ArcelorMittal Sestao steel plant

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ArcelorMittal Sestao steel plant, also known as ArcelorMittal Bilbao, Acería Compacta de Bizkaia (ACB) (predecessor), Altos Hornos de Vizcaya (predecessor), is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Sestao, Vizcaya, Spain.

Location

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  • Location: Chavarri 6, 48910 Sestao, Spain
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 43.313144, -2.998964 (exact)

Background

ArcelorMittal Sestao was previously owned by Altos Hornos de Vizcaya in 1902, and was transferred to the Compact Steelworks of Bizkaia later. In 1996, it was bought by Aceralia (then known as Siderurgia Integral Corporation), which then became Arcelor, who merged with Mittal to form ArcelorMittal in the early 2000s.[1]

In 2020, the plant was idled from April to September due to a drop in demand caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.[2]

In 2021, ArcelorMittal announced that the Sestao plant was set to become world's first full-scale zero carbon-emissions steel plant by 2025. An investment of €50 million to fund the implementation of new emission-reducing technologies was undertaken.[3][4] In November 2021, ArcelorMittal suspended their steel operations at Sestao to focus on upgrading the plant; they expected to recommence operations in early 2022.[5]

ArcelorMittal Sestao operates a 10,000 tonne scrapyard on the site.[6]

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

All references for the above data are available in the Green Steel Tracker.
Project 1
Company ArcelorMittal
Company has climate goals? Yes
Location Sestao, Spain
Project name Sestao DRI
Project website Not available
Project scale Full scale
Project status Announced
Year to be online 2025
Technology to be used BF-BOF to EAF
Technology details EAF ; using DRI from Gijón
Iron production capacity (million tonnes per year) Not applicable
Steel production capacity (million tonnes per year) 1
CO2 capture (million tonnes CO2 per year) Not applicable
Hydrogen generation capacity(MW) Not applicable
Investment size 58
Partners Not stated
Date of announcement 2021-07-13

Plant Details

Table 2: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source
Operating[7] 1902[8] 250[9] 100% renewable[10] 1 mtpa of DRI to be delivered from ArcelorMittal Asturias Gijon plant by 2025.[11]

Table 3: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
ArcelorMittal SA [99.8%]; other [0.2%] 5000030092 [99.8%]; unknown [0.2%] E100001000348 [5%]; E100000001753 [0.2%] Arcelormittal Sestao SL[7] 5000020198 E100001000508

Table 4: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
semi-finished; finished rolled[12] hot rolled coil[7] automotive; building and infrastructure[7] yes[13][14] EAF[7] 2 EAF (DC 130 MVA each)[7][15][16]

Table 5: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status* Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 2000 TTPA[7][16][15][16][17][7][16][15][16][17] 2000 TTPA[7][16][15][16][17][7][16][15][16][17]

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

Year EAF Production Total (all routes)
2020 200 TTPA[18] 200 TTPA
2021 600 TTPA[19] 600 TTPA
2022 200 TTPA[20] 200 TTPA

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References

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