Gerdau São Paulo Araçariguama steel plant

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Gerdau São Paulo Araçariguama steel plant (Usina siderúrgica Gerdau São Paulo Araçariguama), also known as Gerdau São Paulo, Gerdau Araçariguama, is a steel plant in Araçariguama, São Paulo, Brazil that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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• Location: Rodovia Presidente Castelo Branco – Km 52, s/nº - Ronda - 18147-000 – Araçariguama – SP, Brazil
• Coordinates (WGS 84): -23.43864, -47.08825 (exact)

Background

Located on the western outskirts of São Paulo, the Araçariguama steel plant is among the largest and newest of Gerdau's 13 crude steel-producing facilities in Brazil. The melt shop, equipped with a state-of-the-art electric arc furnace (EAF), began operating in 2006, with an initial crude steel capacity of 900 ttpa (thousand tonnes per annum). The adjacent rolling mill, with an annual capacity of 600 ttpa, specializes in rebar for the construction and infrastructure sectors in São Paulo state, Brazil's largest steel market.

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date	Workforce size
2006	370

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%]	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, finished rolled	billet, rebar	building and infrastructure	2022-09-12	unknown	unknown	EAF

Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

¹Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.

Capacity operating status1	Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity	Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating	950	950

Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year	EAF production	Total (all routes)
2019	697	697
2020	688	688
2021	728	728
2022	678	678
2023	673	673

Unit Details

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Current capacity (ttpa)	Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1)	operating	950	108.0

Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name	Scrap-based	% scrap	% pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated	% other iron
unknown EAF (1)	yes	78.90	>0	21.10

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