Dunkerque
Ferroglobe Dunkerque
The world´s largest closed electric arc furnace of its kind (based on freeze-lining technology) is located in the port site of Grande-Synthe industrial district at the suburbs of Dunkerque.
Image photography
By Viktor Macha in 2021.
Plant facts and figures
The plant have an annual capacity of 250000 tons.
The following processes are conducted in the plant:
- Iron making
This plant produces the following type of products:
Full description
The world´s largest closed electric arc furnace of its kind (based on freeze-lining technology) is located in the port site of Grande-Synthe industrial district at the suburbs of Dunkerque.
With its output of 102 MWA, it was put into operation together with the construction of the plant in 1991 and is used for melting of manganese metal.
The foundry is part of the Ferroglobe group since 2018.