Stomana Industry Pernik steel plant

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Stomana Industry Pernik steel plant, also known as Lenin Metallurgic factory (predecessor), is a steel plant in Pernik, Bulgaria that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Pernik, Bulgaria:

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• Location: 1, Vladaisko Vastanie str., BG-2304, Pernik, Bulgaria
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 42.595629, 23.093095 (exact)

Background

Steel production at Stomana Industry Pernik is scrap-based.

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date	Workforce size	Power source
1958	1200	"All electricity used at Stomana’s facilities is sourced from the national grid"

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company	Parent company PermID	Parent company GEM ID	Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner company GEM ID
Viohalco SA [100.0%]	5040438569 [100.0%]	E100000131005 [100.0%]	Stomana Industry AD [100%]	5000901585	E100000130943 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category	Steel products	ISO 14001	ISO 50001	Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled	bar, rebar, plate	yes	yes	EAF

Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

¹Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.

Capacity operating status1	Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity	Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating	1400	1400

Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year	EAF production	Total (all routes)
2019	566	566
2020	484	484
2021	548	548
2022	482	482
2023	489	489

Unit Details

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Start date	Current capacity (ttpa)	Current size (tonnes)
EAF 1	operating	–	700	–
EAF 3	operating	2011	700	100.0

Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name	Scrap-based	% scrap
EAF 1	yes	100.00
EAF 3	yes	100.00

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Additional data

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Resources

• Company website