – | 1800[18] | unknown | 2022-11[27] |
| 4 | operating[28][29] | unknown | unknown | 1971[24] | – | Saint-Gobain (2001 update, parts)[30] | 14 meters (hearth diameter)[31] | 3600[16] | unknown | 2016[32][33] |
Articles and Resources
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References
- ↑ ArcelorMittal will restart blast furnace at Dunkirk Steel Plant in August, SMM News, Jul. 16, 2020
- ↑ ArcelorMittal restarts BF at Dunkirk plant in France, Fastmarkets MB, Aug. 25, 2020
- ↑ Mitic, Julia (February 7, 2022). "ArcelorMittal accelerates its decarbonization with a €1.7 billion investment program in France, supported by the French government". WBCSD.
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