Metinvest Piombino steel plant

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Metinvest Piombino steel plant, also known as Piombino steel plant, Digital Green Steel, is a steel plant in Piombino, Province of Livorno, Italy that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Piombino, Province of Livorno, Italy:

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  • Location: Largo Caduti sul Lavoro, 21 57025 Piombino (LI), Italy
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 42.93652, 10.537794 (exact)

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Announced date Construction date Start date Workforce size
2024-01[1][2] 2025[3] 2027[1] 1500[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
Metinvest BV 5000056845 E100001000605 Metinvest Holding LLC[5] 4297900759 E100001010422

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Main production equipment
finished rolled[1] coil[1] DRI; 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)
announced 3000[1][2] 3000[1][2]

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 Sponge iron/DRI capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
cancelled 0[1] 0[1]

Unit Details

Table 6: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Furnace type Current capacity (ttpa) Reductant
unknown DRI (1) cancelled[6] 2024-01[1][2] 2027[1] Danieli[2] not found 0[1] not found

Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1) announced[1] 2024-01[1][2] 2025[3] 2027[1] Danieli[2] 3000[1][2]

Table 8: 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[7] >0[7] >0[7] unknown unknown unknown unknown >0[7] unknown

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References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 https://web.archive.org/web/20240212200516/https://www.kallanish.com/en/news/steel/market-reports/article-details/metinvest-italian-gov-and-danieli-sign-agreement-for-piombino-0124/. Archived from the original on 2024-02-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20240212201057/https://www.fdiintelligence.com/content/news/azovstals-owner-commits-to-22bn-green-steelworks-in-italy-83361. Archived from the original on 2024-02-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://odessa-journal.com/metinvest-will-begin-construction-of-a-green-steel-production-plant-in-italy-in-2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20240212202012/https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/metinvest-and-danieli-ink-deal-to-boost-production-at-piombino-italy-1323955.htm. Archived from the original on 2024-02-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20240212200245/https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/98655/. Archived from the original on 2024-02-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://gmk.center/en/news/metinvest-plans-to-build-a-green-steel-plant-in-piombino-ceo/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 https://eurometal.net/metinvest-moves-ahead-with-new-green-steel-facility-in-italy-2/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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