Steelmaking at ArcelorMittal Asturias (Gijón) is based on the basic oxygen furnace, which converts liquid hot metal into crude steel by blowing oxygen through the melt. 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 wire rod, rail, plate.
Process Route
Timeline
Emissions
2025
1.50 Mt CO₂e
1.90 t CO₂e per tonne of steel
Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
1,200
BOF
1,200
Production
Crude steelproduction, GEM-compiled (Global Iron & Steel Tracker). Dashed line shows nominal capacity.
Iron Units
Steel Units
Steel Products
wire rod, rail, plate
Ownership
Owner ArcelorMittal España SA
Parent ArcelorMittal SA [99.8%]; small shareholder(s) [0.2%]
Workforce 3,375 employees
Country Context
Spain crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Nearby Plants
Other ArcelorMittal SA; small shareholder(s) plants
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Location
Gijon
Europe
Spain
43.5251°, -5.7319°
At a Glance
- Route
- BOF
- Crude steel capacity
- 1,200 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 1971
- Products
- Semi-finished, finished rolled
- Certifications
- 1 recorded