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Saarstahl Völklingen steel plant

operating pre-retirement

Völklingen, Europe, Germany

ISO 14001ISO 50001
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Process Route

BOF

Timeline

Operating since 1873

Emissions

2025

3.37 Mt CO₂e

1.45 t CO₂e per tonne of steel

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

Capacity (ttpa)

Crude Steel

2,700

BOF

2,700

Production

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

Steel Units

BOF
unknown BOF (1)operating pre-retirement
900 ttpawiki
BOF
unknown BOF (2)operating pre-retirement
900 ttpawiki
BOF
unknown BOF (3)operating pre-retirement
900 ttpawiki
EAF
unknown EAF (1)announced
1,900 ttpa185 tSMS Groupwiki

Steel Products

wire, spring steel, bars

Ownership

Owner Saarstahl AG

Parent Montan-Stiftung-Saar [74.9%]; unknown [26.1%]

Workforce 800 employees

Country Context

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

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Plant data sourced from the Global Iron & Steel Tracker (March 2026), Global Energy Monitor. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Production data: USGS Minerals Yearbook — Raw Steel: World Production by Country or Locality (2019 edition; 2022 and 2023 early release tables). U.S. Geological Survey, public domain. EAF/BOF splits: USGS Minerals Yearbook (2023 estimates).

Facility emissions estimates from Climate TRACE. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.