Liepājas Metalurgs steel plant

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Liepājas Metalurgs steel plant (Liepājas metalurgs, KVV Liepājas metalurgs), also known as KVV Liepājas Metalurgs steel plant, is a steel plant in Liepaja, Kurzeme, Latvia that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Liepaja, Kurzeme, Latvia:

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• Location: Brīvības iela 93, Liepāja, LV-3401, Latvia
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 56.525273, 21.0267 (exact)

Background

The plant is likely to be purchased and restarted by Turkish company Aslanli Metalurji.

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Retired date	Workforce size
2016	403

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company	Parent company PermID	Parent company GEM ID	Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner company GEM ID
KVV Liepājas metalurgs AS [100.0%]	5058614217 [100.0%]	E100001010321 [100.0%]	KVV Liepājas metalurgs AS [100%]	5058614217	E100001010321 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category	Steel products	Steel sector end users	Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled	bar	building and infrastructure	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)
retired	850	850

Unit Details

Table 5: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Start date	Retired date	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1)	retired	2009	2021	850

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name	Scrap-based	% scrap
unknown EAF (1)	yes	100.00

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