Voestalpine Stahl Donawitz steel plant

operating

Leoben, Europe, Austria

ISO 14001ISO 50001

GEM wiki

Process Route

BFBOFDRI

Timeline

Operating since 1878

Emissions

2025

1.88 Mt CO₂e

1.90 t CO₂e per tonne of steel

Typical BF-BOF route: 1.8–2.0 t/t

Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology

Capacity (ttpa)

Crude Steel

720

BOF

720

Blast Furnace

825

DRI

Sinter

1,700

Production

Crude steelproduction, GEM-compiled (Global Iron & Steel Tracker). Dashed line shows nominal capacity.

Iron Units

BF 1operating

825 ttpa1205 m³ · relined 2018Siemens VAI; Saint-Gobain (parts)wiki

BF 4operating pre-retirement

825 ttpa1343 m³ · relined 2016Siemens VAI; Paul Wurth (parts); Saint-Gobain (parts)wiki

DRI

DRI Hyforoperating

1 ttpahydrogen · in-usePrimetalswiki

Steel Units

EAF

unknown EAF (1)construction

850 ttpa65 tDanieliwiki

EAF

unknown EAF (2)construction

850 ttpa65 tDanieliwiki

BOF

BOF 4operating

720 ttpaPrimetals Technologieswiki

BOF

unknown BOF (1)operating pre-retirement

850 ttpawiki

Inputs & Energy

Power Captive power plant

Steel Products

galvanized, strip, coated

Ownership

Owner Voestalpine Stahl Donawitz GmbH

Parent Voestalpine AG [100.0%]

Workforce 1,356 employees

Country Context

Austria crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.

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Location

Leoben

Europe

Austria

47.3805°, 15.0652°