Plant status

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Global Steel Plant Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor.
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Categories used for plant status in the GEM Global Steel Plant Tracker are defined as follows:

  • operating: actively operating
  • mothballed: plant ceased operations, but still has ability to reopen
  • closed: plant ceased operations and no longer has ability to reopen (dismantling of units, re-purposing of facility)
  • proposed: project proposed
  • shelved: no significant action in advancing project for 2 years after proposal
  • cancelled: no significant action in advancing project for 4 years after proposal