Salzgitter Flachstahl steel plant

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Salzgitter Flachstahl steel plant, also known as Glocke Salzgitter, Salzgitter steel works, is a steel plant in Salzgitter, Lower Saxony, Germany that operates blast furnace (BF), basic oxygen furnace (BOF), electric arc furnace (EAF), and direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Salzgitter, Lower Saxony, Germany:

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  • 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

All references for the above data are available in the Green Steel Tracker.
Project 1 Project 2 Project 3 Project 4 Project 5
Project name GrInHy2.0 (Green Industrial Hydrogen) WindH2 μDRAL (Demo for SALCOS) SALCOS GrInHy3.0
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 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 2 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 1
Investment size (m USD) 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

Start date Workforce size Power source
2001[6] 5480[7] PPA for Nordlicht 1 offshore wind farm; 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); PPA for 900 GWh from Iberdrola solar; PPA for 120 GW of solar electricity from Energiekontor; PPA for 64 GWh/year from RWE Supply & Trading[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Table 3: 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 Salzgitter AG 4295869182 E100001010315 Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH[15] 4298547550 E100000003954

Table 4: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[16] galvanized, cold rolled, coated, hot rolled[16] automotive, building and infrastructure, tools and machinery[17] 2023[18] 2023[19] BF; DRI; BOF; EAF

Table 5: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1 Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
announced – 0[20] 0[20]
construction – 1900[21][22] 1900[21][22]
operating pre-retirement 5200[20][23] – 5200[20][23]

Table 6: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1 Blast furnace capacity Sponge iron/DRI capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
announced – 0[20] 0[20]
construction – 2100[24][25] 2100[24][25]
operating pre-retirement 4590[26] – 4590[26]

Table 7: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Ferronickel Sinter Coke Pellets
NF[23] >0[18] >0[18] NF

Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BOF production Other/unknown steel production Total (all routes)
2019 unknown unknown –
2020 unknown unknown –
2021 4300[7] –[7] 4300[7]
2022 unknown unknown –
2023 unknown – –

Table 9: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BF production Other/unknown iron production
2019 unknown unknown
2020 unknown unknown
2021 unknown unknown
2022 unknown unknown
2023 unknown –

Unit Details

Table 10: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Retired date Furnace manufacturer and model Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
BF A operating pre-retirement[23][27] 1977[26] 2033[20][28] Saint-Gobain (parts)[29] 2330.0[26] 1900[26] 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[30][31] 2023-11[32]
BF B operating pre-retirement[23][27] 1993[33][34] 2025[20][28] – 2530.0[26] 2000[26] 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[30][31] 2015-11[35]
BF C operating pre-retirement[23][27] 1940[26][34] 2030[20][28] – 1164.0[26] 690[26] 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[30][31] 2004-11[36]

Table 11: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Furnace type Current capacity (ttpa) Reductant
unknown DRI (1) construction[20][37] 2015 2022[20] 2025[20] Tenova, Danieli, DSD Steel Group Energiron ZR[38][38] shaft furnace[38] 2100[25][24] methane[38]
unknown DRI (2) announced[20] – – – – – 0[20] –

Table 12: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) construction[20][37] 2015 2022 2025[20] 1900[22][21] 220.0[37][21][24][39]
unknown EAF (2) announced[20] – – – 0[20] –
unknown EAF (3) announced[20] 2015 – 2033 0[20] –

Table 13: 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[40] >0[40] >0[37][40] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
unknown EAF (2) yes[40] >0[40] >0[37][40] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
unknown EAF (3) yes[40] >0[40] >0[37][40] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown

Table 14: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown BOF (1) operating pre-retirement[20] 1900[20]
unknown BOF (2) operating pre-retirement[20] 1650[23]
unknown BOF (3) operating pre-retirement[20] 1650[23]

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