Gerdau Guaíra Araucária steel plant
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Gerdau Guaíra Araucária steel plant (Usina siderúrgica Gerdau Guaíra Araucária) is a steel plant in Araucária, Paraná, Brazil that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Araucária, Paraná, Brazil:
- Location: Rodovia PR - 423, Km 24,5, 83705-000 – Araucária – PR, Brazil
- Coordinates (WGS 84): -25.564041, -49.421729 (exact)
Background
The Guaíra Araucária steel plant was commissioned by Brazilian steelmaker Gerdau in October 1982 to replace the company's aging Siderúrgica Guaíra mill in nearby Curitiba.[1][2] The original Guaíra plant, built in 1946 and acquired by Gerdau in 1971, remained in operation as a rolling mill until its dismantling in 2015.[1][2]
Equipped with a 70-tonne Lectromelt electric arc furnace (EAF)[3], the Gerdau Guaíra Araucária plant has the capacity to produce 540,000 tonnes of steel billets annually.[4]
The plant was idled for seven years starting in 2014 but resumed operations in the second half of 2021 in response to improved market conditions.[5][6][7] Gerdau's filings with the US Securities & Exchange Commission for the years ending December 31, 2021 and 2022 both showed the Guaíra unit to be operational.[8]
In May 2023, Gerdau again indefinitely suspended production at the Guaíra plant, citing a dropoff in domestic steel demand and the lower profitability of the Guaíra plant relative to some of the company's other steelmaking units.[9][10]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 1982[11] | 300[12][13] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerdau SA [100.0%] | 5000004542 [100.0%] | E100001010270 [100.0%] | Gerdau Acos Longos SA [100%][14][15] | 4297571558 | E100001010277 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Responsible steel | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished[16] | billet[16] | building and infrastructure[17] | unknown[18] | unknown[18] | unknown[19] | EAF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| mothballed | 420[20] | 420[20] |
| retired | 120[21][16] | 120[21][16] |
Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Other/unknown steel production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | –[22][16] | –[22][16] | –[22][16] |
| 2020 | –[22][16] | –[22][16] | –[22][16] |
| 2021 | >0[22][23][21] | >0[22][23][21] | –[22][23][21] |
| 2022 | 300[24][25] | –[24][25] | 300[24][25] |
| 2023 | –[20] | –[20] | –[20] |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Retired date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | mothballed[26][20][27] | 1982[28] | – | Lectromelt[28] | 420[20] | 80.0[29] |
| unknown EAF (2) | retired[16][21] | – | 2021[16][21] | – | 120[16][21] | – |
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % DRI | % HBI | % sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI) | % basic/merchant pig iron | % granulated pig iron | % pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated | % other iron |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[29][30] | 60.00[29] | – | – | – | – | – | 40.00[29] | – |
| unknown EAF (2) | None | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Chama Empreendedora: A história e a cultura do Grupo Gerdau" (PDF). Grupo Gerdau. 2001.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Projeto Gerdau S.A." Bosch Soluções. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Apêndice A: Fornos a Arco" (PDF). USP. February 9, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Form 20-F". US Securities & Exchange Commission. December 31, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Gerdau reinicia produção de aço no Paraná". Gerdau. April 22, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Gerdau plans to restart EAF steel mill in Brazil". ScrapMonster. April 26, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Gerdau to restart EAF mill in Brazil". Recycling Today. April 26, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Gerdau S.A. Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2022". US Securities & Exchange Commission. March 31, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Gerdau anuncia nova hibernação na unidade de Araucária". O Popular do Paraná. May 11, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Gerdau will suspend production at its Araucária plant". Steel Radar. May 21, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "A história e a cultura do Grupo Gerdau 1901-2001" (PDF). Gerdau. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-19.
- ↑ https://www.aen.pr.gov.br/Noticia/Gerdau-anuncia-retomada-na-producao-de-aco-no-Parana-com-investimento-de-R-55-milhoes.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www2.gerdau.com.br/noticias/gerdau-reinicia-producao-de-aco-no-parana/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Pocket Yearbook - A Siderurgia em Números 2021" (PDF). Instituto Aço Brasil. 2021-06-30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-20.
- ↑ "Aço & Sustentabilidade 2020" (PDF). Instituto Aço Brasil. 2020-08-31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-06-20.
- ↑ 16.00 16.01 16.02 16.03 16.04 16.05 16.06 16.07 16.08 16.09 16.10 16.11 16.12 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1073404/000110465921053189/tm212083d1_20f.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220926011907/https://www2.gerdau.com.br/sobre-nos/noticias/gerdau-reinicia-producao-de-aco-no-parana. Archived from the original on 2022-09-26.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Documentos Oficiais e Certificados de Qualidade". Gerdau. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14.
- ↑ https://www.responsiblesteel.org/issued-certificates-and-ongoing-audits.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 "Gerdau S.A. Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2023". US Securities & Exchange Commission. 2024-03-28. Archived from the original on 2024-06-03. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.7 "Gerdau S.A. Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2021". US Securities & Exchange Commission. 2022-03-31. Archived from the original on 2022-10-04.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 22.6 22.7 22.8 https://www.scrapmonster.com/news/gerdau-plans-to-restart-eaf-steel-mill-in-brazil/1/79214.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 https://www.reuters.com/article/siderurgia-gerdau-araucaria-idBRKBN2C91HK-OBRBS.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 "Pocket Yearbook - Indústria do Aço em Números 2023" (PDF). Instituto Aço Brasil. 2023-06-30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-19.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 "Gerdau S.A. Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022". US Securities & Exchange Commission. 2024-03-31. Archived from the original on 2024-09-12.
- ↑ "Gerdau will suspend production at its Araucária plant". Steel Radar. 2023-05-21. Archived from the original on 2024-01-11.
- ↑ "Gerdau anuncia nova hibernação na unidade de Araucária". O Popular do Paraná. 2023-05-11. Archived from the original on 2024-01-11.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 "Apêndice A: Fornos a Arco" (PDF). Universidade de São Paulo. 2009-09-02. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-06-28.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 (PDF) https://lume.ufrgs.br/bitstream/handle/10183/29416/000777105.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240906190409/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJXjmDIoqxU. Archived from the original on 2024-09-06.
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