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GFG Liberty Galati steel plant, also known as ArcelorMittal Galati SA, is a blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) steel plant operating in Galati, Galați County, Romania.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Galati, Galați County, Romania:
- Location: Liberty Galati 1, Calea Smirdan 800698 Galati, Romania
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 45.434119, 27.976244 (exact)
Background
Liberty Galati, previously owned by ArcelorMittal, was purchased by Liberty Steel in July 2019 along with six other steel plants including Liberty Ostrava.[1]
History
Formation
Integrated production began in July 1968, when all the components needed for steel-making had been set up and the first batch of steel came out at steel mill #1.[2] Activity grew at a consistent pace, and by 1972, there were over 50,000 employees in the entire works, including nearby industrial units.[2]
Since 1989
The Communist regime fell in 1989, and in 1991, the works became a joint-stock company called Sidex Galați.[3] This was acquired from the Romanian government in 2001 by a Mittal Steel Company subsidiary,[3] and its debts were forgiven.[4] When the latter took over Arcelor in 2006 to form ArcelorMittal, the plant took on the name ArcelorMittal Galați.[3] The number of employees fell from 27,600 in 2001 to 8,700 in 2011, mainly through voluntary retirements coupled with significant bonuses.[2][4] The privatization of the Galați yard was the first such successful endeavor in the Romanian steel industry, which fared especially well in 2006-2008, thanks to foreign and domestic demand for private infrastructure.[4] However, it suffered a downturn with the onset of the late-2000s financial crisis,[4] and output was 3.5 million tons a year by 2011.[2]
In 2019, the unit was purchased by Liberty Steel, a subsidiary of the GFG Alliance.[5]
Operations
Galați is Romania's largest steel works, and forms an important part of the city's economy.[4] It is also the only one not to use electric arc furnaces, instead relying on iron ore and coal to produce a special type of steel that welds more easily and is thus suitable for making sheet metal.[4] There are two processing plants; five furnaces, including two that run constantly; two steelworks, one of which always runs; three lines for constant casting; a hot rolling machine and a cold roll one; two sheet metal rollers; and a zinc plating line.[6]
A 2011 study found that two-thirds of Galați residents either worked or used to work at the plant or related factories, or had an immediate family member do so.[2] According to official records, output reached a maximum in 1988, with 8.2 million tons worth some $7.2 billion.[2] By the early 1990s, the works had caused serious air, water and soil pollution in Galați.[7] As of 2010, there were a number of waste disposal lakes behind the works, some containing cyanides, less than 2km away from the Danube.[8]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Phase | Plant status | Announced date | Start date | Pre-retirement announcement date | Retired date | Workforce size | Power source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | Operating[9] | – | 1968[10] | – | – | 7000[11] | – |
| Closure | Operating pre-retirement[12] | – | – | 2022-05[12] | 2030[12] | – | – |
| Expansion | Announced[12] | 2020-06[13] | 2025[14] | – | – | – | – |
| Expansion | Announced[12] | 2020-06[13] | 2025[14] | – | – | – | Planned 180MW solar farm and 20MW wind farm[12] |
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 Galati SA[15] | 4297372133 | E100001010333 |
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[16] | coated products; cold rolled; galvanized; cold rolled[17] | yes[18] | 2021[19] | BF, BOF[12] | 3 sinter plants (2 in operation); 2 BOF; 1 coke oven[20][21][22] |
| Closure | semi-finished; finished rolled[16] | coated products; cold rolled; galvanized; cold rolled[17] | – | – | BF, BOF[20] | 2 BOF[23] |
| Expansion | semi-finished; finished rolled[16] | coated products; cold rolled; galvanized; cold rolled[17] | – | – | EAF[23] | 2 EAFs (2x160-tonne Consteel technology)[23] |
| Expansion | semi-finished; finished rolled[16] | coated products; cold rolled; galvanized; cold rolled[17] | – | – | DRI, EAF[12] | DRI plant and EAF (MI.DA Minimill)[14] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* | Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | operating | – | – | – |
| Closure | operating pre-retirement | 3200 TTPA[12][24][12][12][24][12] | – | 3200 TTPA[12][24][12][12][24][12] |
| Expansion | announced | – | 3000 TTPA[23][23] | 3000 TTPA[23][23] |
| Expansion | announced | – | 1100 TTPA[12] | 1100 TTPA[12] |
Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* | Blast furnace capacity | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | operating | – | – | – |
| Closure | operating pre-retirement | 2100 TTPA[25] | – | 2100 TTPA[25] |
| Expansion | announced | – | – | – |
| Expansion | announced | – | 2500 TTPA[26][27] | 2500 TTPA[26][27] |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Sinter |
|---|---|
| Main plant | >0 TTPA[12] |
| Closure | – |
| Expansion | –[23] |
| Expansion | – |
Table 7: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | BOF Production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2021 | 2350 TTPA[28] | 2350 TTPA |
| 2022 | 1630 TTPA[29][30] | 1630 TTPA |
Table 8: Actual Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | BF Production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2021 | 2300 TTPA[11] | 2300 TTPA |
| 2022 | – | – |
Blast Furnace Details
Table 9: Blast Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Retired date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current size | Current capacity (ttpa) | Decarbonization technology | Most recent relining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | operating pre-retirement[12][31] | unknown | unknown | 1978[25] | 2025[14] | Paul Wurth (parts)[32] | 3100 m³[33] | 2100[25] | Injects oxygen-enriched air to reduce carbon
emissions methane gas use by 75%[34] |
2023-03[35][33] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Increasing and decreasing the Galati Iron and Steel Company. It has been 45 years since Ceausescu cut the PHOTO ribbon (Romanian), Adevarul, Nov. 28, 2011, Retrieved on: Mar. 13, 2020
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Company history at the ArcelorMittal site; accessed February 19, 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Adrian Cojocar, "Cum s-a restructurat în ultimii 20 de ani unul dintre principalii piloni ai industriei: siderurgia", Ziarul Financiar, 26 January 2011; accessed February 19, 2012
- ↑ Valentin Trufașu, "Liberty a cumpărat activele ArcelorMittal printr-o tranzacţie de 740 de milioane de euro", Adevărul, 1 July 2019; accessed October 14, 2019
- ↑ Company profile at the ArcelorMittal site; accessed February 19, 2012
- ↑ Robert Atkinson, The Environment in Eastern Europe: 1990, p.51. IUCN, 1991 ISBN: 2-8317-0036-1
- ↑ Marian Păvălașc, "La Galaţi se poate produce în orice moment un dezastru ecologic similar cu cel din Ungaria", Adevărul, 12 October 2010; accessed June 17, 2012
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