ArcelorMittal Texas DRI plant

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ArcelorMittal Texas DRI plant, also known as Voelstalpine Texas DRI plant (predecessor), is a 2000 thousand tonnes per annum (TTPA) direct reduced iron (DRI) iron plant operating in Portland, Texas, United States.

Location

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  • Location: 2800 Kay Bailey Hutchison Rd, Portland, TX 78374, United States[1]
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 27.888929, -97.282062 (exact)


Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date Workforce size
operating[2] 2017[3] 300[4]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Owner Owner company PermID
ArcelorMittal SA [80%]; voestalpine AG [20%][5][6] 5000030092 [80%]; 4295858976 [20%] voestalpine Texas LLC[3] 5045062150

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
crude[7][8] HBI[7][8][9] direct reduced iron (DRI)[9] 1 Midrex DRI plant (2 MTPA, began in 2016)[10][9]

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

Sponge iron/DRI capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
2000 TTPA[7][10] 2000 TTPA

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  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20220113194701/https://www.voestalpine.com/texas/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220112171022/https://www.voestalpine.com/group/en/media/press-releases/2017-05-10-voestalpine-direct-reduction-plant-in-texas-fully-operational-since-april-1-2017/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  6. https://www.aist.org/news/steel-news/2022/april/arcelormittal-acquires-majority-stake-in-voestalpi?utm_source=MagnetMail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=caitlin.swalec@globalenergymonitor.org&utm_content=Steel%20News%20Rewind15%20%2D%2014%20April%202022&utm_campaign=Nucor%E2%80%99s%20New%20Rebar%20Mill%20to%20Utilize%20Danieli%20for%20Endless%20Casting%2DRolling%20Technology. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 "2021 AIST DRI and HBI Roundup". Association for Iron & Steel Technology. January 2021. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 (http://digital.library.aist.org/pages/PR-RU2021-1.htm)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20190920132724/http://www.voestalpine.com:80/texas/en/Plant/The-Plant. Archived from the original on 2019-09-20. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220122093145/https://www.midrex.com/about-midrex/midrex-plants/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)