Hydnum Steel Castilla-La Mancha plant

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Hydnum Steel Castilla-La Mancha plant is an electric arc furnace (EAF) announced steel plant in Puertollano, Ciudad Real, Spain.

Location

The map below shows the approximate location of the plant in Puertollano, Ciudad Real, Spain:

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• Location: Puertollano, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 38.688849, -4.107015 (approximate)

Low-emissions/green steelmaking

This steel plant is associated with a green steel project tracked in the Green Steel Tracker. Details about the project are included below.

Table 1: Green Steel Project Details

All references for the above data are available in the Green Steel Tracker.

	Project 1
Company	Hydnum Steel
Company has climate goals?	Not applicable for emerging
Location	Puertollano, Spain
Project name	Hydnum Steel
Project website	Site
Project scale	Full scale
Project status	Announced
Year to be online	2026
Technology to be used	H-DRI
Technology details	Green electricity electrolysis + EAF
Iron production capacity (million tonnes per year)	Not applicable
Steel production capacity (million tonnes per year)	1
CO2 capture (million tonnes CO2 per year)	Not applicable
Hydrogen generation capacity(MW)	Not applicable
Investment size	1063
Partners	Helvella investment company, Siemens, ABEI Energy and Russula Corporation
Date of announcement	2023-02-23

Plant Details

Table 2: General Plant Details

Phase	Plant status	Announced date	Start date	Workforce size
Main plant	Announced	2023-02	2026	1200
Expansion	Announced	2023-06	2030	–

Table 3: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Phase	Owner	Owner company GEM ID
Main plant	Hydnum Steel	E100001012077

Table 4: Process and Products

Phase	Main production equipment	Detailed production equipment
Main plant	EAF	1 EAF
Expansion	DRI, EAF	1 DRI, EAF (# unknown)

Table 5: 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*	Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity	Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
Main plant	announced	1500 TTPA	1500 TTPA
Expansion	announced	1100 TTPA	1100 TTPA

Table 6: 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*	Sponge iron/DRI capacity	Nominal iron capacity (total)
Main plant	announced	–	–
Expansion	announced	>0 TTPA	>0 TTPA

Articles and Resources

Additional data

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Resources

• Company website