ArcelorMittal Asturias (Gijón) steel plant

From Global Energy Monitor

ArcelorMittal Asturias (Gijón) steel plant, also known as ArcelorMittal Gijón and ArcelorMittal Espana Gijon, is a 1200 thousand tonnes per annum (TTPA) blast furnace (BF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF) steel plant operating in Gijon, Asturias, Spain.

Location

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  • Location: ArcelorMittal Asturias (Gijón), Veriña de Abajo 570, 33200 Gijon (Asturias), Spain[1]
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 43.525092, -5.731926 (exact)

Background

ArcelorMittal Asturias consists of two steel plants, ArcelorMittal Asturias (Gijón) and ArcelorMittal Asturias (Avilés), in Asturias, Spain.[2] In December 2020, ArcelorMittal Asturias halted production for six days due to a worker's strike. Production resumed operations following the strike.[3]

A direct-reduced iron (DRI) expansion is planned for 2025.[4]

Low-emissions/green steelmaking

This steel plant is associated with green steel projects tracked in the Green Steel Tracker. Details about the projects are included below.

  • Company: ArcelorMittal
  • Stated company climate target for 2030: 35% reduction in Europe (baseline 2018)
  • Stated company climate target for 2050: carbon neutrality
  • Location: Spain
  • Coordinates: 43.525092, -5.731926 (exact)


Project 1

  • Project name: N/A
  • Project website: N/A
  • Project scale: full scale
  • Technology category: H-DR & EAF
    • Specific technology: H-DR & EAF
    • Hydrogen type: Green electrolytic
  • Year online: 2025
  • Size (m USD): 1648.8
  • Steel production capacity (Mtpa): 1.1
  • Iron production capacity (Mtpa): N/A
  • Hydrogen capacity generation (MW): Not stated
  • Carbon capture capacity (Mtpa CO2): N/A
  • Partners: N/A
  • Date of announcement: 07/13/2021


Project 2

  • Project name: HyDeal España (PlatformCo Hidrogeno)
  • Project website: https://www.hydeal.com/copie-de-hydeal-ambition
  • Project scale: R&D partnership
  • Technology category: Hydrogen production
    • Specific technology: Hydrogen production (green hydrogen)
    • Hydrogen type: Green electrolytic
  • Year online: 2025
  • Size (m USD): Not stated
  • Steel production capacity (Mtpa): N/A
  • Iron production capacity (Mtpa): N/A
  • Hydrogen capacity generation (MW): 7400
  • Carbon capture capacity (Mtpa CO2): N/A
  • Partners: Enagas SA, Fertiberia SA, DH2 Energy
  • Date of announcement: 02/16/2022


In addition to these projects, ArcelorMittal is partnering with Enagas for "Green Crane - Western route (formerly Green Spider, Asturias Hub)", a green hydrogen hub announced in 2020 and set to go online in the region in 2024.


All references for the above data are available in the Green Steel Tracker.


Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Workforce size
operating[1] 330[5]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Owner Owner company PermID
ArcelorMittal SA [100%][1] 5000030092 [100%] Arcelormittal Espana SA[1] 4295889467

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
semi-finished; finished rolled[6] long plate, wire rod, rail[1] blast furnace (BF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF)[7] 2 sinter plant; 1 BOF[6][7]

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

Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
1200 TTPA[8][1] 1200 TTPA

Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum):

Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
4200 TTPA[9] 4200 TTPA

Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Sinter
5500 TTPA[10][1]

Table 7: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum):

Year BOF Production EAF Production OHF Production Total (all routes)
2020 667 TTPA[11] 667 TTPA
2021 979 TTPA[12] 979 TTPA


Blast Furnace Details

Table 8: Blast Furnace Details:

Unit name Status Current size Current capacity
A mothballed[13] 2349 m³[14] 2700 TTPA[9]
B operating[15] 2349 m³[14] 1500 TTPA[9]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20211223071752/https://spain.arcelormittal.com/what-we-do/lce/gijon.aspx. Archived from the original on 2021-12-23. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ArcelorMittal Asturias (Gijón), ArcelorMittal, Retrieved on: Mar. 9, 2020
  3. ArcelorMittal resumes steel production in Gijon after strike, Julia Bolotova, Fastmarkets MB, Dec. 10, 2020
  4. "ArcelorMittal Signs MOU". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2022-04-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20220205145017/https://www.elcomercio.es/economia/empresas/arcelor-plantea-reducir-aceria-gijon-20191113130439-nt.html?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F. Archived from the original on 2022-02-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220121144844/https://factbook2018.arcelormittal.com/~/media/Files/A/Arcelormittal-Factbook-2018/AM_FactBook_2018.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220308063431/https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/sustainability. Archived from the original on 2022-03-08. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. (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 2022-03-18. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://www.steelbb.spglobal.com/?PageID=157&article_id=190067. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220922003449/https://storagearcelormittalprod.blob.core.windows.net/media/pevb5bum/arcelormittal_fb2014.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220129220418/https://corporate-media.arcelormittal.com/media/kl3iewkk/fact-book-2020.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-29. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. (PDF) https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/media/3z1ozw5h/arcelor-mittal-fact-book-2021.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. https://www.seaisi.org/details/22651?type=news-rooms. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. 14.0 14.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220804181634/https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/isijinternational/50/8/50_8_1089/_pdf. Archived from the original on 2022-08-04. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. https://web.archive.org/web/20221224142540/https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/media/news-articles/arcelormittal-asturias-starts-coke-oven-gas-injection-for-blast-furnace-b/. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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Additional data

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