ArcelorMittal Hamburg steel plant
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ArcelorMittal Hamburg steel plant, also known as Hamburger Stahlwerke GmbH, is a direct reduced iron-electric arc furnace (DRI-EAF) steel plant operating in Hamburg, Germany.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Hamburg, Germany:
- Location: Dradenaustrasse 33, 21129 Hamburg, Germany
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 53.522601, 9.900749 (exact)
Background
ArcelorMittal Hamburg steel plant is located in Germany's largest sea port. It consists of direct reduced iron-based Midrex plant, an electric arc furnace, two ladle furnaces, a continuous caster, and a two-strand wire rod mill.[1]
In September 2019, ArcelorMittal announced plans to work with Midrex Technologies to design the Hamburg demonstration plant to produce direct reduced iron in a DRI plant fed with natural gas (methane) with a capacity of 100 ttpa. The plant should be able to switch to hydrogen-based DRI when it is available in sufficient quantities at affordable prices.[2] This demonstration plant is set to start operations in 2026.[3] With the help of this pilot plant ArcelorMittal plans to increase capacity with a full scale plant using this technology by 2030. The full scale plant is envisaged to have a capacity of 600 ttpa, and the short-time work has already begun at the site as of October 2022.[4] Additionally, the plant plans to convert existing DRI plant to use green hydrogen, aiming to produce 1 mtpa of fossil-free steel by 2030, saving 800 ttpa of carbon emissions.[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
| Project 1 | |
|---|---|
| Company | ArcelorMittal |
| Company has climate goals? | Yes |
| Location | Hamburg, Germany |
| Project name | Hamburg H2 |
| Project website | Site |
| Project scale | Demo |
| Project status | Announced |
| Year to be online | 2026 |
| Technology to be used | H-DRI |
| Technology details | First tested using grey hydrogen from waste gases |
| Iron production capacity (million tonnes per year) | 0 |
| Steel production capacity (million tonnes per year) | Not stated |
| CO2 capture (million tonnes CO2 per year) | Not applicable |
| Hydrogen generation capacity(MW) | Not applicable |
| Investment size | 122 |
| Partners | Midrex |
| Date of announcement | 2019-09-16 |
Plant Details
Table 2: General Plant Details
| Phase | Plant status | Announced date | Start date | Workforce size | Power source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | Operating[6] | – | 1969[7] | 530[8] | Natural gas-based DRI[9] |
| Expansion | Announced[10] | 2019-09[10] | 2026[11] | – | – |
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 Hamburg GmbH[6] | 5000072758 | E100001000498 |
Table 4: Process and Products
| Phase | Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | semi-finished; finished rolled[6] | steel cord, prestressing steels, rope wires, spring wires, chain steels, unalloyed C-grades for industrial purposes, steels for cold forming (Al-free), soft and extra-soft drawing grades, wires for flat rolling, unalloyed welding consumables, medium-alloy welding consumables, Mesh and reinforcing steel grades (mesh and rebar); billets[6] | automotive; building and infrastructure; tools and machinery[6] | 2022[12] | 2022[13] | DRI, EAF[6] | 1 Midrex DRI plant (began in 1971); 1 EAF[14][15] |
| Expansion | semi-finished; finished rolled[6] | steel cord, prestressing steels, rope wires, spring wires, chain steels, unalloyed C-grades for industrial purposes, steels for cold forming (Al-free), soft and extra-soft drawing grades, wires for flat rolling, unalloyed welding consumables, medium-alloy welding consumables, Mesh and reinforcing steel grades (mesh and rebar); billets[6] | automotive; building and infrastructure; tools and machinery[6] | – | – | DRI[16] | 1 DRI plant (hydrogen-based pilot project; anticipated start by 2025)[16] |
Table 5: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | operating | 1100 TTPA[15] | 1100 TTPA[15] |
| Expansion | announced | – | – |
Table 6: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | operating | 600 TTPA[17] | 600 TTPA[17] |
| Expansion | announced | 100 TTPA[18] | 100 TTPA[18] |
Table 7: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF Production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 900 TTPA[19] | 900 TTPA |
| 2021 | 900 TTPA[20] | 900 TTPA |
| 2022 | 700 TTPA[21] | 700 TTPA[21] |
Articles and Resources
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References
- ↑ "ArcelorMittal Hamburg". barsandrods.arcelormittal.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ↑ Hydrogen-based steelmaking to begin in Hamburg, ArcelorMittal, Sep. 2019, Retrieved on: Dec. 18, 2020
- ↑ "Press corner". European Commission - European Commission. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ↑ "ArcelorMittal postpones shutdown of Bremen blast furnace, looks to reduce output at site - EUROMETAL". EUROMETAL - The Voice of European Steel, Tubes and Metal Distribution representing all types of Steel Intermediation. 2022-10-04. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ↑ "ArcelorMittal secures funding for new direct reduced iron plant in Germany". MetalMiner. 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20220318141813/https://barsandrods.arcelormittal.com/mills/hamburg. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221012053501/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221012-idled-plants-fuel-german-angst-about-de-industrialisation. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220630161631/https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/climate-action/decarbonisation-technologies/hamburg-h2-working-towards-the-production-of-zero-carbon-emissions-steel-with-hydrogen/. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230304051204/https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_847. Archived from the original on 04 March 2023.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) Midrex Plant List https://www.midrex.com/wp-content/uploads/Midrex-STATSbookprint-2020.Final_.pdf https://barsandrods.arcelormittal.com/mills/hamburg2020 Midrex Plant List https://www.midrex.com/wp-content/uploads/Midrex-STATSbookprint-2020.Final_.pdf.
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