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ArcelorMittal Newcastle Steel Works

retired

Newcastle, Africa, South Africa

ISO 14001
GEM wiki

Process Route

BFBOF

Timeline

Operating1971
Retirement announced2025
Retired2025

Emissions

2025

1.90 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

1,899

BOF

1,899

Blast Furnace

2,044

Sinter

2,200

Coking

945

Production

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

Iron Units

BF
BF N5retired
2,044 ttpa2017 m³ · relined 2022Primetals Technologies (parts); Saint-Gobain (parts)wiki

Steel Units

EAF
unknown EAF (1)cancelled
1,900 ttpawiki
BOF
unknown BOF (1)retired
633 ttpaNipponwiki
BOF
unknown BOF (2)retired
633 ttpaNipponwiki
BOF
unknown BOF (3)retired
633 ttpaNipponwiki

Steel Products

wire rod, rail, rebar, square, channel, billet, rounds, flat, angle, profile

Ownership

Owner ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd

Parent ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd [100.0%]

Workforce 1,896 employees

State ownership Partial

Country Context

South Africa 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.