Saarstahl Völklingen Steelmaking Plant
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Saarstahl Völklingen Steelmaking Plant, also known as Saarstahl LD-Stahlwerk, Nauweiler, Völklingen works, Saarstahl Völklingen, is a basic oxygen furnace (BOF) steel plant operating in Völklingen, Saarland, Germany.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Völklingen, Saarland, Germany:
- Location: Torhaus 1, Schlachthofstraße 3, 66333 Völklingen, Germany
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 49.247635, 6.848662 (exact)
Background
Saarstahl AG was a result of several mergers across time: starting from the 1971 merger of Röchling'schen Eisen- und Stahlwerke with Burbacher Hütte, owned by Luxembourg steel group Arbed to form Stahlwerke Röchling-Burbach GmbH, which in 1982 merged with Neunkircher Eisenwerk AG resulting in Arbed Saarstahl GmbH.[1] Through the BF-BOF route, the plant produces 2.7 million tonnes of steel every year.[2]
Transition
In 2022, the company announced a transition away from BF-BOF production by building an EAF at the Völklingen plant, to be commissioned by 2027.[3]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Phase | Plant status | Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Retired date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | Operating[4] | – | – | 1873[5] | – | 800[4] |
| Expansion | Announced[6] | 2022-06[6] | 2023[7] | 2027[6] | – | – |
| Closure | Operating pre-retirement[8] | – | – | – | 2045[8] | – |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Phase | Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | SHS Stahl Holding Saar GmbH & Co KgaA [100.0%] | 5040192402 [100%] | E100000131002 [100%] | Saarstahl AG[4] | 4296258509 | E100001010067 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Phase | Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | semi-finished; finished rolled[4] | basic grades, alloyed and non-alloy quality steels and high grade steels through cold heading steels, free-cutting steels and gauze wire to low carbon steel, welding wire, pre-stressing steel, stranding wire[4] | 2021[9] | 2021[9] | BOF, other[10][4] | 3 BOF (3x170-tonne), IF (# unknown)[10][4] |
| Expansion | semi-finished; finished rolled[4] | basic grades, alloyed and non-alloy quality steels and high grade steels through cold heading steels, free-cutting steels and gauze wire to low carbon steel, welding wire, pre-stressing steel, stranding wire[4] | – | – | EAF[6] | 1 EAF[6][7][11] |
| Closure | semi-finished; finished rolled[4] | basic grades, alloyed and non-alloy quality steels and high grade steels through cold heading steels, free-cutting steels and gauze wire to low carbon steel, welding wire, pre-stressing steel, stranding wire[4] | – | – | BOF[8] | 3 BOF (3x170-tonne)[8] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* | Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | operating | – | – | 300 TTPA |
| Expansion | announced | – | 1750 TTPA[6] | 1750 TTPA[6] |
| Closure | operating pre-retirement | 3240 TTPA[10][10][10] | – | 3240 TTPA[10][10][10] |
Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* |
|---|---|
| Main plant | operating |
| Expansion | announced |
| Closure | operating pre-retirement |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "History". Saarstahl. Retrieved 11 October, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "2.7 million tonnes – Produced by our LD steelmaking plant per year". Saarstahl. Retrieved 11 October, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Supervisory boards decide: green steel will be produced in the Saar region". Dillinger. June 20, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 https://web.archive.org/web/20211109175630/https://www.saarstahl.com/sag/en/group/production-works/voelklingen-works/ld-steeelmaking-plant/index.shtml. Archived from the original on 09 November 2021.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 https://www.dillinger.de/d/en/news/press-releases/supervisory-boards-decide-green-steel-will-be-produced-in-the-saar-region-102842.shtml.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230128082923/https://www.pure-steel.com/en/. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230628070039/https://www.pure-steel.com/en/our-path-to-green-steel/. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211109233651/https://www.saarstahl.com/sag/en/products/quality-and-innovation/certification-and-approvals/index.shtml. Archived from the original on 09 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220318115528/https://www.eurofer.eu/assets/Uploads/Map-20191113_Eurofer_SteelIndustry_Rev3-has-stainless.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2022.
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