ArcelorMittal Olaberria-Bergara (Olaberria) steel plant

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ArcelorMittal Olaberria-Bergara (Olaberria) steel plant, also known as ArcelorMittal Gipuzkoa (Olaberria), is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Olaberria, Gipuzkoa, Spain.

Location

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  • Location: Ctra. Madrid - Irún Km 417, 20212 Olaberria, Gipuzkoa, Spain
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 43.038290, -2.219625 (exact)

Background

ArcelorMittal Olaberria-Bergara operates two facilities, one located near Olaberria and one located near Bergara. The Bergara site is a rolling mill that has not produced steel since 2009 but continuous to process steel to create finished products[1][2]. The Olaberria site is tracked here.

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date Workforce size
Operating[3] 1992[4] 500[5]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
ArcelorMittal SA [99.8%]; other [0.2%] 5000030092 [99.8%]; unknown [0.2%] E100001000348 [5%]; E100000001753 [0.2%] Arcelormittal Olaberria-Bergara SL[3] 4296799155 E100001000509

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
semi-finished; finished rolled[6][7] profiles; blanks; blooms; sections; billets[6][7] automotive; building and infrastructure; tools and machinery; transport[3][7] 2022[7] 2022[7] EAF[6] 1 EAF (rebuilt in 2005 and 2019)[6][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 1450 TTPA[3] 1450 TTPA[3]

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

Year EAF Production Total (all routes)
2020 900 TTPA[10] 900 TTPA
2021 1100 TTPA[11] 1100 TTPA
2022 1000 TTPA[12] 1000 TTPA

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References

  1. "Olaberría". sections.arcelormittal.com. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  2. "Bergara". sections.arcelormittal.com. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125041510/https://spain.arcelormittal.com/que-hacemos/productos-largos/olaberria-bergara/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20220114002828/https://www.bloomberg.com/tosv2.html?vid. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20240111034246/https://www.diariovasco.com/economia/arcelormittal-erte-bergara-olaberria-20220404191345-nt.html. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20211223071759/https://spain.arcelormittal.com/what-we-do/lce/gipuzkoa.aspx. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20220322202403/https://sections.arcelormittal.com/about_us/production_sites/Olaberria/EN. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20220207220751/https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/steel-industry-seeks-clarity-on-spanish-order-for-non-essential-production-shutdown. Archived from the original on 07 February 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20220127004228/https://www.sarralle.com/en/news/view/sarralle-improves-the-consumption-and-efficiency-and-reduces-the-downtime-at-arcelormittal-olaberria-spain. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220129220418/https://corporate-media.arcelormittal.com/media/kl3iewkk/fact-book-2020.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. (PDF) https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/media/3z1ozw5h/arcelor-mittal-fact-book-2021.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. (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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