CVG Briquetera del Orinoco DRI plant
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CVG Briquetera del Orinoco DRI plant (CVG Briquetera del Orinoco (Spanish)), also known as Orinoco Iron, 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: 8050 Ciudad Guayana, Bolivar, Venezuela
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 8.274965, -62.819282 (exact)
Background
The CVG Briquetera del Orinoco DRI plant traces its origins back to 1973, when it was founded under the name FIOR as Venezuela's first DRI (direct reduced iron) plant.[1] The company was renamed Orinoco Iron in 2000, adopting Finmet DRI technology and gaining fame as South America's first HBI (hot briquetted iron) facility under the joint ownership of International Briquettes Holding and CVG Ferrominera del Orinoco.[1]
In 2009, Orinoco Iron was nationalized, together with several other Venezuelan iron and steel producers.[1] Iron production, which had risen under private ownership to nearly match the plant's full 2.2 million tpa capacity, began to fall off precipitously, with only one of the four DRI plants onsite still operating.[1] By 2016, production had plummeted to near zero.[1] Following maintenance work in early 2021, the plant was reportedly aiming to ramp production back up to 60,000 tonnes per month.[2]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Plant status | Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|
| Operating[3] | 2000[4] | 1150[4] |
| Operating[3] | 2000[4] | 1150[4] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| State-owned entity status | Parent company | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Orinoco Iron [100%] | E100001000281 [100%] | OrinoCo Iron[5][6] | 4296908109 | E100001010279 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|
| crude | HBI[4] | DRI[7][4] | 4 DRI plants (DRI #1: Finmet HBI, 2000; DRI #2: Finmet HBI, 2000; DRI #3: Finmet HBI, 2000; DRI #4: Finmet HBI, 2000)[4][8][9][10] |
| crude | HBI[4] | DRI[7][4] | 4 DRI plants (DRI #1: Finmet HBI, 2000; DRI #2: Finmet HBI, 2000; DRI #3: Finmet HBI, 2000; DRI #4: Finmet HBI, 2000)[4][8][9][10] |
Table 4: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status* | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 550 TTPA[7][4][10][7][4][10][7][4][10][7][4][10] | 550 TTPA[7][4][10][7][4][10][7][4][10][7][4][10] |
| mothballed | 1650 TTPA[7][4][10][7][4][10][7][4][10][7][4][10] | 1650 TTPA[7][4][10][7][4][10][7][4][10][7][4][10] |
Table 5: Actual Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | DRI Production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | >0 TTPA[11] | >0 TTPA[11] |
| 2021 | >0 TTPA[12][13] | >0 TTPA |
| 2022 | >0 TTPA[7] | >0 TTPA |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Empresas Heridas de Muerte: Corrompiendo el Metal" (PDF). Transparencia Venezuela. 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Briquetera del Orinoco espera producir 60 mil toneladas/mes luego de labores de mantenimiento mayor". VTV. April 29, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220217024742/https://www.vtv.gob.ve/briquetera-del-orinoco-producir-60-mil-toneladas-mes-mantenimiento-mayor/. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 (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://web.archive.org/web/20220319101434/https://www.facebook.com/briqorinococvg. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 (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) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220319042632/https://issuu.com/ciudadorinoco/docs/ciudad_orinoco_130616/8. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 (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) - ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 10.16 10.17 "2022 AIST DRI and HBI Roundup". Association for Iron & Steel Technology. January 2022.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 http://www.cvg.gob.ve/?q=node/1390.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220508021019/https://cotejo.info/2022/02/ministro-biomorgi-cvg-capacidad-productiva-encima-del-50/. Archived from the original on 08 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); 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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