ArcelorMittal Asturias (Gijón) steel plant

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ArcelorMittal Asturias (Gijón) steel plant, also known as ArcelorMittal Gijón; ArcelorMittal Espana Gijon, is a blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-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
  • 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.[1] In December 2020, ArcelorMittal Asturias halted production for six days due to a worker's strike. Production resumed operations following the strike.[2]

A direct-reduced iron (DRI) expansion was planned for 2025.[3] However, as of March 2024, ArcelorMittal has been criticized for giving up on plans to start hydrogen-based DRI ironmaking at the Gijón plant.[4] ArcelorMittal Asturias received a governmental grant through the PERTE program for 450 million euros to aid this technology transition, but has since stated they will not able to operate a green hydrogen-based DRI plant by 2025 and will instead begin fossil gas-based DRI production at a later date. [5] Local organizations have called on ArcelorMittal to share clear decarbonization plans and have expressed concern that the coke ovens will continue to operate and export coke even if it is not used locally at the plant.[5]

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

All references for the above data are available in the Green Steel Tracker.
Project 1
Company ArcelorMittal
Company has climate goals? Yes
Location Gijon, Spain
Project name Gijón DRI and EAF
Project website Not available
Project scale Full scale
Project status Announced
Year to be online 2025
Technology to be used NG-DRI to H-DRI
Technology details H-DR & EAF; Natural gas gradual phase out for renewable H2 with syngas from waste gases
Iron production capacity (million tonnes per year) 2
Steel production capacity (million tonnes per year) 1
CO2 capture (million tonnes CO2 per year) Not applicable
Hydrogen generation capacity(MW) Not applicable
Investment size 1648.8
Date of announcement 2021-07-13

Plant Details

Table 2: General Plant Details

Phase Plant status Announced date Start date Pre-retirement announcement date Retired date Workforce size Power source
Main plant Operating[6] 1966[7] 1971[7] – – 3375[8] –
Expansion Announced[9] 2021-07[10][11] 2025[12][9] – – – 100% renewable electricity by 2025 with 9.5 GW of solar power installed in HyDeal Espana deal.[13][14]
Closure Operating pre-retirement[8][15] – – 2021[16] 2025[16] 675[8] –

Table 3: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Phase Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Main plant ArcelorMittal SA [99.8%]; other [0.2%] 5000030092 [99.8%]; unknown [0.2%] E100001000348 [5%]; E100000001753 [0.2%] Arcelormittal Espana SA[6] 4295889467 E100001000497

Table 4: Process and Products

Phase Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
Main plant semi-finished; finished rolled[17] long plate, wire rod, rail[6] 2021[18] 2021[18] BF, BOF[19] 2 sinter plant; 2 BF, 1 BOF[19][17][20]
Expansion semi-finished; finished rolled[17] long plate, wire rod, rail[6] – – DRI, EAF[9] 1 DRI plant (green hydrogen based); 1 EAF (Sarralle)[13]
Closure semi-finished; finished rolled[17] long plate, wire rod, rail[6] – – BF[8] 2 BF[16]

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

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Phase Capacity operating status* Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
Main plant operating 1200 TTPA[21][6] – 1200 TTPA[21][6]
Expansion announced – 1100 TTPA[22][13] 1100 TTPA[22][13]
Closure operating pre-retirement – – –

Table 6: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Phase Capacity operating status* Blast furnace capacity Sponge iron/DRI capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
Main plant operating – – –
Expansion announced – 2300 TTPA[23][13] 2300 TTPA[23][13]
Closure operating pre-retirement 4700 TTPA[24][25][24] – 4700 TTPA[24][25][24]

Table 7: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Phase Sinter
Main plant 5500 TTPA[6][26]
Expansion –[9]
Closure –[15][8]

Table 8: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BOF Production Total (all routes)
2020 667 TTPA[27] 667 TTPA
2021 979 TTPA[28] 979 TTPA
2022 800 TTPA[29] 800 TTPA

Blast Furnace Details

Table 9: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Retired date Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
A operating pre-retirement[16] unknown unknown unknown 2025[16] 2349 m³[30] 2500[24][25] unknown 2006-02-21[31]
B operating pre-retirement[16] unknown unknown unknown 2025[16] 2349 m³[30] 2200[24] Trialing CCU at the unit, using Sekisui Chemical technology to capture CO2 and convert it to syngas for reduction agent. Finding a conversion rate of 90% in trials. [32] unknown

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References

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  2. ↑ ArcelorMittal resumes steel production in Gijon after strike, Julia Bolotova, Fastmarkets MB, Dec. 10, 2020
  3. ↑ "ArcelorMittal Signs MOU". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2022-04-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ Asturies (2024-04-03). "Si no hay hidrógeno verde, no hay subvenciones • Ecologistas en Acción". Ecologistas en Acción (in español). Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "ArcelorMittal arrancará su planta con gas, pero no renuncia al mayor PERTE verde, de 450 millones". ON ECONOMIA (in español). 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20211223071752/https://spain.arcelormittal.com/what-we-do/lce/gijon.aspx. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  10. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221224070947/https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/media/muxodb23/2q22-ir-roadshow-jul-28-published.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  12. ↑ (PDF) https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2022.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20221225040206/https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/climate-action/decarbonisation-investment-plans/spain-a-1-billion-investment-to-halve-our-carbon-emissions-and-create-the-world-s-first-full-scale-zero-carbon-emissions-steel-plant/. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ↑ https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/arcelormittal-leads-worlds-largest-renewable-hydrogen-project-in-spain-1233908.htm?searchKey=spain&sc=article. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240111011952/https://gmk.center/en/news/arcelormittal-plans-to-restart-blast-furnace-a-at-the-gijon-plant-in-july/. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20240111024244/https://gmk.center/en/news/spain-approves-funding-for-arcelormittal-gijon-decarbonisation-project/. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 (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 21 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240111035844/https://spain.arcelormittal.com/que-hacemos/productos-largos/gijon/. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220308063431/https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/sustainability. Archived from the original on 08 March 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240111043045/https://barsandrods.arcelormittal.com/mills/verina. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 (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)
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 https://www.kallanish.com/en/news/steel/market-reports/article-details/arcelormittal-builds-new-dri-unit-hybrid-eaf-in-spain-0721/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230128040459/https://flateurope.arcelormittal.com/flatnews/2021-news/news_july_2021/sestao-zero-carbon-emissions. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  29. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20231029182836/https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/media/pfwpkrrw/arcelor-mittal-fact-book-2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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