HBIS GROUP Serbia Iron & Steel plant Belgrade
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HBIS GROUP Serbia Iron & Steel plant Belgrade, also known as HBIS Smederevo steel plant, Smederevo Ironworks Ltd., is a steel plant in Smederevo, Podunavlje, Serbia that operates blast furnace (BF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Smederevo, Podunavlje, Serbia:
- Location: Radinac, Smederevo 11300, Serbia
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 44.606332, 20.970066 (exact)
Background
In August 2020, a protest was held by inhabitants of Smederevo, Serbia against the pollution from Hesteel Smederevo.[1]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 1964[2] | 5200[3][4] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| State-owned entity status | Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | HBIS Group Co Ltd | 5000022648 | E100000124529 | HBIS Group Serbia Iron & Steel Beograd doo[4] | 5059966725 | E100000131053 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Responsible steel | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[5] | sheet, strip, cold rolled, coil, hot rolled[5] | 2024-10-01[6] | no | no | BF; BOF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 2199[4] | 2199[4] |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Blast furnace capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| mothballed | 900[7] | 900[7] |
| operating | 1300[8] | 1300[8] |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Ferronickel | Sinter | Coke | Pellets |
|---|---|---|---|
| NF[9] | >0[9][10][8] | NF[11] | NF[11] |
Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | BOF production | Other/unknown steel production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2021 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2022 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2023 | 1100[12] | –[12] | 1100[12] |
Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | BF production | Other/unknown iron production |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown | unknown |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown |
| 2021 | unknown | unknown |
| 2022 | unknown | unknown |
Unit Details
Table 9: Blast Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Current capacity (ttpa) | Decarbonization technology | Most recent relining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF 1 | mothballed[8] | 1971[9][13] | 900[7] | unknown | 2005[14] |
| BF 2 | operating[4] | 1987[9][13] | 1300[8] | unknown | 2007[14] |
Table 10: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOF 1 | operating[9] | – | – | 733[4] | – |
| BOF 2 | operating[9] | 2020[15] | Primetals[15] | 733[4] | 105.0 tonnes[16] |
| BOF 3 | operating[9] | – | – | 733[4] | – |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ Protest held in Serbia’s Smederevo against pollution from China-owned steelworks, Igor Todorovic, Balkan Green Energy News, Aug. 24, 2020
- ↑ (PDF) http://www.hbisserbia.rs/upload/prezentacije/Brosura%20General%20Info%2013%2001%202020%20ENG.pdf.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125062419/https://hbisserbia.rs/about-us/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220120111320/https://hbisserbia.rs/?link. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125235733/https://hbisserbia.rs/wp-content/uploads/ISO-14001_2015_eng.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709091915/https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2349076-hbis-serbia-to-idle-blast-furnace-one-at-smederevo. Archived from the original on 2022-07-09.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125235457/https://gmk.center/en/news/hbis-serbia-will-continue-to-operate-one-of-the-two-blast-furnaces/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220516102342/https://hbisserbia.rs/wp-content/uploads/Brosura%20General%20Info%202021%2009%2010%20ENG.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-05-16.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://seenews.com/news/chinas-hbis-to-build-80-mln-sinter-line-at-serbian-steel-mill-662305.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 (PDF) https://www.messe-essen-digitalmedia.de/uploads/E305/pdf/company/hbis-group-serbia-iron-und-steel-doo-beograd-c6013-info.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240126000037/https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/hbis-group-serbia-to-continue-operating-with-one-bf-amid-weak-demand-1323893.htm. Archived from the original on 2024-01-26.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220119164447/https://hbisserbia.rs/?link. Archived from the original on 2022-01-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220119164447/https://hbisserbia.rs/?link=en%2Fmenu%2F3821%2Fsmederevo%2F. Archived from the original on 2022-01-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 15.0 15.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240126190749/https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/primetals-to-replace-bof-converter-at-hbis-serbia-in-smederevo-1095580.htm. Archived from the original on 2024-01-26.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240126190854/https://magazine.primetals.com/2021/04/01/ld-converter-replaced-by-primetals-technologies-goes-on-stream-for-hbis-serbia-in-smederevo/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-26.
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