ArcelorMittal Saldanha Steel Works
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ArcelorMittal Saldanha Steel Works is a 1200 thousand tonnes per annum (TTPA) blast furnace (BF), direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) idled steel plant in Saldanha, Western Cape, South Africa.
Location
The map below shows the location of the steel plant in Saldanha, Western Cape, South Africa.
- Location: Ystervarkensrug, Saldanha, South Africa[1]
- Coordinates (WGS 84): -32.979520, 18.023228 (exact)
Background
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
Plant status | Start date | Closed date | Workforce size | Power source |
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mothballed[2] | 1998[3] | 2020[4] | 568[5] | 3 year contract with Eskom signed in August 2022 for potential reopening of plant in 2023. Also, 100 MW renewable energy project planned by AMSA.[4][6] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
Parent company | Parent company PermID | Owner | Owner company PermID |
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Arcelormittal South Africa Ltd [100%][7] | 4295888528 [100%] | Arcelormittal South Africa Ltd[3] | 4295888528 |
Table 3: Process and Products
Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
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semi-finished; finished rolled[8] | slab, hot rolled coil[8] | yes[5] | blast furnace (BF), direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF)[8] | 2 Corex BF-DRI plants (2 C-2000 + Midrex DRI, 1.6 MTPA total, began in 1998 and 1999); EAF (# unknown)[3][9][8][10][11] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum):
Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
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1200 TTPA[3] | 1200 TTPA |
Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum):
Blast furnace capacity | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
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760 TTPA[8] | 800 TTPA[11] | 1560 TTPA |
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220121105654/https://arcelormittalsa.com/Contact.aspx. Archived from the original on 2022-01-21.
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(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220111170715/https://www.arcelormittalsa.com/Whoweare/Operations/SaldanhaWorks/Overview.aspx. Archived from the original on 2022-01-11.
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(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221120115656/https://www.iol.co.za/weekend-argus/news/amsas-plan-to-revive-saldanhas-steel-industry-set-to-create-600-jobs-c7dc0623-4300-40d9-9b78-55bf0e3a023c. Archived from the original on 2022-11-20.
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(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220319101215/https://southafrica.arcelormittal.com/Whoweare/Operations/SaldanhaWorks/Overview.aspx. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19.
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(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220528130617/https://solarquarter.com/2022/04/14/arcelormittal-south-africa-considers-two-re-projects-of-100-mw-for-gauteng-and-western-cape/. Archived from the original on 2022-05-28.
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(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220314043930/https://www.arcelormittalsa.com/. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14.
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(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220119235741/https://www.arcelormittalsa.com/Portals/0/Saldanha%20process%20flow%20A4.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-19.
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(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220207220810/https://www.fastmarkets.com/events. Archived from the original on 2022-02-07.
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(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220425141258/https://www.primetals.com/fileadmin/user_upload/content/01_portfolio/1_ironmaking/corex/COREX.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-04-25.
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(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220122093145/https://www.midrex.com/about-midrex/midrex-plants/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22.
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Additional data
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