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ArcelorMittal Gent steel plant

operating

Gent, Europe, Belgium

ISO 14001ISO 50001ResponsibleSteel
GEM wiki

Process Route

BFBOF

Timeline

Operating since 1966

Emissions

2025

8.21 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

5,200

BOF

5,200

Blast Furnace

5,000

Sinter

6,935

Coking

1,200

Production

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

Iron Units

BF
BF Aoperating
2,700 ttpa2550 m³ · relined 2023Paul Wurthwiki
BF
BF Boperating
2,300 ttpa2347 m³ · relined 2021Paul Wurth; Saint-Gobain (parts)wiki
DRI
unknown DRI (1)cancelled
2,500 ttpasyngas (reformed methane) · capablewiki

Steel Units

EAF
unknown EAF (1)cancelled
1,250 ttpawiki
EAF
unknown EAF (2)cancelled
1,250 ttpawiki
BOF
unknown BOF (1)operating
2,600 ttpaPrimetals Technologieswiki
BOF
unknown BOF (2)operating
2,600 ttpawiki

Inputs & Energy

Power Committed to purchasing all electricity generated at the Storm wind farm being built on the site for the next 20 years .

Steel Products

pipe, billet, rail, slab

Ownership

Owner ArcelorMittal SA

Parent ArcelorMittal SA [100.0%]

Workforce 1,933 employees

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