CSN Volta Redonda steel plant

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CSN Volta Redonda steel plant (Usina siderúrgica CSN Presidente Vargas (Portuguese)), also known as Presidente Vargas Steelworks, is a blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) and electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Location

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  • Location: Highway BR393, Lucio Meira Km 5001, Vila Santa Cecilia, Volta Redonda , Rio de Janiero, Brazil
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): -22.512631, -44.112870 (exact)

Background

CSN (Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional, or National Steel Company) is the largest fully integrated steel producer in Brazil and one of the largest in Latin America in terms of crude steel production, with an annual capacity of 5.8 million tons. Its main plant is located in the city of Volta Redonda, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1]

CSN was created as a state-owned company on April 9, 1941, during the administration of Brazilian president Getúlio Vargas, with the objective of building a large national steelworks to satisfy growing demand, make use of the country's abundant mineral resources, and strengthen the national economy.[2] In 1946, steelmaking began at the newly constructed Presidente Vargas Steelworks in Volta Redonda, with iron ore for the blast furnace supplied by the Casa de Pedra and Arcos mines recently acquired by CSN.[3]

The Volta Redonda plant significantly expanded its output over the next four decades, with the installation of two new blast furnaces (BF #2 and #3) in 1954 and 1976, respectively; the plant's original blast furnace #1 was decommissioned in 1992.[4] Steel production rose from 680,000 tons per annum in 1954 to 1.3 million tpa in 1963, 2.5 million in 1977, and 4.6 million in 1989.[3]

In 1993 the company was privatized in accordance with Brazil's National Program for Privatization, with the Brazilian government selling 91% of its shares to private investors on the Rio de Janeiro stock exchange. A period of capital improvements and productivity initiatives followed, culminating in 2001 with the revamping of blast furnace #3 and hot strip mill #2 to increase the plant's capacity to 5.6 million tpa of crude steel and 5.1 million tpa of rolled products. In 2003, annual production reached a new high of 5.3 million tons.[3]

In 2013, after more than half a century specializing in flat steel, the Presidente Vargas Steelworks inaugurated a new long steel plant equipped with an electric arc furnace, continuous casting facilities and a hot rolling mill designed to supply up to 500,000 tpa of long steel products for Brazil's civil construction industry.[3][5]

Today CSN's Volta Redonda steel complex manufactures a broad variety of steel products, including slabs, hot- and cold-rolled steel, galvanized steel, rebar, wire rod, and structural shapes.[6] Its products are used by the automobile, auto parts, civil construction, electrical equipment, and packaging industries.[7]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source
Operating[8] 1946[9] 12000[10][11] CSN owns two hydroelectric plants (Ita and Igarapava) and a thermoelectric plant in Volta Redondo[12] Casa de Pedra mine, Congonhas, Brazil[13]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional SA [100%] E100001012199 [41%]; E100001012200 [10.2%] Companhia Siderurgica Nacional[14] 4297320527 E100001000652

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
semi-finished; finished rolled[15][16] slabs, hot- and cold-rolled steel, galvanized steel, rebar, wire rod, structural shapes[16] automotive; building and infrastructure; steel packaging; tools and machinery[17] 2021[18] BF, BOF, EAF[19][20][21] 1 coking plant (5 batteries: 3 operating, 2 idled); 3 sinter plants; 1 EAF (2013); 3 BOF (1977)[21][22][23][9]

Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status* Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 5750 TTPA[22][24][21][25][26][22][24][21][25][26][22][24][21][25][26] 500 TTPA[21][24] 6250 TTPA[22][24][21][25][26][22][24][21][25][26][22][24][21][25][26][21][24]

Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status* Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating 5580 TTPA[27][28] 5580 TTPA[27][28]

Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Sinter Coke
6930 TTPA[22] 1680 TTPA[22]

Table 7: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BOF Production EAF Production Total (all routes)
2020 3505 TTPA[15] 305 TTPA[15] 3810 TTPA[15]
2021 3919 TTPA[19] 341 TTPA[19] 4260 TTPA[19]
2022 3471 TTPA[29] 302 TTPA[29] 3773 TTPA[29]

Table 8: Actual Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BF Production Total (all routes)
2020 3379 TTPA[30] 3379 TTPA[30]
2021 3834 TTPA[31] 3834 TTPA[31]
2022 3395 TTPA[32] 3395 TTPA[32]

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
2 operating[21][22][23][9] unknown unknown 1954[23][9][33] Arthur McKee[34][35] 1653 m³[36] 1680[27] unknown 2016-10[33]
3 operating[21][22][23][9] unknown unknown 1976[37][38][39][33][40][41] Siemens VAI; Primetals Technologies; Saint-Gobain (parts)[38][42] 4247 m³[38] 3900[28] unknown 2019-08[43]

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