Salzgitter Flachstahl steel plant
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Salzgitter Flachstahl steel plant, also known as Glocke Salzgitter, Salzgitter steel works, is a blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) steel plant operating in Salzgitter, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Salzgitter, Lower Saxony, Germany:
- Location: Eisenhüttenstraße 99, 38239 Salzgitter, Germany
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 52.161794, 10.409371 (exact)
Background
Carbon Offsets
In 2009, Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH was the largest purchaser of offsets in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme.[1] Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH purchased 40,000 offsets from an Indian steel project, an example that the campaign group Sandbag (now Ember) used in its report on how European companies were directly subsidizing competing industries in developing countries (see Clean Development Mechanism).[1]
Salzgitter Hydrogen Project
Salzgitter Flachstahl has launched a project called "Windwasserstoff Salzgitter" (or "Salzgitter Hydrogen") to offset CO2 emissions from their steel production.[2] A partner company, Avacon, plans to build seven wind turbines on the Salzgitter Flachstahl site, which will be used to power Salzgitter Flachstahl's PEM (Proton-Exchange Membrane) electrolysis plant (capacity of approximately 400 Nm3/hour).[2] Salzgitter Flachstahl will use hydrogen from this PEM electrolyzer to produce SALCOS® (Salzgitter Low CO2 Steel) as early as 2020.[2]
In December 2020, Salzgitter Group announced that they commissioned Tenova for construction of µDRAL, a demonstration plant for the production of Direct Reduced Iron, using up to 100% hydrogen as reducing agent. The plant is based on the ENERGIRON technology and will be installed on the premises of the Salzgitter steel mill at Salzgitter in Germany. The µDRAL will have a nominal production capacity of 100 kilograms per hour and will be operated with hydrogen and natural gas showing the flexibility of the technology in terms of fluctuating availabilities of reducing agents, including 100% hydrogen. The DRI produced by µDRAL will be both used in the blast furnace process to save injected coal and in the electric arc furnace of the Peine plant.[3]
Transition
Salzgitter Flachstahl has announced a plan to cut emissions from the plant by 95% by 2033; they will have 3 phases, phasing out BF capacity entirely by 2033, replacing them by hydrogen-based direct reduction process. The first of these plants is expected to begin operations in 2026.[4] The project involves two direct reduction plants and three electric arc furnaces to replace existing blast furnaces and basic oxygen converters.[5]
Low-emissions/green steelmaking
This steel plant is associated with a green steel project tracked in the Green Steel Tracker. Details about the project are included below.
Table 1: Green Steel Project Details
| Project 1 | Project 2 | Project 3 | Project 4 | Project 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Company | Salzgitter Group | Salzgitter Group | Salzgitter Group | Salzgitter Group | Salzgitter Group |
| Company has climate goals? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Location | Salzgitter, Germany | Salzgitter, Germany | Salzgitter, Germany | Salzgitter, Germany | Salzgitter, Germany |
| Project name | GrInHy2.0 (Green Industrial Hydrogen) | WindH2 | μDRAL | SALCOS | GrInHy3.0 |
| Project website | Site | Site | Site | Site | Site |
| Project scale | Demo | Demo | Demo | Full scale | Pilot |
| Project status | Finalized (research & testing) | Finalized (research & testing) | Finalized (research & testing) | Announced | Announced |
| Year to be online | 2021 | 2021 | 2022 | 2033 | 2024 |
| Technology to be used | H2 production | H2 production | NG-DRI to H-DRI | H-DRI | H2 production |
| Technology details | Green electricity electrolysis | Green electricity electrolysis | Flexible operation NG and H2 | H-DRI with green hydrogen + EAF | Green electricity electrolysis |
| Iron production capacity (million tonnes per year) | Not applicable | Not applicable | 0 | Not stated | Not applicable |
| Steel production capacity (million tonnes per year) | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 1 | Not applicable |
| CO2 capture (million tonnes CO2 per year) | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Hydrogen generation capacity(MW) | 0 | 2 | Not applicable | 100 | 0 |
| Investment size | 6.5 | 60 | 16 | 1721 | Not stated |
| Actual start year | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | – | – |
| Partners | Sunfire GmbH, Paul Wurth S.A., Tenova S.p.A., CEA - Commissariat a l'Energie atomique | Avacon Natur GmbH, Siemens, Linde | Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Tenova | State of Lower Saxony, Federal Ministry for Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK), Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation | Sunfire, TU Bergakademie Freiberg |
| Date of announcement | 2019-03-14 | 2021-03-11 | 2021-05-17 | 2022-09-15 | 2023-12-15 |
Plant Details
Table 2: General Plant Details
| Phase | Plant status | Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Retired date | Workforce size | Power source | Iron ore source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | Operating[6] | – | – | 2001[7] | – | 5480[8] | Project to use wind energy for H2 to produce low CO2 steel; PPA for 80 MW of solar from Friesen Elektra; PPA for 126 GWh of clean energy per year generated at the Octopus solar power plant in Schibsdorf (Bradenburg)[9][10][11] | – |
| Closure | Operating pre-retirement[12] | – | – | – | 2033[12] | – | – | – |
| Closure | Operating pre-retirement[12] | – | – | – | 2030[12] | – | – | – |
| Closure | Operating pre-retirement[12] | – | – | – | 2025[12] | – | – | – |
| Expansion | Announced[12] | 2015[12] | 2020[12] | 2026[13][14][15] | – | – | WindH2 - Wind Hydrogen Salzgitter[16] | Baffinland Iron Mines[17] |
| Expansion | Announced[12] | 2015[12] | – | 2030[13][14][15] | – | – | – | – |
| Expansion | Announced[12] | 2015[12] | – | 2033[13][14][15] | – | – | – | – |
Table 3: 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 | Salzgitter AG [100.0%] | 4295869182 [100%] | E100000130698 [100%] | Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH[6] | 4298547550 | E100000003954 |
Table 4: Process and Products
| Phase | Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | semi-finished; finished rolled[18] | hot rolled products; cold rolled products; hot dipped galvanized steel products; coated products; electro-zinc coated steel products; FolaSal coated products[18] | automotive; building and infrastructure; tools and machinery[19] | 2023[20] | 2023[21] | BF, BOF[8] | coking plant; sinter plant; 3 BF; 3 BOF[8][22] |
| Closure | semi-finished; finished rolled[18] | hot rolled products; cold rolled products; hot dipped galvanized steel products; coated products; electro-zinc coated steel products; FolaSal coated products[18] | automotive; building and infrastructure; tools and machinery[19] | – | – | BF, BOF[12] | 1 BF, 1 BOF[12] |
| Closure | semi-finished; finished rolled[18] | hot rolled products; cold rolled products; hot dipped galvanized steel products; coated products; electro-zinc coated steel products; FolaSal coated products[18] | automotive; building and infrastructure; tools and machinery[19] | – | – | BF, BOF[12] | 1 BF, 1 BOF[23][15][24][25] |
| Closure | semi-finished; finished rolled[18] | hot rolled products; cold rolled products; hot dipped galvanized steel products; coated products; electro-zinc coated steel products; FolaSal coated products[18] | automotive; building and infrastructure; tools and machinery[19] | – | – | BF, BOF[12] | 1 BF, 1 BOF[23][15][24][25] |
| Expansion | semi-finished; finished rolled[18] | hot rolled products; cold rolled products; hot dipped galvanized steel products; coated products; electro-zinc coated steel products; FolaSal coated products[18] | automotive; building and infrastructure; tools and machinery[19] | – | – | DRI, EAF[23][12] | 1 Energiron DRI plant (anticipated pilot project to start in 2022; full operation by 2026; Tenova technology "µDRAL plant"); EAF (220 ton)[23][15][24][25] |
| Expansion | semi-finished; finished rolled[18] | hot rolled products; cold rolled products; hot dipped galvanized steel products; coated products; electro-zinc coated steel products; FolaSal coated products[18] | automotive; building and infrastructure; tools and machinery[19] | – | – | DRI, EAF[12] | 1 DRI, 1 EAF[23][15][24][25] |
| Expansion | semi-finished; finished rolled[18] | hot rolled products; cold rolled products; hot dipped galvanized steel products; coated products; electro-zinc coated steel products; FolaSal coated products[18] | automotive; building and infrastructure; tools and machinery[19] | – | – | EAF[12] | 1 EAF[23][15][24][25] |
Table 5: 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 | – | – | – |
| Closure | operating pre-retirement | 1900 TTPA[12] | – | 1900 TTPA[12] |
| Closure | operating pre-retirement | 1650 TTPA[22] | – | 1650 TTPA[22] |
| Closure | operating pre-retirement | 1650 TTPA[22] | – | 1650 TTPA[22] |
| Expansion | announced | – | 1900 TTPA[15][26] | 1900 TTPA[15][26] |
| Expansion | announced | – | >0 TTPA[12] | >0 TTPA[12] |
| Expansion | announced | – | >0 TTPA[12] | >0 TTPA[12] |
Table 6: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* | Blast furnace capacity | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | operating | – | – | – |
| Closure | operating pre-retirement | 1900 TTPA[27] | – | 1900 TTPA[27] |
| Closure | operating pre-retirement | 690 TTPA[27] | – | 690 TTPA[27] |
| Closure | operating pre-retirement | 2000 TTPA[27] | – | 2000 TTPA[27] |
| Expansion | announced | – | 2100 TTPA[23][28] | 2100 TTPA[23][28] |
| Expansion | announced | – | >0 TTPA[12] | >0 TTPA[12] |
| Expansion | announced | – | – | – |
Table 7: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Sinter | Coke |
|---|---|---|
| Main plant | >0 TTPA[20] | >0 TTPA[20] |
| Closure | – | – |
| Closure | – | – |
| Closure | – | – |
| Expansion | – | – |
| Expansion | – | – |
| Expansion | – | – |
Table 8: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | BOF Production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2021 | 4300 TTPA[8] | 4300 TTPA |
| 2022 | – | – |
Blast Furnace Details
Table 9: Blast Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Retired date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current size | Current capacity (ttpa) | Decarbonization technology | Most recent relining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | operating pre-retirement[22][29] | unknown | unknown | 1977[27] | 2033[30][31] | Saint-Gobain (parts)[32] | 2330 m³[27] | 1900[27] | DRI from the plant's μDRAL demonstration plant, produced with hydrogen and natural gas, is used in the blast furnace to reduce coal use in the process[33][34] | 2023-11[35][36][37] |
| B | operating pre-retirement[22][29] | unknown | unknown | 1993[38][39] | 2025[30][31] | – | 2530 m³[27] | 2000[27] | DRI from the plant's μDRAL demonstration plant, produced with hydrogen and natural gas, is used in the blast furnace to reduce coal use in the process[33][34] | 2015-11[40][39] |
| C | operating pre-retirement[22][29] | unknown | unknown | 1940[38][27] | 2030[30][31] | – | 1164 m³[27] | 690[27] | DRI from the plant's μDRAL demonstration plant, produced with hydrogen and natural gas, is used in the blast furnace to reduce coal use in the process[33][34] | 2004-11[41][27] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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- ↑ H2 DRI Plant for Salzgitter Flachstahl in Germany, Strategic Research Institute, Dec. 18, 2020
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