Name of the Project
Tubarão steel plant coke oven battery.

Location
The project is located in the Espirito Santo state, in south-eastern Brazil.

Client
ArcelorMittal Brasil.

Project Description
The project entails the construction of a new coke battery at Tubarão steel plant, which will replace an existing one, subsequently ensuring the production of 600 000 t/y of coke.

The coke battery will contain 49 coke ovens.

The project is part of ArcelorMittal’s new environmental investment plan in Brazil and will help to reduce the environmental impact of the plant while being operationally compatible with the existing batteries.

Potential Job Creation
During the peak of the works, more than 700 jobs will be created.

Value
Not stated.

Duration
The construction is expected to start in mid-2019.

Latest Developments
None stated.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
thyssenkrupp (engineering, procurement and construction – coke battery).

On Budget and on Time?
Too early to state.

Contact Details for Project Information
ArcelorMittal Brasil, tel +55 31 3219 1257, fax +55 31 3219 1375 or
email comunicacao.corporativa@arcelormittal.com.br.