Riva Brandenburg Electric
operatingBES Brandenburger Elektrostahlwerke GmbH · EAF route · Brandenburg an der Havel, Europe, Germany
Riva Brandenburg Electric 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 1.8 million tonnes per year. Its main products are billet, wire rod, rebar, mesh, bars.
Process Route
Timeline
Operating since 1912
Emissions
2025
0.1 Mt CO₂e
0.08 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
1,800
EAF
1,800
Steel Units
Steel Products
billet, wire rod, rebar, mesh, bars
Ownership
Owner BES Brandenburger Elektrostahlwerke GmbH
Parent unknown [6.0%]; Riva Forni Elettrici SpA
Workforce 860 employees
Country Context
Germany crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Other unknown; Riva Forni Elettrici SpA plants
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Location
Brandenburg an der Havel
Europe
Germany
52.4026°, 12.4961°
At a Glance
- Route
- EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 1,800 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 1912
- Products
- Semi-finished, finished rolled
- Certifications
- 2 recorded