Grupo Simec San Luis steel plants

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Grupo Simec San Luis steel plants (Acería Simec San Luis), also known as Aceros DM and Aceros San Luis, is a steel plant in San Luis Potosí, Mexico that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Eje 114 #440, Zona Industrial, 78395 San Luis, S.L.P., Mexico
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 22.103324, -100.919202 (exact)

Background

The Acero Simec San Luis steel plants consist of two mini-mills that are often grouped together. Both are 100% scrap-based.[1]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size
1993[2] 613[3]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Grupo Simec SAB de CV [100.0%] 4295884304 [100.0%] E100000130728 [100.0%] Aceros Especiales Simec Tlaxcala SA de CV [100%][4] 5080034040 E100000131089 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[5] wire rod, rebar, mesh, bar[5] automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport[6] yes[7] 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 816[8][3] 816[8][3]

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 unknown unknown
2020 631[9] [9] 631[9]
2021 646[10] [10] 646[10]
2022 527[3] [3] 527[3]
2023 699[3] [3] 699[3]

Unit Details

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
EAF 1 operating[3] 1973 Heroult[8] 121[8][3] 20.0[8]
EAF 2 operating[3] 1979 145[8] 20.0[8]
EAF 3 operating[3] 1986[8] Whiting[8] 150[8] 33.0[8]
EAF 4 operating[3] 1993[8] Danieli, Primetals Technologies EBT[8][8] 400[8] 54.0[8]

Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap
EAF 1 yes[3] 100.00[8]
EAF 2 yes[3] 100.00[8]
EAF 3 yes[3] 100.00[8]
EAF 4 yes[8][3] 100.00[8]

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References

  1. 2021 AIST Electric Arc Furnace Roundup, Association for Iron & Steel Technology, Jan. 2021.
  2. https://prezi.com/8jnsoll2ad7u/aceros-dm/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125061910/https://gsimec.com.mx/reporte-anual.php. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20240111004948/https://www.canacero.org.mx/en/index.php. Archived from the original on 2024-01-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220204140606/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887153/000089109217003916/e74212_20f.htm. Archived from the original on 2022-02-04. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20220120123625/https://www.bloomberg.com/tosv2.html?vid. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125062720/https://www.gsimec.com.mx/annual-report.php. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Vtt35CBVFAJFBDgan2a9_CW56EKOw6D/view?usp=drive_link. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220707184201/https://www.canacero.org.mx/en/aceroenmexico/descargas/Radiografia_de_la_Industria_del_Acero_en_Mexico_2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221007201122/https://www.canacero.org.mx/aceroenmexico/descargas/Radiografia_de_la_Industria_del_Acero_en_Mexico_2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-10-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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