ArcelorMittal Montreal steel plant

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ArcelorMittal Montreal steel plant, also known as ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada, ArcelorMittal Contrecoeur, is a steel plant in Contrecœur, Quebec, Canada that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: 800, Montée de la Pomme d'Or, Contrecœur (Quebec), J0L 1C0, Canada
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 45.835148, -73.254957 (exact)

Background

ArcelorMittal Montreal consists of two steel plants, ArcelorMittal Contrecoeur East and ArcelorMittal Contrecoeur West, a DRI plant, a bar mill, wire rod mill, and steel recycling center at the the Quebec location. Two additional wire mills in Montreal (St. Patrick wire mill) and Ontario (Hamilton-East wire mill) are also operated under the ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada company.[1]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Iron ore source
1914[2][3] 1900[4] ArcelorMittal Exploitation minere (northern Quebec)[5]

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 Long Products Canada GP [100%][6] 5056839078 E100001000502 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[7][8] wire rod, rebar, wire, bar[8] automotive, building and infrastructure[7] DRI; 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 2400[9] 2400[10]

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 Sponge iron/DRI capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating 1650[11][12] 1650[11][12]

Table 6: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year EAF production Total (all routes)
2019 2000[13] 2000[13]
2020 1600[14] 1600[14]
2021 2000[15] 2000[15]
2022 1700[16] 1700[16]
2023 1800[17] 1800[17]

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

Year DRI production Other/unknown iron production
2019 unknown unknown
2020 unknown unknown
2021 unknown unknown
2022 unknown unknown
2023 unknown unknown

Unit Details

Table 8: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name Status Furnace type Current capacity (ttpa) Reductant
DRI 1 operating[18] shaft furnace[17] 650[11] methane[17]
DRI 2 operating[18] shaft furnace[17] 1000[12] methane[17]

Table 9: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
EAF 3 operating[19] 900[20] 141.0[21][5][2]
EAF 4 operating[22] 900[23] 141.0[21][5][2]
unknown EAF (1) operating[24] 600[25] 98.0[21][5][2]

Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap % DRI
EAF 3 yes[4] 45.00[26][4][27] 55.00[26][4][27]
EAF 4 yes[4] 45.00[26][4][27] 55.00[26][4][27]
unknown EAF (1) yes[4] 94.00[28] 6.00[26][4][27]

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References

  1. ↑ Profile, ArcelorMittal, Retrieved on: Aug. 3, 2020
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20180711210823/http://long-canada.arcelormittal.com:80/fr/histoire. Archived from the original on 2018-07-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220126012453/https://long-canada.arcelormittal.com/fr/un-chef-de-file-mondial/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20180530011636/http://long-canada.arcelormittal.com:80/en/careers. Archived from the original on 2018-05-30. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220124201705/https://long-canada.arcelormittal.com/fr/production/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211211142617/https://long-canada.arcelormittal.com/en/profile-0/. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220629152154/https://northamerica.arcelormittal.com/our-operations/arcelormittal-long-products-canada. Archived from the original on 2022-06-29. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220120113922/https://long-canada.arcelormittal.com/fr/nos-produits/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ AIST_EAF_2023
  10. ↑ AIST_EAF_2023
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240223004232/https://www.midrex.com/company-news/midrex-plant-with-2q-anniversary-2/. Archived from the original on 2024-02-23. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 https://www.midrex.com/tech-article/midrex-direct-reduction-plants-2022-operations-summary/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Fact Book 2019" (PDF). ArcelorMittal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-03.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 (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)
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 (PDF) https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/media/3z1ozw5h/arcelor-mittal-fact-book-2021.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Fact Book 2022" (PDF). ArcelorMittal. 2023-04-25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-10-29.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 (PDF). 2023-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20240424003331/https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/media/upipeqnl/annual-report-2023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-04-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220320173526/https://www.midrex.com/about-midrex/midrex-plants/. Archived from the original on 2022-03-20. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ↑ AIST_EAF_2023
  20. ↑ AIST_EAF_2023
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 https://www.midrex.com/about/midrex-plants/;AIST_EAF_2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  22. ↑ AIST_EAF_2023
  23. ↑ AIST_EAF_2023
  24. ↑ AIST_EAF_2023
  25. ↑ AIST_EAF_2023
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 https://long-canada.arcelormittal.com/en/news-media/arcelormittal-montreal-optimizes-its-scrap-recycling-operations/;AIST_EAF_2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240809200224/https://long-canada.arcelormittal.com/sites/default/files/ArcelorMittal%2520LEED%2520Letter%2520-%2520Rebar%2520and%2520MBQ%2520-%25202019-01-17%2520E.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-08-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  28. ↑ AIST_EAF_2023

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