Pavgord Zenica steel plant

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Pavgord Zenica steel plant (Nova Željezara), also known as ArcelorMittal Zenica steel plant (predecessor), is a steel plant in Zenica, Zenica-Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina that operates blast furnace (BF), basic oxygen furnace (BOF), and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Bulevar Kralja Tvrtka I, no. 17, 72000 Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 44.224446, 17.899815 (exact)

Background

The electric arc furnace at the plant operates scrap-based production.[1]

In 2012, people in Zenica protested against ArcelorMittal Zenica for air quality pollution.[2] A 2023 environmental report indicated that the company failed to implement appropriate pollution-reducing measures for years at the site.[3][4]

In 2017, The Guardian reported that ArcelorMittal Zenica was operating without valid permits.[5] ArcelorMittal purchased the plant in 2004 with the agreement to make "all appropriate investment in the protection of the environment." According to The Guardian report, ArcelorMittal Zenica had still not made these promised improvements by 2017.[5]

According to historic documents, the plant's EAF hasn't been used for crude steel production for some time, but capacity remains available.[6] In 2024, coke production was shut down at the site.[7]

In 2025, ArcelorMittal completed the sale of the plant to Pavgord.[8]

Environmental Compliance

The plant has broken legal pollution standards by many measures, including emissions of cancer-causing substances like benzene into the air, and water pollution into the nearby Bosna River. Millions of tonnes of waste have been dumped illegally by the facility.[9]

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Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source
1892[10] 1900[11] Toplana Zenica[12] Prijedor Mine (GIOMT P100000128135)[13]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent GEM entity ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner GEM entity ID
Pavgord doo [100.0%] 5043339571 [100.0%] E100001013687 [100.0%] Pavgord doo [100%][14] 5043339571 E100001013687 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[15] billet, wire rod, rebar[13][16] building and infrastructure, tools and machinery[13] unknown BF; BOF; EAF

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

1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1 Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 1140[17][18] 800[17][18] 1940[17][18]

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

1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1 Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating 1100[19] 1100[19]

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

Sinter
1875[18]

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

Year BOF production EAF production Other/unknown steel production Total (all routes)
2019 800[20] –[20] –[20] 800[20]
2020 700[21] –[21] –[21] 700[21]
2021 470[22] 330[22] –[22] 800[22]
2022 411[23] 289[23] –[23] 700[23]
2023 –[24] –[24] 600[24] 600[24]
2024 513[25] 360[25] –[25] 873[25]

Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BF production Other/unknown iron production Total (all routes)
2019 unknown unknown –
2020 unknown unknown –
2021 unknown unknown –
2022 unknown unknown –
2023 – – –
2024 495 – 495

Unit Details

Table 9: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
BF 4 operating[19][13] 2004[17] Danieli Corus Danieli Corus Blast Furnace design[19][26] 2024.0 m3[27] 1100[19] unknown 2018-06[28]

Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) operating[29] 2005[17] 800[17][18] 100.0[30][31]

Table 11: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap
unknown EAF (1) yes[13] 100.00[13][32]

Table 12: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current capacity (ttpa) Current size
BOF 2 operating[13] 2022[33] Primetals[33] 1140[17][18] 125.0 tonnes[30][34][33][13][31][15][19][35]

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References

  1. ↑ ArcelorMittal Zenica, ArcelorMittal, Retrieved on: Jul. 16, 2020
  2. ↑ Big protests in Zenica against ArcelorMittal, Deniza Hilić, Change.org, Dec. 22, 2012, Retrieved on: Jul. 16, 2020
  3. ↑ Geoghegan, Peter; Moskowitz, Eli; Ljubas, Zdravko; Lutvić, Dženita. "Leaked Report Highlights Pollution Problems at ArcelorMittal's Bosnian Steelworks". OCCRP. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  4. ↑ "ArcelorMittal's Bosnia steel plant emerges major polluter, confirms local populace's apprehensions: Report". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Zenica, Bosnia: the steel town where even a breath can be a struggle, Peter Geoghegan, The Guardian, Feb. 14, 2017, Retrieved on: Jul. 16, 2020
  6. ↑ "Factbook 2014" (PDF). ArcelorMittal. Retrieved 2022-03-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ "ArcelorMittal Zenica has finally stopped coke production — News — GMK Center". GMK. 1714395689. Retrieved 2024-12-09. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ↑ "ArcelorMittal completes sale of Bosnia operations". www.globenewswire.com. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  9. ↑ "In the Zenica valley, levels of toxic dust have been up to 30 times higher than in central London - Lead the Charge". leadthecharge.org. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  10. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211223143832/https://zenica.arcelormittal.com/news-and-media/news/2017/july/21-07-2017.aspx. Archived from the original on 2021-12-23. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ https://sarajevotimes.com/is-the-zenica-steelwork-facing-bankruptcy-a-month-after-the-arrival-of-the-new-owner/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ "About us". ArcelorMittal Zenica. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 "ArcelorMittal Zenica - Bars & Rods". barsandrods.arcelormittal.com. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  14. ↑ https://www.aist.org/arcelormittal-sells-operations-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 (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)
  16. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220921221623/https://zenica.arcelormittal.com/what-we-do.aspx. Archived from the original on 2022-09-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 https://www.reuters.com/article/mittal-bosnia-results-idUSL1787566420070117/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 (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)
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220922005641/https://www.danieli.com/en/news-media/news-events/arcelormittal-zenica-and-danieli-corus-successfully-commission-rebuilt-blast-furnace-no-4_37_333.htm. Archived from the original on 2022-09-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 "Fact Book 2019" (PDF). ArcelorMittal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-03.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 (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)
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 (PDF) https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/media/3z1ozw5h/arcelor-mittal-fact-book-2021.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 "Fact Book 2022" (PDF). ArcelorMittal. 2023-04-25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-10-29.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 (PDF) https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/media/gjaafah0/43984-arcelormittal-factbook-2023-web-interactive.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 https://www.corpdev.org/2025/06/21/arcelormittals-strategic-exit-from-bosnia-a-200-million-divestiture-signaling-steel-industry-realignment/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  26. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221207092047/https://www.danieli.com/en/products/products-processes-and-technologies/modern-blast-furnace-design_26_71.htm. Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  27. ↑ https://www.kallanish.com/en/news/steel/market-reports/article-details/arcelormittal-zenica-reline-bf-no4-0317/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  28. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230923070124/https://europe.arcelormittal.com/newsandmedia/pressreleases/3797/PR_Zenica-refurbishment. Archived from the original on 2023-09-23. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  29. ↑ https://barsandrods.arcelormittal.com/mill-zenica. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220320124946/https://www.reuters.com/article/steel-bosnia-mittal/arcelormittal-aims-for-full-steel-output-in-bosnia-2008-idUSL3079757720080130. Archived from the original on 2022-03-20. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220921222813/https://zenica.arcelormittal.com/who-we-are/arcelormittal-zenica/our-history.aspx?sc_lang=en. Archived from the original on 2022-09-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  32. ↑ (PDF) https://zenica.arcelormittal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ArcelorMittalZenica_Catalogue.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230305010628/https://www.primetals.com/press-media/news/new-ld-converter-bof-boosts-productivity-for-arcelormittal-zenica. Archived from the original on 2023-03-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  34. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220922005639/https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/feb/14/arcelor-mittal-failing-emissions-air-pollution-zenica-bosnia. Archived from the original on 2022-09-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  35. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220318120518/https://www.primetals.com/press-media/news/arcelormittal-zenica-orders-converter-replacement-from-primetals-technologies. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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