Outokumpu Avesta steel plant

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Outokumpu Avesta steel plant is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Avesta, Dalarna, Sweden.

Location

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  • Location: Bergsnäsgatan 11, 77422, Avesta, Sweden, P.O. Box 74, Avesta, Sweden
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 60.148821, 16.172808 (exact)

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date Workforce size
Operating[1] 1930[1] 700[1]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Outokumpu Oyj [100.0%] 4295866315 [100%] E100000130696 [100%] Outokumpu Stainless AB[1] 4298316860 E100000130889

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
semi-finished; finished rolled[1] plate; cold rolled; hot rolled[1] 2023[2] EAF[1] 1 EAF (90-tonne)[1][3][4]

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)
operating 500 TTPA[3] 500 TTPA[3]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20211221124839/https://www.outokumpu.com/en/locations/avesta. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20240119093712/https://www.outokumpu.com/en/certificates/certificates-and-approvals-for-production-units. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220319021812/https://www.eurofer.eu/about-steel/learn-about-steel/where-is-steel-made-in-europe/. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20230204021918/https://new.abb.com/metals/abb-in-metals/references/new-generation-of-electromagnetic-stirrer-at-outokumpu-sweden. Archived from the original on 04 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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