Outokumpu Tornio steel plant
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Outokumpu Tornio steel plant, also known as Tornion tehtaat, is a steel plant in Tornio, Lapland, Finland that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Tornio, Lapland, Finland:
- Location: Terästie, 95490, Tornio, Finland
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 65.767115, 24.176472 (exact)
Background
Production at Outokumpu Tornio is scrap-based.[1]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size | Power source |
|---|---|---|
| 1976[2] | 1700[3] | CHP in Tornio uses recovered process gasses[4] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| State-owned entity status | Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial | small shareholder(s); Solidium Oy | not applicable; 5000745136 | E100001015587; E100001016231 | Outokumpu Stainless AB[2] | 4298316860 | E100000130889 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Responsible steel | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crude, semi-finished, finished rolled[2] | sheet, plate, strip, coil, hot rolled[2] | automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport[5] | 2023[2] | no[2] | 2024-03-15[2] | EAF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 1200[2] | 1200[2] |
Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Other/unknown steel production |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown | unknown |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown |
| 2021 | unknown | unknown |
| 2022 | unknown | unknown |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[2] | 600[2] |
| unknown EAF (2) | operating[2] | 600[2] |
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[4] | 93.90[6][4] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | 6.10[4] |
| unknown EAF (2) | yes[4] | 93.90[6][4] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | 6.10[4] |
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References
- ↑ Tornio - Stainless steel, outokumpu, Retrieved on: Mar. 10, 2020
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125061023/https://www.outokumpu.com/en/locations/torniostainless-steel. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240123173229/https://www.outokumpu.com/en/news/2023/strike-halts-outokumpu-tornio-plant. Archived from the original on 2024-01-23.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20221205105300/https://www.outokumpu.com/sustainability/sustainability-strategy. Archived from the original on 2022-12-05.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220219111359/https://www.outokumpu.com/industries. Archived from the original on 2022-02-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240809200614/https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/outokumpu-to-secure-high-quality-scrap-supply-from-cronimet-1314066.htm. Archived from the original on 2024-08-09.
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