ArcelorMittal Texas DRI plant
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ArcelorMittal Texas DRI plant, also known as Voelstalpine Texas DRI plant (predecessor), is a steel plant in Portland, Texas, United States that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Portland, Texas, United States:
- Location: 2800 Kay Bailey Hutchison Rd, Portland, TX 78374, United States
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 27.888929, -97.282062 (exact)
Ownership Tree
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 2017-10[1] | 270[2] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent GEM entity ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner GEM entity ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArcelorMittal SA [100.0%] | 5000030092 [100.0%] | E100000000687 [100.0%] | ArcelorMittal SA [100%][2] | 5000030092 | E100000000687 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| crude[3] | HBI[3] | 2024-04-24[4] | unknown | DRI |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| announced | 2000[5][6] | 2000[5][6] |
| operating | 2000[7] | 2000[7] |
Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | DRI production | Other/unknown iron production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2021 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2022 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2023 | 1650[8] | –[8] | 1650[8] |
| 2024 | 1570[9] | –[9] | 1570[9] |
Unit Details
Table 6: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Furnace type | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown DRI (1) | operating[10][11] | – | 2016[12][13] | Primetals Technologies Ltd. and Midrex Technologies Inc. Midrex MEGAMOD[14][13][15] | shaft furnace[16] | 2000[7] |
| unknown DRI (2) | announced[6] | 2023[17][6] | –[1] | – | – | 2000[5][6] |
Table 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details
| Unit name | Current or initial reductant | Gas reductant | Hydrogen reductant status |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown DRI (1) | gas[16][2] | syngas (reformed methane)[16][2] | capable[2] |
| unknown DRI (2) | – | – | – |
Articles and Resources
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220112171022/https://www.voestalpine.com/group/en/media/press-releases/2017-05-10-voestalpine-direct-reduction-plant-in-texas-fully-operational-since-april-1-2017/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20231029182532/https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/media/press-releases/arcelormittal-acquires-majority-stake-in-voestalpine-s-state-of-the-art-hbi-facility-in-texas. Archived from the original on 2023-10-29.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20231026115128/https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/locations. Archived from the original on 2023-10-26.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://northamerica.arcelormittal.com/media/4gxbehef/iso-14001-2015-certificate-arcelormittal-calvert-exp-2026-03-13.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240217015900/https://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/arcelormittal-steel-recycling-eaf-hbi-expansions-alabama-texas/. Archived from the original on 2024-02-17.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240217013405/https://bssa.org.uk/arcelormittal-considering-alabama-expansion/. Archived from the original on 2024-02-17.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230609052143/https://www.midrex.com/wp-content/uploads/Midrex-Plants-Sheet2023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-06-09.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 (PDF) https://www.midrex.com/wp-content/uploads/MidrexSTATSBook2023.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 (PDF) https://www.midrex.com/wp-content/uploads/MidrexStatsBook2024.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "2022 World Direct Reduction Statistics" (PDF). Midrex. 2023-09-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-03.
- ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230923001138/https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/media/tmabqjue/arcelor-mittal-integrated-annual-review-2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-09-23.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "ArcelorMittal Texas HBI". northamerica.arcelormittal.com. Archived from the original on 2025-03-18. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
{{cite web}}: Text "ArcelorMittal" ignored (help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 (PDF) https://www.midrex.com/wp-content/uploads/MidrexSTATSBook2023.Final_.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.primetals.com/press-media/news/worlds-largest-hbi-plant-from-primetals-technologies-and-midrex-begins-operation-at-voestalpine-in-texas.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "The New Age of Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI): How will the Steel Industry Transform?". Midrex Technologies, Inc. Archived from the original on 2025-04-28. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240611035456/https://www.primetals.com/fileadmin/user_upload/content/01_portfolio/1_ironmaking/midrex/2_MTPY_MIDREX_R__HOT_BRIQUETTED_IRON_PLANT.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-06-11.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240904210627/https://www.aist.org/404. Archived from the original on 2024-09-04.
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