Gent DRI Plant
| Type | Consortium | Location | Country | Industry | Date | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrification, Fuel Switching | ArcelorMittal, Government of Belgium, Government of Flanders | Ghent | Belgium | 2030 | https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/climate-action/decarbonisation-investment-plans/belgium-showcasing-the-full-spectrum-of-our-decarbonisation-technologies |
In September 2021 ArcelorMittal announced a €1.1 billion project to build a 2.5 million-tonne DRI and two new electric furnaces, which will operate alongside Gent’s blast furnace B, which restarted production in March 2021 following a significant relining investment of €195 million which means the blast furnace is ready to take waste wood and plastics as a substitute for fossil carbon. The combination of the new DRI plant alongside a sustainable, state-of-the-art blast furnace enables the creation of unique synergies in ArcelorMittal Gent’s roadmap to climate-neutral steelmaking. Combined, the various initiatives will enable ArcelorMittal Gent to reduce its CO2 emissions by 3.9 million tonnes per year by 2030.
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2030
Belgium
Ghent
Fuel Switching| Electrification
