Scaw Metals Group Germiston plant

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

Location

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• 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

Start date	Workforce size	Power source	Iron ore source	Coal source
1924	2000	60 mw cogeneration plant	unknown	unknown

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 [74.0%]; unknown [21.0%]	E100001000576 [74.0%]; E100001012803 [21.0%]	Scaw Metals Group Pty Ltd [100%]	4296812908	E100001012802 [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, wire rod	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	DRI; 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	600

Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron 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	Sponge iron/DRI capacity	Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating	384	384

Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Sinter	Pellets
NF	NF

Table 7: 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
2023	unknown	unknown

Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year	DRI production	Other/unknown iron production
2019	unknown	unknown
2020	unknown	unknown
2021	unknown	unknown
2022	unknown	unknown
2023	unknown	unknown

Unit Details

Table 9: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Start date	Furnace manufacturer and model	Furnace type	Current capacity (ttpa)	Reductant
unknown DRI (1)	operating	1983	Kvaerner DRC	shaft furnace	128	coal
unknown DRI (2)	operating	1989	Kvaerner DRC	shaft furnace	128	coal
unknown DRI (3)	operating	1995	Kvaerner DRC	shaft furnace	128	coal

Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Furnace manufacturer and model	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1)	operating	Danieli FastArc	600

Table 11: 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	>0	>0	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown

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Resources

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