U. S. Steel Košice steel plant
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U. S. Steel Košice steel plant, also known as Košice Steelworks, USS Košice, East Slovakian Ironworks, Východoslovenské železiarne (VSŽ) Košice, is a steel plant in Košice, Košice Region, Slovakia that operates blast furnace (BF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Košice, Košice Region, Slovakia:
- Location: Vstupný areál U. S. Steel, 044 54 Košice, Slovakia
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 48.612001, 21.191401 (exact)
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 1965[1] | 7712[2] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Steel Corp | 4295903049 | E100000001319 | US Steel Košice sro[3] | 5000386748 | E100001000711 |
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[4] | tinplate, galvanized, sheet, strip, coated, pipe, cold rolled, coil, hot rolled[4] | automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport[4] | 2024-10-21[5] | 2023-11-30[6] | BF; BOF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 4500[7][2] | 4500[7][2] |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Blast furnace capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 5000[8] | 5000[8] |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Ferronickel | Sinter | Coke | Pellets |
|---|---|---|---|
| NF[9] | >0[9] | >0[9] | NF |
Table 7: 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 | 3054[2] | –[2] | 3054[2] |
| 2021 | 4473[2] | –[2] | 4473[2] |
| 2022 | 3483[2] | –[2] | 3483[2] |
| 2023 | 3987[2] | –[2] | 3987[2] |
| 2024 | 3830[10] | –[10] | 3830[10] |
Table 8: 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 |
Unit Details
Table 9: Blast Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current size | Current capacity (ttpa) | Decarbonization technology | Most recent relining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF 1 | operating[2][11] | 1965[9] | – | 1950.0[12] | 1300[8] | unknown | – |
| BF 2 | operating[2][11] | 1965[9] | Saint-Gobain (parts)[13] | 2550.0[12] | 1700[8] | unknown | 2017[14] |
| BF 3 | operating[2][11] | 1965[9] | – | 1850.0[12] | 2000[8] | unknown | – |
Table 10: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown BOF (1) | operating[9] | 1125[7][2] | 180.0 tonnes[15] |
| unknown BOF (2) | operating[9] | 1125[7][2] | 180.0 tonnes[15] |
| unknown BOF (3) | operating[9] | 1125[7][2] | 180.0 tonnes[15] |
| unknown BOF (4) | operating[9] | 1125[7][2] | 180.0 tonnes[15] |
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Additional data
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References
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