ArcelorMittal Duisburg
operating pre-retirementBOF route · Duisburg, Europe, Germany
Steelmaking at ArcelorMittal Duisburg 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 1.3 million tonnes per year. Its main products are wire rod, forged, rebar, bar.
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Process Route
Timeline
Operating since 1852
Emissions
2025
1.49 Mt CO₂e
1.45 t CO₂e per tonne of steel
Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
1,300
BOF
1,300
Production
Crude steelproduction, GEM-compiled (Global Iron & Steel Tracker). Dashed line shows nominal capacity.
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Power WindSeeG project
Steel Products
wire rod, forged, rebar, bar
Ownership
Owner ArcelorMittal Duisburg GmbH
Parent ArcelorMittal SA [100.0%]
Workforce 800 employees
Country Context
Germany crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Duisburg
Europe
Germany
51.4630°, 6.7446°
At a Glance
- Route
- BOF
- Crude steel capacity
- 1,300 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 1852
- Products
- Semi-finished, finished rolled
- Certifications
- 3 recorded