Aperam Stainless Belgium Genk is a scrap-based steel plant: an electric arc furnace melts recycled steel scrap into new crude steel. The liquid steel is solidified into semi-finished shapes by continuous casting. The plant has a crude steel capacity of about 1.2 million tonnes per year. Its main products are slab, cold rolled.
Process Route
EAF
Timeline
Operating since 1970
Emissions
2025
0.2 Mt CO₂e
0.21 t CO₂e per tonne of steel
Typical EAF route: 0.5–0.7 t/t
Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
1,200
EAF
1,200
Steel Units
Steel Products
slab, cold rolled
Ownership
Owner Aperam Stainless Belgium NV
Parent Aperam SA [100.0%]
Workforce 1,192 employees
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Location
Genk
Europe
Belgium
50.9340°, 5.5115°
At a Glance
- Route
- EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 1,200 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 1970
- Products
- Semi-finished, finished rolled
- Certifications
- 1 recorded