Saarstahl Völklingen
operating pre-retirementBOF route · Völklingen, Europe, Germany
Steelmaking at Saarstahl Völklingen is based on the basic oxygen furnace, which converts liquid hot metal into crude steel by blowing oxygen through the melt. The liquid steel is solidified into semi-finished shapes by continuous casting. The plant has a crude steel capacity of about 2.7 million tonnes per year. Its main products are wire, spring steel, bars.
Process Route
Timeline
Operating since 1873
Emissions
2025
3.37 Mt CO₂e
1.45 t CO₂e per tonne of steel
Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
2,700
BOF
2,700
Production
Crude steelproduction, GEM-compiled (Global Iron & Steel Tracker). Dashed line shows nominal capacity.
Steel Units
Steel Products
wire, spring steel, bars
Ownership
Owner Saarstahl AG
Parent Montan-Stiftung-Saar [74.9%]; unknown [26.1%]
Workforce 800 employees
Country Context
Germany crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
Learn the processes this plant uses
Nearby Plants
Other Montan-Stiftung-Saar; unknown plants
Explore
Location
Völklingen
Europe
Germany
49.2476°, 6.8487°
At a Glance
- Route
- BOF
- Crude steel capacity
- 2,700 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 1873
- Products
- Semi-finished, finished rolled
- Certifications
- 2 recorded