AG Sidegua Masagua steel plant
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AG Sidegua Masagua steel plant (Siderúrgica de Guatemala, Planta siderúrgica AG Sidegua Masagua) is a steel plant in Masagua, Escuintla, Guatemala that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Masagua, Escuintla, Guatemala:
- Location: Kilómetro 65.5, Antigua Carretera al Puerto de San José
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 14.232007, -90.815444 (exact)
Background
The Sidegua Masagua steel plant is Central America's largest steel producer[1][2], with an annual production capacity of 500,000 tonnes of crude steel.[3] Construction of the plant began in 1991[4][5], and commercial operations began three years later.[1][5] The plant is a project of Aceros de Guatemala SA, a private company founded in 1962.[5][6] Brazilian steelmaker Gerdau acquired a 30% stake in the company in 2008.[2][7]
The Masagua plant produces steel billets, which are transformed by Sidegua's six Central American facilities into a variety of finished steel products, including rebar, wire rod, profiles, herringbone wire, galvanized wire, tie wire, cyclone mesh and electro-welded mesh for the civil construction sector.[1] The plant operates a Tamini electric arc furnace (EAF).[3][8]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Construction date | Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|
| 1991[9][10] | 1994[10][11] | 1080[9] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerdau SA | 5000004542 | E100001010270 | Corporación AG SA [100%][9][12] | 5070512315 | E100001010295 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Responsible steel | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished[9][11] | billet, rod, profile[9][11] | building and infrastructure[9][11] | unknown[9] | unknown[13][9][14] | unknown[15] | EAF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 500[16][17] | 500[16][17] |
Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 306[18] | 306[18] |
| 2020 | 243[19] | 243[19] |
| 2021 | 307[20] | 307[20] |
| 2022 | 271[21] | 271[21] |
| 2023 | 241[22] | 241[22] |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[9] | 2006[23] | Fuchs[24][25][23] | 500[17][16] | 60.0[26][24][23] |
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % DRI | % HBI | % sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI) | % basic/merchant pig iron | % granulated pig iron | % pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated | % other iron |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[9][27] | 100.00[9] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Parque Siderúrgico Sidegua". AG (Aceros de Guatemala). Retrieved 2022-01-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Romero, Carlos Adrián (2010-07-01). "Estudio Sectorial de Competencia en el Sector de Hierro de El Salvador (p 8)" (PDF). Programa COMPAL - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Validation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative: Guatemala" (PDF). SDSG (Sustainable Development Strategies Group). November 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Historia". Corporación AG. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "La historia de Aceros de Guatemala". Plaza Pública. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Aceros de Guatemala: un emporio creado con privilegios del Estado". Plaza Pública. March 26, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Gerdau se asocia a mayor siderúrgica del istmo". La República. April 23, 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Curiel Ortega, Carlos Rolando (September 2004). "Estudio sobre Fallas en Transformadores para Horno de Arco Eléctrico en Industria Siderúrgica" (PDF). Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Facultad de Ingeniería.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 (PDF) https://www.somosgrupoag.com/pdf/Informe%20de%20Sostenibilidad%202023.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://www.plazapublica.com.gt/sites/default/files/custom/vertical-timeline/index.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "Parque Siderúrgico Sidegua". Corporación AG. Archived from the original on 2022-03-20.
- ↑ "Siderurgica de Guatemala, S.A. (Aceros)". IFC-International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group). Archived from the original on 2022-03-18.
- ↑ "Corporación AG prioriza la salud y seguridad de sus colaboradores". Revista Industria & Negocios – CIG. 2022-06-30. Archived from the original on 2022-12-09.
- ↑ https://futuroag.somosgrupoag.com/notas-de-interes/la-industria-del-acero-en-guatemala-apuesta-por-practicas-que-en-robustecen-la-calidad-en-sus-productos-y-operaciones/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.responsiblesteel.org/issued-certificates-and-ongoing-audits.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "Validation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative: Guatemala" (PDF). SDSG (Sustainable Development Strategies Group). 2013-11-30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-19.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 "Gerdau se asocia a mayor siderúrgica del istmo". La República. 2008-04-23. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "América Latina en Cifras 2020" (PDF). Alacero. 2020-11-30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-10.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "América Latina en Cifras 2021" (PDF). Alacero. 2021-09-30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-17.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 "América Latina en Cifras 2022" (PDF). Alacero. 2022-09-30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-03-07.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 (PDF) https://cms.alacero.org/uploads/ALACERO_LATAM_Cifras_Noviembre_2023_ESP_5bbf3194d3.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 22.0 22.1 (PDF) https://www.acero.org.ar/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mv5bjvukshu52hrxnafa8j1mho5e.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 (PDF) http://www.repositorio.usac.edu.gt/8693/1/Marvin%20Macario%20Cuc%20Camacho.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 24.0 24.1 https://prezi.com/hdaiw81davwm/proceso-de-fabricacion-del-acer/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://lideresdeantaño.com/caso/aceros-de-guatemala-historia-y-proposito-de-la-corporacion-que-revoluciono-la-industria/.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) http://biblioteca.usac.edu.gt/tesis/08/08_0859_EA.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Aceros de Guatemala S.A., Guatemala". Enkotec. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18.
