Aceros Arequipa Pisco steel plant
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Aceros Arequipa Pisco steel plant (Planta siderúrgica de Pisco) is a steel plant in Pisco, Ica, Peru that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Pisco, Ica, Peru:
- Location: Carretera Panamericana Sur Km 241. Paracas. Pisco - Ica, Peru
- Coordinates (WGS 84): -13.788622, -76.168173 (exact)
Background
Founded in 1964, Aceros Arequipa is Peru's largest steel maker. The company began producing finished steel products for the Peruvian market in 1966 with the opening of its new rolling mill in the city of Arequipa.[1] A second lamination facility was launched in Pisco in 1983, and the company began producing its own crude steel in 1987 following a merger with Laminadora del Pacífico.[1] In 1996, DRI operations were added at the Pisco plant, and a year later the company incorporated itself as Aceros Arequipa S.A. following the acquisition of another competitor, Aceros Calibrados S.A.[1] In 2015, Aceros Arequipa consolidated its position as Peru's market leader with the opening of a second rolling mill at Pisco.[1] A year later, the company shut down its original plant in Arequipa, signaling its intention to concentrate future operations at the Pisco location.[2]
2021 capacity expansion and transition from EAF 1 to EAF 2
In July 2021, Aceros Arequipa Pisco raised its nominal steel production capacity from 850 ttpa (thousand tonnes per annum) to 2.1 million tpa with the inauguration of a new SMS electric arc furnace.[1][3]
In February 2022, the plant's older Danieli EAF was deactivated and placed on standby pending an increase in domestic or international steel demand.[4][5][6] Aceros Arequipa's annual reports confirmed that melt shop #2 was responsible for all subsequent steel making at the plant in 2022 and 2023.[5][6]
As of December 2024, EAF 1 remained idle. While Aceros Arequipa has announced its intention to eventually make improvements to EAF 1 and achieve the plant's full production capacity of 2100 ttpa, recent company reports have offered no timeline or other specific details regarding the reactivation of the older furnace.[6]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 1987[7] | 720[8] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporacion Aceros Arequipa SA [100.0%] | 4295886029 [100.0%] | E100000130730 [100.0%] | Corporacion Aceros Arequipa SA [100%][9][8] | 4295886029 | E100000130730 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Responsible steel | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| finished rolled[9] | wire rod, plate, bar, rounds, round bar, angle, structures[9] | building and infrastructure, tools and machinery, transport[10] | 2023-11-29[11] | unknown[12] | unknown[13] | DRI; 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) |
|---|---|---|
| mothballed | 850[8][14] | 850[8][14] |
| operating | 1250[8][14] | 1250[8][14] |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| mothballed | 80[15] | 80[15] |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Sinter | Pellets |
|---|---|
| NF | NF |
Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 653[16] | 653[16] |
| 2020 | 388[17] | 388[17] |
| 2021 | 925[18] | 925[18] |
| 2022 | 1195[14] | 1195[14] |
| 2023 | 1055[8] | 1055[8] |
Unit Details
Table 8: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Furnace type | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown DRI (1) | mothballed[19] | 1996[15][7] | rotary kiln[15] | 40[15] |
| unknown DRI (2) | mothballed[19] | 1996[15][7] | rotary kiln[15] | 40[15] |
Table 9: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | mothballed[14][20] | – | – | 2004[21] | Danieli[21][22] | 850[14][8] | 80.0[9][23] |
| unknown EAF (2) | operating[8] | 2018-01-25[24] | 2019-03-05[25] | 2021[18][26] | SMS[25] | 1250[14][8] | 120.0[25] |
Table 10: 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[18][27] | 85.00[27] | unknown | unknown | 15.00[27] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown |
| unknown EAF (2) | yes[14][8] | 99.00[8] | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.00[8] |
Articles and Resources
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Conócenos, Aceros Arequipa, Retrieved on: 2022-02-09
- ↑ "Aceros Arequipa cierra su planta en Arequipa y concentra sus operaciones en Pisco". Gato Encerrado. July 25, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Primera colada en la nueva acería de Aceros Arequipa". Energiminas. July 26, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Memoria Anual Integrada 2021 (p 47)" (PDF). Aceros Arequipa. February 24, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Memoria Anual Integrada 2022 (pp 25-26)" (PDF). Aceros Arequipa. March 30, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Aceros Arequipa (2024-04-30). "Memoria integrada 2023 (p 35)" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Get to Know Us - Our History". Aceros Arequipa. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18.
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 (PDF) https://investors.acerosarequipa.com/storage/memorias/April2024/YtMaaqaqP4mjdrLwpUTb.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 https://acerosarequipa.com/pe/es/procesos-de-produccion.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Página Oficial Aceros Arequipa". Aceros Arequipa. Archived from the original on 2022-03-08.
- ↑ (PDF) https://acerosarequipa.com/sites/default/files/certificaciones/2024-08/Certificado%2057220-ISO14001-ES%20%281%29.pdf?fv=NGgxtcuw.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Gestion de Calidad: Certificados". Aceros Arequipa. Archived from the original on 2022-03-20.
- ↑ https://www.responsiblesteel.org/issued-certificates-and-ongoing-audits.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.9 (PDF) https://investors.acerosarequipa.com/storage/memorias/April2023/AinBaivBV0R0kjhPuiND.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 "2022 World Direct Reduction Statistics" (PDF). Midrex. 2023-09-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-03.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "América Latina en Cifras 2020" (PDF). Alacero. 2020-11-30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-10.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "América Latina en Cifras 2021" (PDF). Alacero. 2021-09-30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-17.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 "Memoria Anual Integrada 2021" (PDF). Aceros Arequipa. 2022-05-31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-06-21.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20241206001823/https://www.midrex.com/wp-content/uploads/MidrexSTATSBook2023.Final_-2.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-12-06.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://investors.acerosarequipa.com/storage/memorias/July2023/uODHEOPcAUWamuxhWIkf.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 21.0 21.1 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LhMKIuU_jGEvku-ZIvmaI7r4fUwRGqW9/view?usp=drive_link.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.aist.org/danieli-completes-eaf-upgrade-at-aceros-arequipa.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Br. Chambergo Vargas, Jorge Marco (2012). "Balance Termodinámico en la Fabricación del Acero y Optimización del Patrón de Carga Metálica para Minimizar Costos de Producción Enel Horno Eléctrico de la Corporación Aceros Arequipa S.A." (PDF). Universidad Nacional de Trujillo. Archived from the original on 2022-03-20.
- ↑ https://acerosarequipa.com/co/es/noticias/156/aceros-arequipa-anuncia-inversion-de-180-millones-de-dolares-en-nuevo-complejo-de-aceria.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 https://www.sms-group.com/en-lu/press-and-media/press-releases/press-release-detail/aceros-arequipa-orders-steel-mill-and-continuous-billet-caster-from-sms-group.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.idom.com/noticia/primera-colada-en-la-nueva-aceria-de-aceros-arequipa-peru/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 (PDF) https://www.smv.gob.pe/ConsultasP8/temp/PROSPECTO%20MARCO%20-%20SUBSANACIONES%20SMV%20(26%2006%2012).PDF.
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