ArcelorMittal Olaberria-Bergara (Olaberria) steel plant

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ArcelorMittal Olaberria-Bergara (Olaberria) steel plant, also known as ArcelorMittal Gipuzkoa (Olaberria), is a steel plant in Olaberria, Gipuzkoa, Spain that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Ctra. Madrid - Irún Km 417, 20212 Olaberria, Gipuzkoa, Spain
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 43.03829, -2.219625 (exact)

Background

ArcelorMittal Olaberria-Bergara operates two facilities, one located near Olaberria and one located near Bergara. The Bergara site is a rolling mill that has not produced steel since 2009 but continuous to process steel to create finished products[1][2]. The Olaberria site is tracked here.

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size
1992[3] 500[4]

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 Olaberria-Bergara SL [100%][5] 4296799155 E100001000509 [100%]

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[6][7] sections, bloom, billet, blanks, profile[6][7] automotive, building and infrastructure, tools and machinery, transport[6][5] 2022-06-16[6] 2022-06-21[6] unknown[8] 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 1450[5] 1450[5]

Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year EAF production Total (all routes)
2019 1000[9] 1000[9]
2020 900[10] 900[10]
2021 1100[11] 1100[11]
2022 1000[12] 1000[12]
2023 1000[13] 1000[13]

Unit Details

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1) operating[6] 1450[5]

Table 7: 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[14] 98.70[14] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown 1.30[14]

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References

  1. "Olaberría". sections.arcelormittal.com. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  2. "Bergara". sections.arcelormittal.com. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20220114002828/https://www.bloomberg.com/tosv2.html?vid. Archived from the original on 2022-01-14. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20240111034246/https://www.diariovasco.com/economia/arcelormittal-erte-bergara-olaberria-20220404191345-nt.html. Archived from the original on 2024-01-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "ArcelorMittal Olaberria - Bergara". Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220322202403/https://sections.arcelormittal.com/about_us/production_sites/Olaberria/EN. Archived from the original on 2022-03-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211223071759/https://spain.arcelormittal.com/what-we-do/lce/gipuzkoa.aspx. Archived from the original on 2021-12-23. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. "Issued and Ongoing Certifications". Responsible Steel. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19.
  9. 9.0 9.1 "Fact Book 2019" (PDF). ArcelorMittal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-03.
  10. 10.0 10.1 (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)
  11. 11.0 11.1 (PDF) https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/media/3z1ozw5h/arcelor-mittal-fact-book-2021.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. 12.0 12.1 "Fact Book 2022" (PDF). ArcelorMittal. 2023-04-25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-10-29.
  13. 13.0 13.1 (PDF) https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/media/zsmpkwx2/arcelormittal-factbook-2023-web_interactive_april-30th.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240905155030/https://sections.arcelormittal.com/repository2/Sections/6_69_Scrap%2520Content.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-09-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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