Aperam Stainless Belgium Genk steel plant
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Aperam Stainless Belgium Genk steel plant, also known as Allegheny-Longdoz, ALZ steelworks, Aperam - Genk, ArcelorMittal Stainless (predecessor), Ugine & ALZ (U&A) (predecessor), is a steel plant in Genk, Vlaams, Belgium that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Genk, Vlaams, Belgium:
- Location: Swinnenwijerweg 5, Industriegebied Genk Zuid - Zone 6A, 3600 Genk, Belgium
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 50.933973, 5.511494 (exact)
Background
Aperam was created as a spin off of ArcelorMittal.[1] The primary shareholder of Aperam is HSBC Trust Ltd., of which Mr. Lakshmi N. Mittal (CEO of ArcelorMittal), Ms. Usha Mittal, and their children are the beneficiaries.[2]
Steel production at the Aperam Stainless Belgium Genk steel plant is scrap-based.[3]
In 2021 a photovoltaic installation with a capacity of 23 Mwp was installed at the Genk plant, 97% of which is consumed by the plant.[4]
In 2022 the Genk plant temporarily suspended operation after the summer holiday due to high energy prices.[5]
In September, 2025, Aperam signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with LRM for the supply of renewable energy from the Kristal Solar Park in Belgium to their Genk and Châtelet plants.[6]
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 1970[7] | 1192[8] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent GEM entity ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner GEM entity ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aperam SA [100.0%] | 5001428593 [100.0%] | E100000130966 [100.0%] | Aperam Stainless Belgium NV [100%][9] | 5000047720 | E100000130918 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Responsible steel | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[10] | slab, cold rolled[10] | automotive, tools and machinery[11] | unknown[12] | unknown[13] | 2027-09-19[14][15][16] | 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 | 1200[8][17] | 1200[8][17] |
Table 5: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Ferronickel |
|---|
| NF[8] |
Table 6: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Other/unknown steel production |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown | unknown |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown |
| 2021 | unknown | unknown |
| 2022 | unknown | unknown |
| 2023 | unknown | unknown |
| 2024 | unknown | – |
Unit Details
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[18] | 600[17][8] |
| unknown EAF (2) | operating[18] | 600[17][8] |
Table 8: 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[19] | 96.38[8] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | 3.62[19] |
| unknown EAF (2) | yes[19] | 96.38[8] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | 3.62[19] |
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References
- ↑ Annual Report 2019, Aperam, 2020
- ↑ Aperam, Chatelet Stahlwerk, Stahl Seite, Retrieved on: Jul. 16, 2020
- ↑ "PRESS RELEASE" (PDF). aperamgenk.be. Retrieved November 3rd, 2025.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ The Brussels Times Newsroom (August 27, 2022). "Spiralling energy costs force Belgian companies to shut down". The Brussels Times. Retrieved November 3rd, 2025.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ↑ Escobedo Conover, Ana (September 10th, 2025). "Aperam Stainless Belgium signs Power Purchase Agreement with LRM for renewable electricity supply from Kristal Solar Park expansion" (PDF). aperam.com. Retrieved November 3rd, 2025.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help); line feed character in|title=at position 61 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1243429/000090342310000713/arcelormittal6k-ex993_1216.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20220320140115/https://www.aperam.com/about-us/plants/genk/. Archived from the original on 2022-03-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230514110502/https://www.aperam.com/sites/default/files/documents/Annual%20Report%202019.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-05-14.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220119171100/https://www.aperam.com/about-us/plants/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.aperam.com/steel/markets/automotive/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220318144337/https://www.aperam.com/sites/default/files/documents/ISO14001%20GNK%20val%20%202024.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-18.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220318095642/https://www.aperam.com/sites/default/files/documents/Poster_Sustainability_2021_Genk.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-18.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Issued and Ongoing Certifications". Responsible Steel. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19.
- ↑ (PDF) https://www.aperamgenk.be/_files/ugd/8e1f21_1c70499ddd7d45c994fc345457b52cd1.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/653ed7060b01292cd4518d0e/67ffb5b805496860d9bc8a0f_ResponsibleSteel_Cert_Re-certification_2024_Aperam%20Europe.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 "Map of EU steel production sites" (PDF). Eurofer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-18.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "About Us: Plants". Aperam. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240119071400/https://www.aperam.com/sites/default/files/documents/2022_AperamMadeforLifeReport_Main.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-19.
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