ArcelorMittal Duisburg

ArcelorMittal Duisburg plant is located in the Ruhr region in north-west Germany. ArcelorMittal Duisburg works to develop new applications and new products for the automotive, energy and mechanical industries. 

The billet mill produces high quality billets and SBQ for the forging industry. The new wire rod mill supplies the automotive market with cold heading, spring grades, bearing and other special wire rod grades.

Facilities

• Steel plant: 
  - Two oxygen converters (TBM process) 
  - Ladle furnace 
  - Steel ladle vacuum treatment: circulation degasser (RH) and tank degasser (VD), as per metallurgical need Steel conditioning (Argon & Nitrogen stirring) 
  - 1 Bloom caster with soft reduction 
  - 1 Billet caster
• Billet rolling mill: 
  - Reversing breakdown and finishing stand
• Inspection line for bars & billets: 
  - Conditioning with ultrasonic and surface testing (TOM) annealing devices (up to 9 m in length): soft annealing, normalising 
  - Dimension control 
  - Surface grinding (including robot)

Casted semis

• Blooms (mm): 265 x 385 - length (m): 4,3 -12,3
• Billets (mm2): 320 - length (m): 4.3 -12.3
• Billets (mm2): 160 - length (m): 12 -16

Finished products

• Wire rod (mm): 5.5 to 25 (steps of 0.5 mm)
• Bars (mm): 100 to 170
• Bars (mm2): 63 to 200 (round corner square)