ArcelorMittal Newcastle Steel Works
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ArcelorMittal Newcastle Steel Works, also known as ArcelorMittal South Africa Long Steel Products, is a steel plant in Newcastle, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa that operates blast furnace (BF), basic oxygen furnace (BOF), and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Newcastle, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa:
- Location: Iscor Road, Newcastle, Kwazulu Natal Province, South Africa
- Coordinates (WGS 84): -27.705376, 30.014063 (exact)
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
Start date | Pre-retirement announcement date | Workforce size | Power source | Iron ore source | Coal source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1971[1][2] | 2025-01-07[3] | 1896[4][5] | unknown | unknown | unknown |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
State-owned entity status | Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Partial | ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd | 4295888528 | E100001000504 | ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd[6] | 4295888528 | E100001000504 |
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[7] | wire rod, rail, rebar, square, channel, billet, rounds, flat, angle, profile[7] | unknown | yes[4] | unknown[4] | unknown | BF; BOF; EAF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
Capacity operating status1 | Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
---|---|---|---|
announced | – | 1900[8] | 1900[8] |
operating | 1899[5] | – | 1899[5] |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
Capacity operating status1 | Blast furnace capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
---|---|---|
operating | 2044[5] | 2044[5] |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
Ferronickel | Sinter | Coke |
---|---|---|
NF[9] | 2200[10][11] | 945[5] |
Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
Year | BOF production | Total (all routes) |
---|---|---|
2019 | 1500[9] | 1500[9] |
2020 | 700[12] | 700[12] |
2021 | 1000[13] | 1000[13] |
2022 | 900[14] | 900[14] |
2023 | 900[15] | 900[15] |
Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
Year | BF production | DRI production | Other/unknown iron production |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | unknown | unknown | unknown |
2020 | unknown | – | unknown |
2021 | unknown | unknown | unknown |
2022 | unknown | – | unknown |
2023 | unknown | – | unknown |
Unit Details
Table 9: Blast Furnace Details
Unit name | Status | Start date | Retired date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current size | Current capacity (ttpa) | Decarbonization technology | Most recent relining |
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BF N5 | operating[16][17] | 1974[5] | 2034[8] | Primetals Technologies (parts); Saint-Gobain (parts)[18][19][5] | 2017.0 m3[5] | 2044[5] | not found; not found | 2022-07[20] |
Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Details
Unit name | Status | Announced date | Start date | Current capacity (ttpa) |
---|---|---|---|---|
unknown EAF (1) | announced[8] | 2021[8] | 2034[8] | 1900[8] |
Table 11: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % DRI | % HBI | % sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI) | % basic/merchant pig iron | % granulated pig iron | % pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated | % other iron |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
unknown EAF (1) | yes[8] | >0[8] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown |
Table 12: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details
Unit name | Status | Retired date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
unknown BOF (1) | operating[21][22][23][17] | 2034[8] | Nippon[5] | 633[5] | 165.0 tonnes[5] |
unknown BOF (2) | operating[21][22][23][17] | 2034[8] | Nippon[5] | 633[5] | 165.0 tonnes[5] |
unknown BOF (3) | operating[21][22][23][17] | 2034[8] | Nippon[5] | 633[5] | 165.0 tonnes[5] |
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