GFG Liberty Ostrava steel plant

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GFG Liberty Ostrava steel plant, also known as ArcelorMittal Ostrava a.s., is a basic oxygen furnace (BOF) steel plant operating in Ostrava-Kunčice, Moravia-Silesia, Czech Republic.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Ostrava-Kunčice, Moravia-Silesia, Czech Republic:

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  • Location: Vratimovská 689/117, 719 00 Ostrava-Kunčice, Czech Republic
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 49.792139, 18.309875 (exact)

Background

Liberty Ostrava, previously owned by ArcelorMittal, was purchased by Liberty Steel in July 2019 along with six other steel plants including Liberty Galati.[1]

Transition

In November 2020, GFG Liberty announced plans to install two new hybrid furnaces at GFG Liberty Ostrava. The plan includes replacing the plant's existing four tandem furnaces with two hybrid furnaces by 2023. GFG Liberty reports that the new furnaces will reduce dust emissions by 60 percent. They also report that once the 400kV power line is installed by 2025, carbon emissions will be reduced by more than 50 percent as the furnaces will be able to use 70 percent scrap, reducing the plant's reliance on imported coal and iron.[2]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Phase Plant status Announced date Construction date Start date Pre-retirement announcement date Retired date Workforce size
Main plant Operating[3][4] 1952[5] 6000[6][7]
Expansion Construction[8][9] 2020-11[9] 2022-07[9] 2025[8]
Closure Operating pre-retirement[8][9] [8] 2020-11[9] 2025[8]
Main plant Operating[3][4] 1952[5] 6000[6][7]

Table 2: 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 GFG Alliance Ltd [100.0%] 5057811578 [100%] E100001000556 [100%] Liberty Steel[10] 5001068852 E100000130950

Table 3: 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[11][12] billets; slabs; sections; wire rod; hot strip; tubes[11][12] 2022[13] 2022[13] BF, BOF[14] 3 coking plants; 5 sinter plants; 4 tandem BOF furnaces[15][16][17][18][18]
Expansion semi-finished; finished rolled[11][12] billets; slabs; sections; wire rod; hot strip; tubes[11][12] EAF[8] 2 EAF (200-tonne each, Danieli hybrid QONE power EAF)[8][9]
Closure semi-finished; finished rolled[11][12] billets; slabs; sections; wire rod; hot strip; tubes[11][12] BOF[16] 4 tandem BOF furnaces[15][16][17][18][18]
Main plant semi-finished; finished rolled[11][12] billets; slabs; sections; wire rod; hot strip; tubes[11][12] 2022[13] 2022[13] BF, BOF[14] 3 coking plants; 5 sinter plants; 4 tandem BOF furnaces[15][16][17][18][18]

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.
Phase Capacity operating status* Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
Main plant operating
Expansion construction 3500 TTPA[8][8] 3500 TTPA[8][8]
Closure operating pre-retirement 3600 TTPA[19][19][19][19] 3600 TTPA[19][19][19][19]
Main plant retired

Table 5: 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 Nominal iron capacity (total)
Main plant operating 2100 TTPA[20][20][21] 2100 TTPA[20][20][21]
Expansion construction
Closure operating pre-retirement
Main plant retired 1100 TTPA[20][20][21] 1100 TTPA[20][20][21]

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

Phase Sinter Coke
Main plant >0 TTPA[5] 1200 TTPA[17]
Expansion
Closure
Main plant >0 TTPA[5] 1200 TTPA[17]

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

Year BOF Production Total (all routes)
2020
2021 2280 TTPA[8] 2280 TTPA
2022 1713 TTPA[22][23] 1713 TTPA

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

Year BF Production Total (all routes)
2020
2021 1930 TTPA[8] 1930 TTPA
2022

Blast Furnace Details

Table 9: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
2 operating[24][4] unknown unknown 1952[25] 8 meters (hearth diameter)[26] 1100[20] unknown unknown
3 operating[24][4] unknown unknown 1961[27] MORAVSKÉ MONTÁŽE (parts/repairs)[28] 8 meters (hearth diameter)[26] 1000[20] unknown unknown
4 retired[29][8] unknown unknown 1961[27] MORAVSKÉ MONTÁŽE (parts/repairs)[28] 8 meters (hearth diameter)[26] 1100[21] unknown unknown

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