GravitHy Fos sur Mer iron plant
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GravitHy Fos sur Mer iron plant is a steel plant in Fos-Sur-Mer, Bouches-du-Rhône, France that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.
Location
The map below shows the approximate location of the plant in Fos-Sur-Mer, Bouches-du-Rhône, France:
- Location: Fos-sur-Mer, France
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 43.436519, 4.852576 (approximate)
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
| Project 1 | |
|---|---|
| Project name | GravitHy |
| Company | GravitHy |
| Company has climate goals? | Not applicable for emerging |
| Location | Fos sur Mer, France |
| Project website | Site |
| Project scale | Full scale |
| Project status | Construction |
| Year to be online | 2028 |
| Technology to be used | H-DRI |
| Technology details | Green electricity electrolysis |
| Iron production capacity (million tonnes per year) | 2 |
| Steel production capacity (million tonnes per year) | Not applicable |
| CO2 capture (million tonnes CO2 per year) | Not applicable |
| Hydrogen generation capacity (MW) | Not applicable |
| Investment size (m USD) | 2308 |
| Partners | Rio Tinto, EIT InnoEnergy, Engie New Ventures, Forvia, Groupe IDEC, Plug and Primetals Technologies. |
| Date of announcement | 2022-06-30 |
Plant Details
Table 2: General Plant Details
| Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-30[1] | 2026[2] | 2028[2] | 3000[3] |
Table 3: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIT InnoEnergy SE; Engie New Ventures SA; Forvia SE; Groupe IDEC SAS; Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd; Plug Power Inc | unknown; 5043333192; 4295868248; 4298449012; 4295877302; 4295914572 | E100001012049; E100001012050; E100001012051; E100001012052; E100001000177; E100000137052 | GravitHy[3] | 5083361782 | E100001012048 |
Table 4: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| crude[3] | HBI, DRI[3] | unknown | unknown | DRI |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| announced | 2000[3] | 2000[3] |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Sinter | Pellets |
|---|---|
| NF | NF |
Unit Details
Table 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown DRI (1) | announced[3] | 2022-06-30[1] | 2026[2] | 2028[2] | 2000[3] |
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240111011749/https://gravithy.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/220630-GravitHy-PR-vFINAL-launch-day-updated-Pan-EU.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-11.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://www.idom.com/en/new/for-its-first-decarbonized-iron-production-plant-gravithy-awarded-idom-the-fel-2-engineering-development-contract/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20240219023614/https://gravithy.eu/. Archived from the original on 2024-02-19.
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