ZIP OF HUTTES BP 64
Duvigneau Road
59820 Gravelines
Industry typology
Metallurgy
Pyrometallurgy
Product typology
Manganese
Groups
ERAMET
Certifications
Annual revenues
Company Headcount
60
APE
24.10Z
Comilog Dunkerque or silico-manganese made in France
Intended for the European market, the silicomanganese from the Comilog Dunkerque plant is produced mainly from ores coming from another subsidiary of the Eramet group, Comilog in Gabon, or from South Africa.
68 kT of silicomanganese produced in 2021
Comilog Dunkerque is part, alongside the factories ofEramet Norway,Eramet Marietta and the Moanda Metallurgical Complex of Comilog, manganese alloy production sites of the Eramet group, which operate in synergy for greater efficiency: the Dunkirk plant, for example, uses co-products from the Eramet Norway plants.
The silicomanganese produced from the ore supplied by Comilog's mines is mainly intended for the European market, with applications in the steel industry, such as at ArcelorMittal, or in the construction industry (for buildings or bridges, for example).
Today, Comilog Dunkerque faces two major challenges, the first being the modernization of the site and in particular of this furnace to make it more powerful and increase the annual production capacity of the plant by 20%.
Comilog Dunkerque has a significant advantage, whether from a logistics, production or commercial point of view: its location! Its proximity to the port of Dunkirk facilitates the reception of ore shipped by Comilog and from other sources.
Being established on the European continent, within a major industrial basin, Comilog Dunkerque is also very close – even bordering – a large majority of its customers: the main steel production site in France is located in Dunkirk.
The Comilog Dunkerque site is committed to integrating into its environment and improving its industrial practices:
- The site limits its energy consumption and meets the demands of public distribution for one-off needs. Access to a decarbonized energy mix, combined with public measures to support industry, allows the plant to ensure low production costs, which contributes significantly to its competitiveness.
- The rainy waters from the site are collected: a new settling basin has been built to channel and settle them before they are reused in the process, thus reducing the site's water consumption and ensuring no discharge.
- The dust emitted by the process are captured and then transformed into briquettes before being largely recycled in the furnace or sold to the foundry industry.
Value Chain Segment
Tools
- 34 MW furnace, 60000 tons of capacity