ESM Mutún steel plant

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ESM Mutún steel plant (Complejo Siderúrgico del Mutún) is a direct reduced iron-electric arc furnace (DRI-EAF) steel plant under construction in Puerto Suárez, Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

Location

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• Location: Puerto Suárez, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
• Coordinates (WGS 84): -19.137325, -57.880605 (exact)

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Phase	Plant status	Announced date	Construction date	Start date	Workforce size	Power source
Main plant	Construction	2016-03	2019-01	2025	700	onsite power plant
Expansion	Announced	2023-09	–	–	–	–

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Phase	Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner company GEM ID
Main plant	Empresa Siderúrgica del Mutún (ESM)	5037336916	E100000131561

Table 3: Process and Products

Phase	Steel product category	Main production equipment	Detailed production equipment
Main plant	finished rolled	DRI, EAF	1 EAF, 1 Energiron ZR DRI plant
Expansion	finished rolled	EAF	EAF (# unknown)

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.

Phase	Capacity operating status*	Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity	Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
Main plant	construction	200 TTPA	200 TTPA
Expansion	announced	500 TTPA	500 TTPA

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.

Phase	Capacity operating status*	Sponge iron/DRI capacity	Nominal iron capacity (total)
Main plant	construction	250 TTPA	250 TTPA
Expansion	announced	–	–

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

Phase	Pellets
Main plant	400 TTPA
Expansion	–

Articles and Resources

Additional data

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Resources

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