SN MAIA Siderurgia Nacional steel plant

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SN MAIA Siderurgia Nacional steel plant, also known as Megasa Maia steel plant, is a steel plant in Maia, Porto, Portugal that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: RUA DA SIDERURGIA 4425-393, MAIA Portugal
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 41.255085, -8.555285 (exact)

Background

The SN MAIA Siderurgia Nacional SA steel plant is owned by Megasa Steel and is one of the eight plants owned by the company.[1] It is the company's largest rebar production unit.[1]

In 2021, Megasa started permitting for plans to install a 5 MWp photovoltaic array for the plant.[2][3]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size
1974[4] 296[5]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Bipadosa SL 5059986377 E100001016222 SN MAIA Siderurgia Nacional SA[6] 5060000448 E100000131054

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[6] rebar[6] yes[7] yes[8] 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 600[9] 600[9]

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

Year EAF production Other/unknown steel production
2019 unknown unknown
2020 unknown unknown
2021 unknown unknown
2022 unknown unknown

Unit Details

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1) operating[6] 600[9]

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[10] 90.00[10] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown 10.00[10]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "MEGASA". MEGASA. Retrieved 2022-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Megasa Group 2021 Sustainability Report" (PDF). 2021. Retrieved 09-29-2023. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. "Grupo Megasa Estado de Información No Financiera 2022" (PDF). Retrieved 09-29-2023. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  4. https://sigarra.up.pt/fcup/en/pub_geral.show_file?pi_doc_id=278750. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.sn_maia_-_siderurgia_nacional_sa.75641af11c374a091b9aae0dcabc77f9.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125060725/https://www.megasa.com/grupoMegasaMob.php?lang=EN. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240806175005/https://www.megasa.com/data/WebData/Certifications/Certificados/Internacional/Maia/Aenor/Ma_Iqnet_Ems/AENOR_IQNET_EMS.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-08-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240923211625/https://www.megasa.com/data/WebData/Certifications/Certificados/Internacional/Maia/Aenor/Ma_Iqnet_Energi/AENOR_IQNET_ENERGIA.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220319021812/https://www.eurofer.eu/about-steel/learn-about-steel/where-is-steel-made-in-europe/. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240809183037/https://www.megasa.com/data/WebData/Products/SOSTENIBILIDAD/SOSTENIBILIDAD/5209490_EN.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-08-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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