Riva Alpa Gargenville steel plant
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Riva Alpa Gargenville steel plant is a steel plant in Gargenville, Île-de-France, France that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Gargenville, Île-de-France, France:
- Location: ZI de Limay Porcheville Immeuble Alpa FR-78440 GARGENVILLE, France
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 48.983515, 1.76245 (exact)
Background
Construction for the Riva Alpa Gargenville steel plant began in 1973 after industrialist Otto Lazar bought 14 hectares of land in France and decided to build a steel mill. In 1974, the mill began operating under the name ALPA - Aciéries et Laminoirs de Paris. In 1976, the company became a subsidiary of the Group Usinor Unimetal.[1]
Little other public information is available about the Riva Alpa Gargenville steel plant; no environmental or safety incidents have been recorded.
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 1974[2] | 186[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riva Forni Elettrici SpA | 5039934846 | E100000131000 | ALPA - Aciéries et Laminoirs de Paris SAS[2] | 4297626020 | E100001010374 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[2] | billet, rebar[2] | building and infrastructure[4] | 2024-08-06[5] | 2024-08-06[5] | 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 | 700[6] | 700[6] |
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) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[2] | 700[6] | 75.0[2][6] |
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap |
|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[7] | 100.00[7] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "Alpa - Gargenville". Riva Group. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125060422/https://www.rivagroup.com/en/production_sites/alpa_gargenville. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240111033252/https://www.rivagroup.com/en/production_sites. Archived from the original on 2024-01-11.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240111032633/https://www.rivaacier.com/en/about_us/our_steel. Archived from the original on 2024-01-11.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240111035250/https://www.rivaacier.com/en/certifications/alpa-gargenville. Archived from the original on 2024-01-11.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Map of EU steel production sites" (PDF). Eurofer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-18.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220318135656/https://www.rivagroup.com/en/quality_and_safety/steel_and_the_environment. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18.
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