ArcelorMittal Vanderbijlpark Steel Works

operating

Vanderbijlpark, Africa, South Africa

ISO 14001

GEM wiki

Process Route

BFBOFDRI

Timeline

Construction1947

Operating1953

Retirement announced2025

Emissions

2025

4.60 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

3,360

BOF

3,360

Blast Furnace

1,900

DRI

1,020

Sinter

3,100

Coking

1,420

Production

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

Iron Units

BF Coperating pre-retirement

1,300 ttpawiki

BF Doperating

1,900 ttparelined 1997wiki

DRI

unknown DRI (1)operating

150 ttpawiki

DRI

unknown DRI (2)operating

150 ttpawiki

DRI

unknown DRI (3)operating

180 ttpawiki

DRI

unknown DRI (4)operating

180 ttpawiki

DRI

unknown DRI (5)operating

180 ttpawiki

DRI

unknown DRI (6)operating

180 ttpawiki

Steel Units

EAF

unknown EAF (1)announced

1,700 ttpawiki

BOF

unknown BOF (1)operating

1,120 ttpawiki

BOF

unknown BOF (2)operating

1,120 ttpawiki

BOF

unknown BOF (3)operating

1,120 ttpawiki

Inputs & Energy

Power 200 megawatt embedded solar installation

Iron ore Thabazimbi Iron Ore Mine (P100000128609)

Steel Products

tinplate, galvanized, plate, coated, cold rolled, hot rolled, slab

Ownership

Owner ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd

Parent ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd [100.0%]

Workforce 4,500 employees

State ownership Partial

Country Context

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

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Location

Vanderbijlpark

Africa

South Africa

-26.6574°, 27.8223°