Ovako Imatra steel plant

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Ovako Imatra steel plant is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Terästehtaantie, Imatra, Finland.

Location

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  • Location: Terästehtaantie 1, 55100 Imatra, Finland
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 61.149466, 28.798774 (exact)

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date Workforce size
Operating[1] 1935[2] 600[3]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Sanyo Special Steel Co Ltd [100.0%] 4295877920 [100%] E100000130712 [100%] Ovako AB (publ)[1] 5000843682 E100000130940

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
semi-finished; finished rolled[3] resistance steel, spring steel, micro-alloyed steel[3] automotive; building and infrastructure; energy; tools and machinery; transport[3][4] 2023[5] yes[6] EAF[3] 1 EAF (75-tonne)[7]

Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status* Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 575 TTPA[7][8] 575 TTPA[7][8]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240122233153/https://www.ovako.com/en/contact/production-sites/imatra/. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111163004/https://www.ovako.com/en/about-ovako/history/. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20220318102931/https://www.ovako.com/en/production-sites/imatra/. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20211020204452/http://www.encyclopedia.com/books/politics-and-business-magazines/imatra-steel-oy-ab. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://mediabank.ovako.com/search/certificates?query=Ovako. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220320175440/https://www.ovako.com/globalassets/downloads/sustainability/ovako-2019-sustainability-report.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220319014006/https://www.ovako.com/globalassets/global-blocks/ovako-product-catalog.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220224072927/http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengceku/2021-05/07/5605092/files/4362a77483354513be0fc81be53a4a64.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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