ArcelorMittal Monlevade steel plant
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ArcelorMittal Monlevade steel plant (ArcelorMittal Aços Longos (Portuguese), Companhia Siderúrgica Belgo-Mineira (Portuguese, predecessor)), also known as João Monlevade steel plant, Belgo steel plant (predecessor), is a blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) steel plant operating in João Monlevade, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in João Monlevade, Minas Gerais, Brazil:
- Location: Av. Getúlio Vargas, 100, Santa Bárbara, João Monlevade, Minas Gerais, 35930-150, Brazil
- Coordinates (WGS 84): -19.832129, -43.130164 (exact)
Background
The João Monlevade steel plant was originally a project of the Companhia Siderúrgica Belgo-Mineira (commonly known as Belgo), a steel company that arose from the acquisition of Companhia Siderúrgica Mineira by the Belgian-Luxembourg group ARBED (Aciéries Réunies de Burbach-Eich-Dudelange) in 1921.[1]
In the mid-1930s, Belgo began constructing a modern steel plant in the city of João Monlevade, in the mineral-rich state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Monlevade plant began operating in 1937, and over the next decade (prior to the 1946 opening of the much larger Presidente Vargas Steelworks in Volta Redonda) produced nearly half of Brazil's steel.[1]
In the 1950s and 60s, the Monlevade plant modernized and expanded its output, adopting the recently invented Linz–Donawitz process of basic oxygen steelmaking and installing a Morgan finishing mill for the production of wire rod. Over the next few decades, Belgo continued to modernize and grow, strengthening its partnership with the Bekaert Group (an international leader in the manufacture of steel wires), acquiring the steel companies Cofavi and Dedini, and leasing the Mendes Júnior steel plant in Juiz de Fora, Brazil.[1]
In 2000, Belgo replaced the Monlevade plant's five charcoal-fired blast furnaces with a single large-capacity, coke-fueled furnace, allowing the plant to increase its production of pig iron by 30%.[1]
In 2002, Belgo became part of the Arcelor group following ARBED's merger with the French company Usinor and Spanish steelmaker Aceralia. A new merger between Arcelor and the Indian company Mittal resulted in the creation of global steel giant ArcelorMittal in 2006, with the Belgo plant changing its name to ArcelorMittal Monlevade.[2]
Today the ArcelorMittal Monlevade plant operates as part of ArcelorMittal Brasil's Aços Longos (long steel) division, together with the ArcelorMittal Juiz de Fora steel plant and the ArcelorMittal Piracicaba steel plant.[3] The company is located near the so-called Vale do Aço (Steel Valley), a metropolitan region comprising the municipalities of Coronel Fabriciano, Ipatinga (home to the Usiminas Ipatinga steel plant) and Timóteo (home to the Aperam Timóteo steel plant).[4]
Expansion plans
In 2017, Brazil's financial crisis prompted a drop in the demand for steel, forcing ArcelorMittal to postpone a proposed project to expand the plant's capacity.[5] In late 2021, ArcelorMittal revived the expansion project, announcing that it would invest R$4.3 billion in building a new 2.3 million mtpa sinter plant, a 1.2 mtpa blast furnace expansion, and a 1.2 mtpa melt shop at the Monlevade plant.[6][7] The proposed expansion was expected to nearly double the plant's annual crude steel capacity from 1.2 million tpa (tonnes per annum) to 2.2 million tpa by 2024.[8]
In July 2023, ArcelorMittal announced that startup of the new sinter plant, blast furnace and melt shop would be delayed until the second half of 2026.[9] In early 2024, ArcelorMittal's 2023 Fact Book confirmed that plans for a 2026 completion date remained on track.[10]
2024 suspension of expansion project
In September 2024, ArcelorMittal announced that it had placed the US$460 million Monlevade expansion project on indefinite hold, due to declining demand for domestic steel prompted by increased imports from China.[11][12][13]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Phase | Plant status | Construction date | Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | Operating[14] | – | 1937[15][16] | 780[17] |
| Expansion | Construction[18][19] | 2021[20] | 2026[21][22] | 650[17] |
| Expansion | Construction[18][19] | 2021[20] | 2026[21][22] | 650[17] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Phase | Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | ArcelorMittal SA [97.1%]; other [2.9%] | 5000030092 [97.1%]; unknown [2.9%] | E100001000348 [4.9%]; E100000001753 [2.9%] | Arcelormittal Brasil SA[23][24][25] | 4295859712 | E100001000493 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Phase | Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | finished rolled[19] | wire rod, steel cord, steel wool[26][27][28] | automotive[29][30] | 2023[31] | BF, BOF[20] | sinter plant; 2 BOF (1957, 1985)[19] |
| Expansion | finished rolled[19] | wire rod, steel cord, steel wool[26][27][28] | automotive[29][30] | – | BF, EAF[18][20] | new 2.3 million mtpa sinter plant; new 1.2 mtpa melt shop[18][19] |
| Expansion | finished rolled[19] | wire rod, steel cord, steel wool[26][27][28] | automotive[29][30] | – | BF, EAF[18][20] | new 2.3 million mtpa sinter plant; new 1.2 mtpa melt shop[18][19] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* | Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | operating | 1200 TTPA[32][33][34][35][32][33][34][35] | – | 1200 TTPA[32][33][34][35][32][33][34][35] |
| Expansion | construction | – | 1000 TTPA[36][18] | 1000 TTPA[36][18] |
| Expansion | announced | – | –[36][18] | –[36][18] |
Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* | Blast furnace capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | operating | 1040 TTPA[37] | 1040 TTPA[37] |
| Expansion | construction | –[38][19] | –[38][19] |
| Expansion | announced | 1200 TTPA[38][19] | 1200 TTPA[38][19] |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Sinter |
|---|---|
| Main plant | 1827 TTPA[39] |
| Expansion | 2250 TTPA[36] |
| Expansion | 2250 TTPA[36] |
Table 7: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | BOF Production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1200 TTPA[19] | 1200 TTPA[24] |
| 2021 | 1200 TTPA[20] | 1200 TTPA[20] |
| 2022 | 1153 TTPA[36][40] | 1153 TTPA |
Table 8: Actual Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | BF Production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1015 TTPA[41] | 1015 TTPA[41] |
| 2021 | 1036 TTPA[42] | 1036 TTPA[42] |
| 2022 | 1067 TTPA[39] | 1067 TTPA |
Blast Furnace Details
Table 9: Blast Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current size | Current capacity (ttpa) | Decarbonization technology | Most recent relining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | operating[20] | unknown | unknown | 1999-12[43][37][44] | – | 1357 m³[37][45] | 1040[37] | unknown | 2017-08[46] |
| B | announced[18][19] | 2010-08[47] | 2021[48] | 2026-12[22] | Paul Wurth Paul Wurth Modern Blast Furnace Design[47][49][47][50] | 1524 m³[51] | 1200[38][19] | unknown | unknown |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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