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ArcelorMittal Temirtau steel plant (АрселорМиттал Темиртау (Russian)), also known as Karaganda Steel Works, is a 6000 thousand tonnes per annum (TTPA) blast furnace (BF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF) steel plant operating in Temirtau, Karaganda, Kazakhstan.

Location

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  • Location: Republic Ave. 1, Temirtau, Karaganda Region, 101407, Kazakhstan[1]
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 50.045849, 73.040384 (exact)

Background

The construction of the Karaganda Metallurgical Plant started during WWII, with forced labor from Karlag camp among the construction workers.[2] The plant's first blast furnace produced pig iron in 1960.[3] Blast furnace #2 became operational in 1961. The open heath furnaces and a 250-ton BOF started operating from 1961 to 1970. Blast furnaces #3 and #4 were commissioned in 1971 and 1975, respectively.[4] Open hearth furnaces and blast furnace #1 have since retired.[5][6]

Ispat International privatized the plant in 1995, which was then renamed Ispat Karmet. In 2004 the plant was renamed Mittal Steel Temirtau and later in 2007 to ArcellorMittal Temirtau, as it is known today.[2][7]

Notably, the former president of Kazakhstan Nazarbayev was among the workers of the Karaganda Metallurgical Plant.[2] There are speculations that his role in the privatization of the plant and the alleged relationship with Mittal prevented any action toward ArcelorMittal Temirtau during the thirty years of the operations until 2023, when the influence of the first president has waned.[8]

The ArcelorMittal Temirtau complex includes eight coal mines and one of the world's largest integrated steel plants.[9] In 2021, the company announced a modernization program.[10]

Worker Safety Record

In total, at least 180 employees died during the thirty years of operations at ArcelorMittal Temirtau facilities.[11] More than one hundred miners died in accidents at the mining complex between 2004-2010.[9] In May 2021, two workers got life-threatening injuries from hot crude iron due to equipment failure.[12] There were additional accidents in 2022; in June, a roof collapse killed 4 and injured 1, opening a criminal case.[13][14] In the first half of 2023, inspections of the facilities initiated court cases against ArcelorMittal Temirtau, demanding the suspension of 55 production units, however the court decreed the suspension of only 25 units.[15] Former Minister of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan, Yuri Ilyin, stated in 2021 that systematic violations of safety requirements were commonplace at ArcelorMittal Temirtau, and the court has been reluctant to suspend hazardous production processes and only imposed administrative fines.[16]

Most recently, in October 2023, a fire erupted in a Kostenko coal mine operated by ArcelorMittal Temirtau, causing 46 deaths.[17][18] FOllowing the public discontent, Kazakhstan confirmed the nationalization of ArcelorMittal Temirtau, pending a new investor to manage and improve social, safety and environmental issues.[19]

Environmental Record

Public Health Impact

Temirtau is one of the most polluted cities in Kazakhstan, mostly attributable to the ArcelorMittal Temirtau complex.[9][20] The closest house to the ArcelorMittal Temirtau complex is 500 meters away.[21]

In 2012, Ayman Mussina, MD, Professor, Chief Scientific Secretary of the National Center for Occupational Health, commented on the youth population in Temirtau and the nearby village of Chkalovo:

"The index of physical development of the boys is behind age norms. The sexual development level of one third of surveyed girls is below normal. The study of the brain development of adolescents shows the signs of stress. In adults – symptoms of chronic fatigue and depression were observed. Accelerated pace of aging, especially in women."[21]

Black Snow

In January 2018, multiple sources reported the event of "black snow" falling on Temirtau.[22][23][24][25] Residents of Termitau and the Karaganda region collected signatures to petition Aliya Nazarbayeva, the youngest daughter of President Nursultan Nazarbayev and the head of the Association of Ecological Organisations of Kazakhstan to investigate and fine ArcelorMittal Temirtau.[23] In December 2017, ArcelorMittal Termitau acknowledged the possible relationship between pollution from the plant and the black snow, stating that "emissions do not dissipate and this most likely caused the change of the snow's colour".[23] However, ArcelorMittal Temirtau later stated that "the metallurgical plant is only one of many factors that affect the environment of the region."[25] ArcelorMittal Temirtau also blamed the the number of cars and houses heated by stoves as sources of pollution.[25]

In June 2018, ArcelorMittal Temirtau was fined more than 14.5 million tenge (36,000 USD) for excess pollution, although it is unclear that this resulted directly from the "black snow" event.[26] In July 2018, a major newspaper of Kazakhstan, the Kazakh Telegraph Agency (KazTAG), reported that the ecology department of the Karaganda region conducted an unplanned check of ArcelorMittal Temirtau and "revealed numerous violations of nature protection requirements."[27] As a result, the ecology department of the Karaganda region asked the courts to charge ArcelorMittal Temirtau 1.3 billion tenge (3.2 million USD) in environmental fines.[27]

Environmental Fines and Investments

From 1997-2006, ArcelorMittal completed a project, which included the implementation of three Environmental Action Plans, supported by a 250 million USD loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and International Finance Corporation (IFC). The CEE Bankwatch Network reports that there is no evidence that the completion of these projects improved the environmental situation at ArcelorMittal Temirtau.[9]

In 2007, the EBRD provided an additional 100 million USD loan to ArcelorMittal Temirtau to improve health and safety practices at their mining complex.[9]

In 2010, the Karaganda Regional Prosecutor's Office fined ArcelorMittal Temirtau for excess air pollution and for having no documentation of the environmental impacts of ArcelorMittal Temirtau's operations.[9]

In 2019, ArcelorMittal Temirtau was fined 350 USD for contamination of the Samarkand water reservoir and 2,300 USD for a smoldering fire on their rock waste dump. In 2019, ArcelorMittal Temirtau was also fined 54,000 USD and 631,000 USD for environmental problems associated with their coal operations.[28]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source Coal source
operating[29] 1960[30] 13848[31][32] 2 captive coal-fired power plants, may be partially converted to gas: Karaganda Steel Works power station (ТЭЦ-ПВС Карагандинского металлургического комбината) and Karaganda TPS-2 power station (ТЭЦ -2 АО "Арселор Миттал Темиртау"). News that switched to gas on October 9, 2021: https://www.arcelormittal.kz/index.php?id=10&pr=209 ). Planning 100 MW wind energy project in 2022 (https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/arcelormittal-temirtau-to-investto-modernize-production-facilities-1259055.htm?searchKey=temirtau&sc=article)[33][34][35][36] operates 4 iron ore mines in Central and Northern Kazakhstan, much more information https://www.arcelormittal.kz/index.php?id=340[37][30] operates 8 coal mines across Karaganda region of Kazakhstan, much more detail https://www.arcelormittal.kz/index.php?id=339[30][38]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Owner Owner company PermID
ArcelorMittal SA [100%][39] 5000030092 [100%] ArcelorMittal Temirtau AO[39] 5000070698

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
semi-finished; finished rolled[40][41] continuous caster slabs; continuous caster billets; hot- and cold-rolled coils and sheets; black plates; covers; tin plates; hot dipped galvanized products; polymer coated products; welded pipes; rebars; coke; chemical by-products[41][40][30] tools and machinery[40] yes[42] blast furnace (BF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF)[41] coking plant (6 batteries); sinter plant; 3 BOF (3x300-tonne)[33][31]

Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum):

Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
6000 TTPA[30][43][44] 6000 TTPA

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

Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
5125 TTPA[43][45] 5125 TTPA

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

Sinter Coke
6000 TTPA[33] 3500 TTPA[33]

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

Year BOF Production EAF Production OHF Production Total (all routes)
2020 3200 TTPA[40][46] – – 3200 TTPA[40]
2021 3400 TTPA[47] – – 3400 TTPA[47]

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

Year BF Production DRI Production Total (all routes)
2020 3100 TTPA[46] – 3100 TTPA[46]
2021 3200 TTPA[48] – 3200 TTPA[48]


Blast Furnace Details

Table 9: Blast Furnace Details:

Unit name Status Start date Stop date Furnace manufacturer and model Current size Current capacity
1 retired[49][50] 1982[49][50] 2017[50] – 1719 m³[51] –
2 operating[49] April 2012[49] – Paul Wurth[33] Kalugin Shaftless stove (KSS)[52] 2291 m³[33] 1300 TTPA[53][54][43][33][45]
3 operating[49] February 2015[49] – Paul Wurth; Danieli Corus[55][56] Danieli Corus Blast Furnace design (2021 revamp)[56] 3848 m³[57] 2300 TTPA[58][59][60][61]
4 operating[49] November 2016[49] – – 3440 m³[62][63] 1525 TTPA[43][59][64][65][45]

Articles and Resources

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