CVG Ferrominera Orinoco DRI plant
| This article is part of the Global Iron and Steel Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor. |
| Sub-articles: |
CVG Ferrominera Orinoco DRI plant (FMO, CVG Briquetera Ferrominera Orinoco), also known as FMO, Opco, is a steel plant in Ciudad Guayana, Bolívar, Venezuela that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Ciudad Guayana, Bolívar, Venezuela:
- Location: Avenida Caracas, Ciudad Guayana 8050, Bolívar, Venezuela
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 8.33468, -62.728842 (exact)
Background
CVG Ferrominera Orinoco (also known as FMO) was formed in 1976 following the nationalization of the Orinoco Mining Company and Iron Mines Company, subsidiaries of U.S. Steel and Bethlehem Steel Company that had been operating in Venezuela since the 1950s.[1] FMO's operations are split between the company's iron mines near Ciudad Piar and its DRI plant in Ciudad Guayana, both located in Venezuela's Bolívar state.[1] FMO's Midrex DRI facility has a nominal iron making capacity of 1 million tonnes per annum[2], but the plant has struggled to produce even a fraction of that amount in recent years, with output falling to less than 100,000 tonnes in 2016.[1]
In October 2021 the Venezuelan government reported that repair and maintenance efforts undertaken during 2020 and 2021, including replacement of the plant's zinc oxide towers and reconditioning of its BF6001 and BF6002 boilers, would allow FMO to resume iron production at the rate of 43,000 tonnes per month.[3]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Iron ore source |
|---|---|
| 1990[4][5] | Various mines operated by CVG Ferrominero Orinoco: San Isidro, Los Barrancos, Las Pilas, Altamira, Cerro Bolivar[6] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| State-owned entity status | Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Corporación Siderúrgica de Venezuela SA | unknown | E100001000470 | CVG Ferrominera Orinoco CA [100%][7] | 5000951683 | E100001000469 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Responsible steel | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crude | HBI[4][8][7] | unknown | unknown | unknown[9] | DRI |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 1000[10][5][8] | 1000[10][5][8] |
Table 5: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Sinter | Pellets |
|---|---|
| NF | NF |
Table 6: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | DRI production | Other/unknown iron production |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | >0[11] | >0[11] |
| 2020 | –[12][13][14] | –[12][13][14] |
| 2021 | >0[15][16] | >0[15][16] |
| 2022 | >0[17] | >0[17] |
| 2023 | >0[8] | >0[8] |
Unit Details
Table 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Furnace type | Current capacity (ttpa) | Reductant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown DRI (1) | operating[8] | 1990[5][4] | Midrex[8] | shaft furnace[8] | 1000[5][8][10] | syngas (reformed methane)[5] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of steel power plants, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Iron and Steel Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Empresas Heridas de Muerte: Corrompiendo el Metal" (PDF). Transparencia Venezuela. 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "2020 World Direct Reduction Statistics" (PDF). Midrex. September 14, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Arranque exitoso en Planta de Briquetas". Ferrominera Orinoco CA. 2021-10-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Empresas Heridas de Muerte: Corrompiendo el Metal: Abandono, Neglegencia y Corrupción" (PDF). Transparencia Venezuela. 2018-11-30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "Operaciones de Reducción Directa de FE". CVG Ferrominera Orinoco. Archived from the original on 2022-01-24.
- ↑ https://www.ferrominera.com/operaciones-mineras/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Ferrominera Orinoco". CVG Ferrominera Orinoco. Archived from the original on 2022-02-09.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 (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) - ↑ https://www.responsiblesteel.org/issued-certificates-and-ongoing-audits.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 https://imis.aist.org/store/detail.aspx?id=PR-RU2024-8.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 "2019 World Direct Reduction Statistics" (PDF). Midrex. 2020-09-04. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-10-23.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Asesores de CVG ad hoc presentan estrategia para recuperar al sector ferrosiderúrgico". Correo del Caroní. 2020-12-19. Archived from the original on 2021-06-16.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "2020 World Direct Reduction Statistics" (PDF). Midrex. 2021-09-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-29.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Arranque exitoso en Planta de Briquetas". CVG Ferrominera Orinoco CA. 2021-10-28. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "2021 World Direct Reduction Statistics" (PDF). Midrex. 2022-09-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-10-08.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Ferromineros denuncian áreas inutilizadas por falta de mantenimiento y desinversión". TalCual Digital. 2022-07-10. Archived from the original on 2022-07-12.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "2022 World Direct Reduction Statistics" (PDF). Midrex. 2023-09-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-03.
