ArcelorMittal Vanderbijlpark
operatingBF–BOF Integrated route · Vanderbijlpark, Africa, South Africa
ArcelorMittal Vanderbijlpark makes steel by the integrated route: iron ore is smelted into liquid hot metal in a blast furnace, then refined into crude steel in a basic oxygen furnace. The liquid steel is solidified into semi-finished shapes by continuous casting. The plant has a crude steel capacity of about 3.4 million tonnes per year. Its main products are tinplate, galvanized, plate, coated, cold rolled, hot rolled, slab.
Process Route
Timeline
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
Steel Units
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°
At a Glance
- Route
- BF–BOF Integrated
- Crude steel capacity
- 3,360 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 1953
- Products
- Semi-finished, finished rolled
- Certifications
- 1 recorded