Voestalpine Stahl Linz steel plant
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Voestalpine Stahl Linz steel plant, also known as Voestalpine Stahl Linz, is a steel plant in Linz, Upper Austria, Austria that operates blast furnace (BF), basic oxygen furnace (BOF), and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Linz, Upper Austria, Austria:
- Location: voestalpine-Straße 3, 4020 Linz, Austria
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 48.274023, 14.33434 (exact)
Background
The Voestalpine Stahl Linz steel plant started operating in 1940 and currently operates blast furnace and basic oxygen furnace technology.
Transition
In March 2023, the company approved a EUR 1.5 billion investment to transition its plants away from BF-BOF production. At the Linz plant, an EAF with 1600 ttpa steelmaking capacity will be build. The EAF, along with another at the company's Donawitz plant, is expected to begin construction in 2024 and commissioned by 2027. The company also announced that it will replace one blast furnace each at the two plants in this expansion cycle and plans to replace two more blast furnaces by 2030.[1]
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 name | H2Future | Greentec steel - Linz | CMS | Hy4Smelt |
| Company | voestalpine Group | voestalpine Group | voestalpine Group | voestalpine Group |
| Company has climate goals? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Location | Linz, Austria | Linz, Austria | Linz, Austria | Linz, Austria |
| Project website | Site | Site | Site | Site |
| Project scale | Pilot | Full scale | Pilot | Demo |
| Project status | Finalized (research & testing) | Construction | Announced | Announced |
| Year to be online | 2019 | 2027 | 2023 | 2026 |
| Technology to be used | H2 production | BF-BOF to EAF for green iron | CCS for BF-BOF | H-DRI + ESF |
| Technology details | Green electricity electrolysis | EAF using HBI and scrap | Optiperm™ Carbon membrane for flue gases | HYFOR + Smelter |
| Iron production capacity (million tonnes per year) | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 0 |
| Steel production capacity (million tonnes per year) | Not applicable | 1 | Not applicable | 0 |
| CO2 capture (million tonnes CO2 per year) | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not stated | Not stated |
| Hydrogen generation capacity (MW) | 6 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not stated |
| Investment size (m USD) | 21 | 806.055 | Not stated | 129.2 |
| Actual start year | 2019 | – | – | – |
| Partners | Siemens, Verbund, Austrian Power Grid (APG), K1-MET, ECN/TNO | – | Compact Membrane Systems, Inc | Primetals, Mitsubishi Copr, Fortescue, K1-MET, Loesche, Cemex, Scholz, Universita del salento, ESTEP |
| Date of announcement | 2019-11-11 | 2023-03-22 | 2023-07-26 | 2024-10-28 |
Plant Details
Table 2: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 1940[2] | 9150[2] |
Table 3: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voestalpine AG | 4295858976 | E100000000031 | Voestalpine Stahl GmbH[3] | 5035949909 | E100000130978 |
Table 4: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | Responsible steel | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[4] | galvanized, strip, coated[4] | automotive[5] | 2021-10[6] | BF; BOF; EAF |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| construction | – | 1600[7] | 1600[7] |
| operating | 4000[8] | – | 4000[8] |
| operating pre-retirement | 2000[8] | – | 2000[8] |
Table 6: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Blast furnace capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 3300[9][10] | 3300[9][10] |
| operating pre-retirement | 1700[9] | 1700[9] |
Table 7: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Sinter | Coke | Pellets |
|---|---|---|
| NF | NF | NF |
Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | BOF production | Other/unknown steel production |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown | unknown |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown |
| 2021 | unknown | unknown |
| 2022 | unknown | 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 |
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 5 | operating pre-retirement[11] | 1941[12] | 2030[13] | Saint-Gobain (parts) Midrex[14][15] | –[15] | 850[9] | An ANDRITZ pilot plant that separates carbon dioxide from flue gases using an amine-based process; Captured CO2 is put in industrial gas bottles and delivered to an energy storage company that is investigating methods to make it available for reuse in steel production.[16] | 2023-10-23[17] |
| BF 6 | operating pre-retirement[11] | 1941[12] | 2030[13] | Saint-Gobain (parts) Midrex[14][15] | 1200.0[18] | 850[9] | An ANDRITZ pilot plant that separates carbon dioxide from flue gases using an amine-based process; Captured CO2 is put in industrial gas bottles and delivered to an energy storage company that is investigating methods to make it available for reuse in steel production.[16] | 2024-08[19] |
| BF A | operating[11] | 1977[20] | – | Saint-Gobain (parts)[14] | –[21] | 3300[9][10] | An ANDRITZ pilot plant that separates carbon dioxide from flue gases using an amine-based process; Captured CO2 is put in industrial gas bottles and delivered to an energy storage company that is investigating methods to make it available for reuse in steel production.[16] | 2018-09[10] |
Table 11: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | construction[22] | 2023[7] | 2024[22][23] | 2027[22][23] | Primetals Technologies EAF Ultimate[22][24][24] | 1600[7] | 180.0[22][7] |
Table 12: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % HBI | % pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[22][25] | >0[22][25] | >0[25] | >0[25] |
Table 13: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Retired date | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown BOF (1) | operating[26] | 1973[27][28] | – | 2000[8] | 180.0 tonnes[29] |
| unknown BOF (2) | operating pre-retirement[7] | 1973[27][28] | 2027[7] | 2000[8] | 180.0 tonnes[29] |
| unknown BOF (3) | operating[26] | 1973[27][28] | – | 2000[8] | 180.0 tonnes[29] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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