GFG Liberty Ostrava steel plant

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GFG Liberty Ostrava steel plant, also known as ArcelorMittal Ostrava a.s., is a steel plant in Ostrava-Kunčice, Moravia-Silesia, Czech Republic 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 Ostrava-Kunčice, Moravia-Silesia, Czech Republic:

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  • Location: Vratimovská 689/117, 719 00 Ostrava-Kunčice, Czech Republic
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 49.792139, 18.309875 (exact)

Background

Liberty Ostrava, previously owned by ArcelorMittal, was purchased by Liberty Steel in July 2019 along with six other steel plants including Liberty Galati.[1]

Transition

In November 2020, GFG Liberty announced plans to install two new hybrid furnaces at GFG Liberty Ostrava. The plan includes replacing the plant's existing four tandem furnaces with two hybrid furnaces by 2023. GFG Liberty reports that the new furnaces will reduce dust emissions by 60 percent. They also report that once the 400kV power line is installed by 2025, carbon emissions will be reduced by more than 50 percent as the furnaces will be able to use 70 percent scrap, reducing the plant's reliance on imported coal and iron.[2]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size
1952[3] 6000[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
GFG Alliance Ltd 5057811578 E100001000556 Liberty Steel Group[5] 5076098979 E100000130950

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[6][7] wire rod, sections, strip, billet, slab, tube[8] building and infrastructure, energy, tools and machinery, transport[9][10][11] 2022[12] 2022[12] BF; BOF; 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 Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
construction – 3500[13] 3500[13]
operating pre-retirement 3600[14] – 3600[14]

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 Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
mothballed 2100[15] 2100[15]
retired 1100[16] 1100[16]

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

Sinter Coke
>0[3] 1200[17]

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

Year BOF production Other/unknown steel production Total (all routes)
2019 unknown unknown –
2020 unknown unknown –
2021 2280[13] –[13] 2280[13]
2022 1713[18][19] –[18][19] 1713[18][19]

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

Year BF production Other/unknown iron production Total (all routes)
2019 unknown unknown –
2020 unknown unknown –
2021 1930[13] –[13] 1930[13]
2022 unknown unknown –

Unit Details

Table 9: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology
BF 2 mothballed[20][21][22] 1952[23] – 1100[15] unknown
BF 3 mothballed[20][21][22] 1961[24] MORAVSKÉ MONTÁŽE (parts/repairs)[25] 1000[15] unknown
BF 4 retired[13][26] 1961[24] MORAVSKÉ MONTÁŽE (parts/repairs)[25] 1100[16] unknown

Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) construction[13] 2020-11[27] 2022-07[27] 2025[13] Danieli Digimelter[27][28] 1750[13] 200.0[13][27]
unknown EAF (2) construction[13] 2020-11[27] 2022-07[27] 2025[13] Danieli Digimelter[27][28] 1750[13] 200.0[13][27]

Table 11: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap % DRI % HBI % sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI)
unknown EAF (1) yes[13] 40.00[29] >0[29] >0[29] 60.00[29]
unknown EAF (2) yes[13] 40.00[29] >0[29] >0[29] 60.00[29]

Table 12: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Retired date Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown BOF (1) operating pre-retirement[13][27] 2025[30] 900[14]
unknown BOF (2) operating pre-retirement[13][27] 2025[30] 900[14]
unknown BOF (3) operating pre-retirement[13][27] 2025[30] 900[14]
unknown BOF (4) operating pre-retirement[13][27] 2025[30] 900[14]

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References

  1. ↑ Liberty takes over Romanian steel plant in Galati under global deal, Romania Insider, Jul. 2, 2019
  2. ↑ Liberty Steel to install two hybrid furnaces at Ostrava, Steel Orbis, Nov. 11, 2020
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220319202700/https://libertysteelgroup.com/cz/news/the-ostrava-mill-turns-70-years-old/?lang. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211104151616/https://libertysteelgroup.com/cz/?lang. Archived from the original on 2021-11-04. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125060313/https://www.romania-insider.com/liberty-galati-steel-plant-acquisition. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220319101417/https://libertysteelgroup.com/cz/about/operations/rolling-mills/?lang. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  9. ↑ https://libertysteelgroup.com/cz/products/long-products/?lang=en. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ https://libertysteelgroup.com/cz/news/the-ostrava-steel-mill-invests-czk-107-million-in-coke-plant-desulphuring-upgrade/?lang=en. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240122223831/https://libertysteelgroup.com/cz/products/certification-ims-liberty-ostrava-a-s/?lang=en. Archived from the original on 2024-01-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13 13.14 13.15 13.16 13.17 13.18 13.19 13.20 13.21 13.22 https://web.archive.org/web/20220722005356/https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/latest-news/metals/070822-liberty-steel-ostrava-to-install-hybrid-eafs-in-czech-republic-in-green-steel-push. Archived from the original on 2022-07-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2096805-czech-liberty-ostrava-idles-blast-furnace-2. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "Map of EU steel production sites" (PDF). Eurofer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-18.
  17. ↑ https://libertysteelgroup.com/cz/about-the-company/operations/coke-oven-plant/?lang=en. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240302055433/https://worldsteel.org/publications/bookshop/world-steel-in-figures-2023/. Archived from the original on 2024-03-02. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240302055359/http://libertysteelgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Liberty-Steel-Sustainability-Report-2023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-03-02. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/czech-steelmaker-liberty-seeks-path-profitability-restart-plan-2023-12-19/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 https://eurometal.net/liberty-opts-to-sell-troubled-ostrava-steelworks/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  23. ↑ https://metalscraps.co.uk/news-british-liberty-steel-returns-a-blast-furnace-to-the-czech-republic-21.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220820020930/https://www.viktormacha.com/galerie/liberty-steel-nova-hut-ostrava-115/. Archived from the original on 2022-08-20. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  27. ↑ 27.00 27.01 27.02 27.03 27.04 27.05 27.06 27.07 27.08 27.09 27.10 27.11 https://web.archive.org/web/20221005193002/https://libertysteelgroup.com/cz/news/liberty-makes-historic-investment-in-ostravas-greensteel-transformation/?lang=en. Archived from the original on 2022-10-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 https://www.danieli.com/en/news-media/news/liberty-ostrava-rely-danieli-green-technology-its-transition-towards-carbon-neutrality_37_740.htm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.5 29.6 29.7 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230116180549/https://libertysteelgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Liberty-Steel-Sustainability-Report-2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-01-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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