CVG Briquetera del Caroní DRI plant
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CVG Briquetera del Caroní DRI plant (CVG Briquetera del Caroní (Spanish)), also known as Briqcar, Venprecar, is a direct reduced iron (DRI) steel plant operating in Ciudad Guayana, Bolívar, Venezuela.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Ciudad Guayana, Bolívar, Venezuela:
- Location: Zona Industrial Matanzas, 8050 Ciudad Guayana, Bolivar, Venezuela
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 8.290142, -62.805419 (exact)
Background
The CVG Briquetera de Caroní DRI plant traces its origins back to 1990, when it began operations under the name Venprecar (Venezolana de Prerreducidos del Caroní, C.A.), a private company owned by IBH (International Briquettes Holding), a division of Briquetas de Sivensa.[1] The plant's original iron making capacity of 600,000 tpa (tonnes per annum) was raised to 715,000 tpa in 1994, with a second expansion in 1998 increasing capacity to the current 815,000 tpa.[1] During the period of private ownership, roughly 80% of Briqcar's production was exported to the United States, Europe and other international markets.
In 2009, Venprecar was nationalized, together with several other Venezuelan iron and steel companies.[1] Iron production, which had peaked near 90% of installed capacity in the early 2000s, began falling under state ownership, and by 2014 it had plummeted to only 10% of plant capacity.[1] Production has recovered somewhat in recent years, reaching 257,000 tonnes in the first 10 months of 2020.[2] In early 2021 the Venezuelan government announced it was building a new railway line to facilitate the supply of iron ore and pellets to the plant, with the goal of raising production above 350,000 tpa.[2][3]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Plant status | Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|
| Operating[4] | 1991[5] | 456[5] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siderúrgica Venezolana SA | E100001012500 | Venezolana de Prerreducidos Caroni CA[6][7] | 4296803468 | E100000130806 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|
| crude | HBI[5] | DRI[8][5] | 1 DRI plant (Midrex HBI, 1990)[9][5][10][11] |
Table 4: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status* | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 820 TTPA[8][5][11] | 820 TTPA[8][5][11] |
Table 5: Actual Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | DRI Production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | >0 TTPA[12] | >0 TTPA[12] |
| 2021 | >0 TTPA[13][14] | >0 TTPA |
| 2022 | >0 TTPA[8] | >0 TTPA |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Empresas Heridas de Muerte: Corrompiendo el Metal" (PDF). Transparencia Venezuela. 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bastardo, Alvis Herrera (2021-03-04). "BRIQCAR: Vía férrea contribuirá a elevar producción de briquetas". Nueva Prensa Digital.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Empresa Venprecar-Briqcar estima elevar su producción de briqueta para este 2021". VTV. March 6, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220318140636/https://www.vtv.gob.ve/empresa-venprecar-briqcar-elevar-produccion/. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125055518/https://transparenciave.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/EPE-II-Sector-Metalurgia_DeF.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220319093454/https://pandectasdigital.blogspot.com/2018/08/decreto-n-3549-mediante-el-cual-se_60.html. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.facebook.com/Briqcar.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20231103031625/https://www.midrex.com/wp-content/uploads/MidrexSTATSBook2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 03 November 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220318083849/http://www.midrex.com/wp-content/uploads/Midrex-Plants-Sheet2021-1.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20211129195124/https://www.midrex.com/wp-content/uploads/Midrex-STATSbookprint-2020.Final_.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "2022 AIST DRI and HBI Roundup". Association for Iron & Steel Technology. January 2022.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210506135245/https://soynuevaprensadigital.com/npd/briqcar-via-ferrea-contribuira-a-elevar-produccion-de-briquetas/. Archived from the original on 06 May 2021.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210310014550/http://www.noticierovenevision.net/noticias/nacional/vemprecar-briqcar-estima-producir-350-mil-toneladas-de-briquetas-este-2021. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221008040524/https://www.midrex.com/wp-content/uploads/MidrexSTATSBook2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 08 October 2022.
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