ArcelorMittal Saldanha follows the DRI–EAF route: iron ore is reduced in the solid state to direct reduced iron by direct reduction, then melted into steel in an electric arc furnace. 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 slab, coil.
Process Route
Timeline
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
1,318
EAF
1,318
DRI
800
Production
Crude steel production: 900 ttpa (2019)
Iron Units
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Power 3 year contract with Eskom signed in August 2022 for potential reopening of plant in 2023. Also, 100 MW renewable energy project planned by AMSA.
Iron ore Kumba Iron Ore
Steel Products
slab, coil
Ownership
Owner ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd
Parent ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd [100.0%]
Workforce 568 employees
State ownership Partial
Country Context
South Africa crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Saldanha
Africa
South Africa
-32.9795°, 18.0232°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 1,318 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 1998
- Products
- Semi-finished, finished rolled
- Certifications
- 1 recorded