Acciaierie Venete Borgo Valsugana steel plant

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Acciaierie Venete Borgo Valsugana steel plant is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Borgo Valsugana, Province of Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.

Location

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  • 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]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date Workforce size
Operating[3] 1979[4] 115[5]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Acciaierie Venete SpA[3] 4295945787 E100000130761

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
semi-finished[6][3][7] billets[6][3][7] automotive; building and infrastructure; energy; steel packaging; tools and machinery; transport[6][3][7] EAF[8] 1 EAF (90-tonne)[8][9]

Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status* Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 600 TTPA[10] 600 TTPA[10]

Table 5: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year EAF Production Total (all routes)
2020 475 TTPA[9] 475 TTPA
2021 629 TTPA[9] 629 TTPA
2022

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References

  1. "Acciaierie Valsugana, Borgo Valsugana". Viktor Macha.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. 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)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20230531235822/https://acciaierievenete.com/it/struttura-aziendale. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20221019174630/https://occup-med.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12995-016-0095-8. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (PDF) https://www.acciaierievenete.com/sites/default/files/bilanci-sostenibilita/file/Acciaierie-Venete_Bilancio-di-sostenibilit%C3%A0_2022.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220319185815/https://www.acciaierievenete.com/en/products. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230325081017/https://acciaierievenete.com/it/produzione. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210305034334/https://www.acciaierievenete.com/en/production. Archived from the original on 05 March 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 (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 18 March 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220318115528/https://www.eurofer.eu/assets/Uploads/Map-20191113_Eurofer_SteelIndustry_Rev3-has-stainless.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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