Liepājas Metalurgs steel plant

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Liepājas Metalurgs steel plant (Liepājas metalurgs (Latvian)), also known as KVV Liepājas Metalurgs steel plant, is an electric arc furnace (EAF) retired steel plant in Liepaja, Kurzeme, Latvia.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Liepaja, Kurzeme, Latvia:

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• Location: Brīvības iela 93, Liepāja, LV-3401, Latvia
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 56.525273, 21.026700 (exact)

Background

The plant is likely to be purchased and restarted by Turkish company Aslanli Metalurji.

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status	Retired date	Workforce size
Retired	2016	403

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company	Parent company GEM ID	Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner company GEM ID
KVV Liepājas metalurgs AS [100.0%]	E100001010321 [100%]	Liepajas Metalurgs AS	4296402379	E100000130776

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category	Steel products	Steel sector end users	Main production equipment	Detailed production equipment
semi-finished; finished rolled	rolled bars	building and infrastructure	EAF	1 EAF (began in 2009, shut down and shipped to Turkiye - unclear which plant)

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.

Capacity operating status*	Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity	Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
retired	850 TTPA	850 TTPA

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