Stahl Gerlafingen steel plant

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Stahl Gerlafingen steel plant is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Gerlafingen, Solothurn, Switzerland.

Location

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  • Location: Stahl Gerlafingen AG, Postfach, CH-4563 Gerlafingen, Switzerland
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 47.171958, 7.562287 (exact)

Background

The Stahl Gerlafingen steel plant began operating in 1918 under the Ludwig von Roll‘sche Eisenwerke company.[1]

In 1996, Swiss Steel AG bought the von Roll company. In 2003, Schmolz + Bickenbach AG and Gebuka acquired the majority share of Swiss Steel AG. In 2006, the company AFV Acciaierie Beltrame S.p.A. bought the plant.[1]

In 2014, an explosion occurred at the plant that catapulted blazing hot slag blocks across the plant; no one was injured.[2]

In 2021, Stahl Gerlafingen AG said it intended to invest 95 million Swiss francs in the plant by 2026, which would institute the latest green technology.[3]

In February 2022, AFV Acciaierie Beltrame announced that the Stahl Gerlafingen AG would use only biological oils in its gearboxes and hydraulic systems, reducing the environmental impact of its operations by replacing at least 80,000 liters of mineral oil per year.[3]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date Workforce size
Operating[4] 1918[4] 540[4]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
AFV Accaierie Beltrame SpA [100.0%] 5055422112 [100%] E100000131047 [100%] Stahl Gerlafingen AG[4] 4297606101 E100000130836

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
semi-finished; finished rolled[5] profiles; rebar; flat bar; mats; plates; rolled wire[5] automotive; building and infrastructure; tools and machinery; transport[6] 2022[7][8] EAF[9] 1 EAF (70-tonne)[9]

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 720 TTPA[4][9] 720 TTPA[4][9]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "A Company with Tradition" (PDF). Stahl Gerlafingen. Retrieved 2022-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Dettagli notizie". Geobrugg (in italiano). Retrieved 2022-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. 3.0 3.1 "AFVBeltrame". AFV Gruppo Beltrame. Retrieved 2022-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20231021215240/https://gruppobeltrame.com/en/stahl-gerlafingen-ag/. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230708092424/https://gruppobeltrame.com/en/prodotti/. Archived from the original on 08 July 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20230709014937/https://gruppobeltrame.com/en/profilo/. Archived from the original on 09 July 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. (PDF) https://gruppobeltrame.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Zertifikat-ISO-9001-ISO-14001-ISO-45001-Stahl-Gerlafingen-AG_EN.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20230708144307/https://gruppobeltrame.com/en/downloads/. Archived from the original on 08 July 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20161022061905/http://www.stahl-gerlafingen.com:80/en/Portrait/Our-Business/From-scrap-to-steel. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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