ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih steel plant

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ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih steel plant (АрселорМіттал Кривий Ріг (Ukranian), АрселорМиттал Кривой Рог), also known as Kryvorizhstal, JSC Kryvyi Rih Mining and Metallurgical Integrated Works (predecessor), ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rig, Public Joint Stock Company, Kryvorizhstal, is a steel plant in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine that operates blast furnace (BF), basic oxygen furnace (BOF), and open hearth furnace (OHF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine:

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  • Location: Kryvorizhstal St. (Ordzhonikidze), 1, Kryvyi Rih, Dnepropetrovsk region, Ukraine, 50095
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 47.874411, 33.392993 (exact)

Background

The plant had to suspend operations multiple times since the Russian invasion:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

  • Blast furnaces idled on March 3, 2022.
  • Restarted blast furnace #6 on April 12, 2022.
  • Shut down mining and processing plants for 3 months: August-October, 2022.
  • Since July, the company has reduced work schedule and salary to two-thirds. As of August 2022, the plant was still suffering from low demand and logistical/transport issues, with a limited work schedule.
  • 1.8 thousand workers from the plant have been mobilized.

The company continues ESG and decarbonization efforts amid war and hopes to return to 50% capacity in 2023 from a drop to 20% in 2022.[10]

As of August 2023, it appears that the plant is operating at partial capacity, around 15-20% after reduced access to water following the Russian offensive on the Kakhovka hydroelectric plant.[11] The plant was expecting to operate at 30-40% with resumed water supply, and will return to 50% with Blast Furnace #6 online, and 100% with the addition of the Blast Furnace #9.[12]

It appears that BF# 8 and BOF #5 are operating after the pause due to the attack on the Kakhovka hydroelectric plant.[13][14][15] It's not mentioned which converter is operating. BOF #5 is presumed to be operating due to its status in 2022.[14]

The plant retired the oldest coking batteries #1 & #2 with the total capacity of 3,000 tons per day in 2022.[16] As of 2023, two newest coking batteries #5 and #6 appear to be operating, while coking batteries #3 and #4 are idle.[17]

As of October 2024, only blast furnace #8 is operating in October-December 2024, with basic oxygen furnaces shut down for 45 days for repairs, pausing steel production.[18][19]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source
1934[20] 22000[21] Central power plant on site[22] Has iron ore underground mining office, open-pit mining on site[22][23]

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; small shareholder(s) 5000030092; not applicable E100000000687; E100001015587 ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih PJSC[23] 5000002280 E100001000500

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[20][24] shapes, wire rod, rebar, sections, coke, square, strip, bar, billet, rounds, sinter[20][24] building and infrastructure, tools and machinery[24] 2020[25] BF; BOF; OHF

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 Open hearth furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
mothballed 5415[26][27] 5415[26][27]
operating 1083[27] 1083[27]
retired 1500[28] 1500[28]

Table 5: 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 Nominal iron capacity (total)
mothballed 5270[29][26][30] 5270[29][26][30]
operating 3618[31][32] 3618[31][32]
retired 5424[31][33][34][26][22][35][36] 5424[31][33][34][26][22][35][36]

Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Sinter Coke
1095[37][38] 1000[39]

Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BOF production OHF production Other/unknown steel production Total (all routes)
2019 unknown[40] unknown[40] unknown[40] [40]
2020 unknown[24] unknown[24] 4700[24] 4700[24]
2021 unknown[41] [41] 4920[41] 4920[41]
2022 1200[42] [42] [42] 1200[42]
2023 1000[43] [43] [43] 1000[43]
2024 1650[44] [44] [44] 1650[44]

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

Year BF production Other/unknown iron production Total (all routes)
2019 unknown unknown
2020 4900[45] [45] 4900[45]
2021 5340[41] [41] 5340[41]
2022 1600[43] unknown[43] 1600[43]
2023 1500[43] unknown[43] 1500[43]
2024 2170[44] [44] 2170[44]

Unit Details

Table 9: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Retired date Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
BF 1 retired[46] 1949[47][48][49] 2012[46] 1053.0 m3[47] 881[31] unknown 2003-04[50]
BF 2 retired[51][52][30] 1950[47] 1053.0 m3[47] 881[31] unknown
BF 3 retired[51][52][30] 1951[47] 1053.0 m3[47] 881[31] unknown
BF 4 retired[51][52][30] 1958[47] 1719.0 m3[50] 1100[35] unknown
BF 5 retired[53] 1960[47] 2020[54] 2000.0 m3[26][36][34][33][22] 1681[26][36][34][33][22] unknown 2002-05[50]
BF 6 operating[55] 2000[50][56] 2000.0[32] 1360[32] unknown 2024[57]
BF 7 mothballed[58][51] 1962[59] 2700.0 m3[26][36][34][33][22] 1270[26][30] unknown 2020-11-27[60]
BF 8 operating[58] 1970[59] 2700.0 m3[50][49] 2258[31] unknown 2008-08[61]
BF 9 mothballed[62][51] 1974[29][48] 5034.0 m3[29][63][48] 4000[29][26][30] unknown 2003-12[64]

Table 10: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa)
BOF 1 mothballed[65] 1083[27]
BOF 2 mothballed[65] 1083[27]
BOF 3 mothballed[65] 1083[27]
BOF 4 mothballed[65] 1083[27]
BOF 5 operating[66][65] 1083[27]
BOF 6 mothballed[65] 1083[26]

Table 11: Open Hearth Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa)
OHF 6 retired[67] 1500[28]

Articles and Resources

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