Acciaierie Venete Borgo Valsugana steel plant
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Acciaierie Venete Borgo Valsugana steel plant is a steel plant in Borgo Valsugana, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Borgo Valsugana, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy:
- Location: Via Puisle, 4, 38051 Borgo Valsugana, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 46.049182, 11.440394 (exact)
Background
The Acciaierie Venete Borgo Valsugana steel plant was established in 1979 by businessman Dario Leali; it operated until 2012 when it went bankrupt, then was taken over by Acciaierie Venete in 2017.[1]
Environmental and Social Justice
A study published in 2016 found that workers at the plant over several decades have experienced a significant increased risk of lung tumors, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases as compared to the general population.[2]
In October 2025, a worker was killed in a truck accident at the plant, raising worker safety concerns.[3]
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 1979[4] | 115[5] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent GEM entity ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner GEM entity ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acciaierie Venete SpA [100.0%] | 4295945787 [100.0%] | E100000130761 [100.0%] | Acciaierie Venete SpA [100%][6] | 4295945787 | E100000130761 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished[7][8][6] | billet[7][8][6] | automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport[7][8][6] | Expired[9] | Expired[9] | EAF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 600[10][11] | 600[10][11] |
Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Other/unknown steel production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 488[10] | –[10] | 488[10] |
| 2020 | 475[10] | –[10] | 475[10] |
| 2021 | 629[10] | –[10] | 629[10] |
| 2022 | unknown | unknown | – |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[6] | 1979[12] | Tagliaferri[12] | 600[11][10] | 90.0[13][10] |
Table 7: 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[5] | 90.00[5] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | 10.00[5] |
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References
- ↑ "Acciaierie Valsugana, Borgo Valsugana". Viktor Macha.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Cappelletti, Roberto (February 20, 2016). "Health status of male steel workers at an electric arc furnace (EAF) in Trentino, Italy". Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "New workplace death with accident at steel plant in Trentino - General News - Ansa.it". www.ansa.it. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221019174630/https://occup-med.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12995-016-0095-8. Archived from the original on 2022-10-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240717010940/http://www.acciaierievenete.com/sites/default/files/bilanci-sostenibilita/file/Acciaierie-Venete_Bilancio-di-sostenibilit%25C3%25A0_2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-07-17.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20230531235822/https://acciaierievenete.com/it/struttura-aziendale. Archived from the original on 2023-05-31.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220319185815/https://www.acciaierievenete.com/en/products. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230325081017/https://acciaierievenete.com/it/produzione. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210305041149/https://www.acciaierievenete.com/en/certifications. Archived from the original on 2021-03-05.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 10.12 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220318145308/https://www.acciaierievenete.com/sites/default/files/ACCIAIERIE-VENETE_Bilancio-di-Sostenibilita_EN.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-18.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Map of EU steel production sites" (PDF). Eurofer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-18.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 https://thebeautyofsteel.com/steel-plants-archive/acciaierie-valsugana-borgo/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210305034334/https://www.acciaierievenete.com/en/production. Archived from the original on 2021-03-05.
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