Liepājas Metalurgs 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 850 thousand tonnes per year. Its main products are bar.
Process Route
EAF
Timeline
Retired 2016
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
850
EAF
850
Steel Units
EAF
unknown EAF (1)retired
850 ttpawiki
Steel Products
bar
Ownership
Owner KVV Liepājas metalurgs AS
Parent KVV Liepājas metalurgs AS [100.0%]
Workforce 403 employees
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Location
Liepaja
Europe
Latvia
56.5253°, 21.0267°
At a Glance
- Route
- EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 850 ttpa
- Products
- Semi-finished, finished rolled