Megasider Zaragoza steel plant

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Megasider Zaragoza steel plant is a steel plant in Zaragoza, Spain that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Zaragoza, Spain
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 41.56988, -0.856566 (exact)

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date
1958[1]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Bipadosa SL 5059986377 E100001016222 Megasider Zaragoza SA[2] 4298202388 E100000130864

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Main production equipment
finished rolled[3] rebar, sections, bar[3] building and infrastructure[4] 2023-06-17[5] 2024-12-22[5] 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)
operating 500[6][7] 500[6][7]

Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year EAF production Other/unknown steel production Total (all routes)
2019 unknown unknown
2020 unknown unknown
2021 unknown unknown
2022 500[8] [8] 500[8]
2023 290[9] 290[9] 580[9]

Unit Details

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1) operating[10] 500[6][7]

Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap % DRI % HBI % sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI) % basic/merchant pig iron % granulated pig iron % pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated % other iron
unknown EAF (1) yes[11] 90.00[11] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown 10.00[11]

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References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240111023612/https://guiaempresas.universia.es/ARCELORMITTAL-ZARAGOZA.html. Archived from the original on 2024-01-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125060725/https://www.megasa.com/grupoMegasaMob.php?lang=EN. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240115051233/https://www.megasa.com/grupoMegasaMob.php. Archived from the original on 2024-01-15. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.megasa.com/gamaProductosMob.php?lang=EN. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240115065349/https://www.megasa.com/calidadSostenibilidad.php. Archived from the original on 2024-01-15. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/latest-news/metals/052918-strikes-to-continue-at-spanish-megasa-steel-plant-output-affected. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Map of EU steel production sites" (PDF). Eurofer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-18.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/spains-megasa-to-invest-100-million-to-improve-energy-efficiency-1277041.htm?searchKey=spain&sc=article. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://gmk.center/en/news/spain-reduced-steel-production-by-4-2-m-m-in-november/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20240115050624/https://www.megasa.com/grupoMegasa.php. Archived from the original on 2024-01-15. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240809183037/https://www.megasa.com/data/WebData/Products/SOSTENIBILIDAD/SOSTENIBILIDAD/5209490_EN.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-08-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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