Sovel Almyros 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 1.4 million tonnes per year. Its main products are coil, rebar, mesh, bar.
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Operating since 2001
Emissions
2025
0.051 Mt CO₂e
0.08 t CO₂e per tonne of steel
Typical EAF route: 0.5–0.7 t/t
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Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
1,350
EAF
1,350
Steel Units
Steel Products
coil, rebar, mesh, bar
Ownership
Owner Sovel SA
Parent Viohalco SA [28.6%]
Workforce 576 employees
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Location
Almyros
Europe
Greece
39.1696°, 22.8402°
At a Glance
- Route
- EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 1,350 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 2001
- Products
- Semi-finished, finished rolled
- Certifications
- 2 recorded