Scaw Metals Group Germiston plant

From Global Energy Monitor
This article is part of the
Global Steel Plant Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor.
Download full dataset
Report an error
Sub-articles:

Scaw Metals Group Germiston plant is a direct reduced iron-electric arc furnace (DRI-EAF) steel plant operating in Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa:

Loading map...
  • Location: Scaw Union Junction - Johannesburg, Black Reef Road, Germiston 1401, Johannesburg, Gauteng, Republic of South Africa
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): -26.273316, 28.163761 (exact)

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date Workforce size
Operating[1] 1924[2] 2000[3]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

State-owned entity status Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Partial Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Ltd [74.0%]; Main Street 510 Pty Ltd [21.0%] 5000021732 [74%]; unknown [21%] E100001000088 [74%]; E100001012803 [21%] Scaw Metals Group(Pty)Ltd[4] 4296812908 E100001012802

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
semi-finished; finished rolled[4][5] billets; wire rod[4][5] DRI, EAF[3] DRI (3 rotary kilns), 1 EAF[5][3][6]

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.
Capacity operating status* Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 600 TTPA[7] 600 TTPA[7]

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.
Capacity operating status* Sponge iron/DRI capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating 383 TTPA[8][8][8] 383 TTPA[8][8][8]

Articles and Resources

Additional data

To access additional data, including an interactive map of steel power plants, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Steel Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240307025844/http://www.scaw.co.za/default.html. Archived from the original on 07 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. http://www.scaw.co.za/Pages/Scaw-history.html#Timeline. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240312001435/http://www.scaw.co.za/Pages/Factsheet_New.html. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240309015203/http://www.scaw.co.za/Pages/At-a-glance_New.html. Archived from the original on 09 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240307030937/http://www.scaw.co.za/Pages/Rolled-Products1.html. Archived from the original on 07 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240321222413/http://www.scaw.co.za/Shared%2520Documents/Scaw%2520More%2520than%2520Steel.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221212035926/https://pubs.usgs.gov/myb/vol3/2017-18/myb3-2017-18-south-africa.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240307031447/https://sahris.sahra.org.za/sites/default/files/additionaldocs/Scaw%2520Waste%2520Disposal%2520Facility%25205_%2520Final%2520EIA_20140623.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 07 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

Resources