Nová Hut Ostrava
constructionEAF route · Ostrava-Kunčice, Europe, Czech Republic
Nová Hut Ostrava 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 about 3.5 million tonnes per year. Its main products are wire rod, sections, strip, billet, slab, tube.
Process Route
Timeline
Idled 2023
Emissions
2025
1.37 Mt CO₂e
1.45 t CO₂e per tonne of steel
Typical EAF route: 0.5–0.7 t/t
Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
3,500
EAF
3,500
Coking
1,200
Production
Crude steelproduction, GEM-compiled (Global Iron & Steel Tracker). Dashed line shows nominal capacity.
Iron Units
Steel Units
Steel Products
wire rod, sections, strip, billet, slab, tube
Ownership
Owner Nová Huť sro
Parent SPV NH Ostrava sro [100.0%]
Workforce 6,000 employees
Country Context
Czech Republic crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Ostrava-Kunčice
Europe
Czech Republic
49.7921°, 18.3099°
At a Glance
- Route
- EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 3,500 ttpa
- Products
- Semi-finished, finished rolled
- Certifications
- 2 recorded