Simec Cariacica steel plant
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Simec Cariacica steel plant (Cofavi (Companhia Ferro e Aço de Vitória), Usina siderúrgica Simec Cariacica), also known as ArcelorMittal Cariacica, is a steel plant in Cariacica, Espírito Santo, Brazil that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Cariacica, Espírito Santo, Brazil:
- Location: Rua Leopoldina, 900, Jardim América - CEP 29140-075 - Cariacica - ES - Brasil
- Coordinates (WGS 84): -20.34291, -40.360864 (exact)
Background
Simec Cariacica is an electric steel plant near Vitória, capital of Brazil’s Espírito Santo state. The plant has an annual production capacity of 600,000 tonnes of crude steel and 450,000 tonnes of laminated steel. It employs approximately 500 workers, producing rebar and profiles for the automotive, energy, mechanical and civil construction industries.[1][2]
Founded in 1942 under the name Cofavi (Companhia Ferro e Aço de Vitória), the Cariacica steel plant was acquired by the Belgo-Mineira company in 1993 and subsequently became part of the ArcelorMittal Group until 2018[3], when it was sold to Mexico’s Grupo Simec.[1][2]
Expansion plans
In December 2020, new owner Grupo Simec announced that it would invest US $50 million (R$ 257.8 million) in modernizing and expanding the Cariacica plant.[4][5] The environmental impact report for the expansion project, published in 2021, called for a renovation of the plant's existing electric arc furnace to raise crude steel production capacity from 600 to 800 thousand tonnes per annum.[6] Subsequent press reports, as recently as June 2022, continued to cite plans to expand the plant's furnace capacity to 800 ttpa.[7]
As of mid-2023, several sources were reporting a higher investment figure of R$ 1.5 billion in the plant's modernization and expansion, but plans to revamp the electric arc furnace were no longer mentioned, making it unclear whether the plant's steel production capacity would actually be increased upon completion of the project in 2025.[8][9][10][11]
As of December 2024, there had been no further updates regarding status of the expansion project.
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 1942[12][13] | 579[14] |
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%] | GV do Brasil Industria e Comercio de Aço Ltda [100%][15][16][17][18] | 5037476219 | E100000130990 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Responsible steel | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| finished rolled[15][16] | rebar, profile[15][16] | automotive, building and infrastructure, energy[15][16] | 2022-11-04[19] | unknown[20] | unknown[21] | EAF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| announced | 200[22][23][24] | 200[22][23][24] |
| operating | 600[14][25][23] | 600[14][25][23] |
Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 366[26] | 366[26] |
| 2020 | 539[26] | 539[26] |
| 2021 | 463[27][28] | 463[27][28] |
| 2022 | 476[28] | 476[28] |
| 2023 | 497[29] | 497[29] |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[30] | – | 1984[30] | Demag[30] | 600[23][25][14] | 80.0[14] |
| unknown EAF (2) | announced[31][32][24][23][22] | 2020 | 2025[32] | – | 200[24][23][22] | –[33] |
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[34][23][14] | >0[34][23][14] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | >0[23] | unknown |
| unknown EAF (2) | yes[23] | >0[23] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | >0[23] | unknown |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Grupo Simec Announces The Acquisitions Of The Steel Products Plants Of Cariacica And Itauna, Both In Brazil". PR Newswire. May 3, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "ArcelorMittal Cariacica, no ES, é vendida para grupo mexicano". G1. May 8, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Linha do Tempo". ArcelorMittal. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Siderúrgica vai investir US$ 50 milhões em Cariacica e gerar 110 empregos". A Gazeta. December 22, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Grupo Simec investirá R$ 257,8 milhões em ampliação e modernização no ES". Noticias de Mineração (in português). December 23, 2020. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "RIMA - Relatório de Impacto Ambiental - Ampliação da Companhia Siderúrgica do Espírito Santo S.A. - Simec Cariacica (pp 5, 9)" (PDF). Grupo Simec / CTA Meio Ambiente. September 30, 2021.
{{cite web}}: line feed character in|title=at position 116 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Simec to inject $300m in steel mill in São Paulo". Valor International (in português do Brasil). June 30, 2022. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Invest-ES: Siderúrgica anuncia investimento de R$ 1,5 bilhão e geração de empregos no Estado". Portal Governo ES. July 4, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Simec Cariacica investe R$1,5 bilhão para modernizar produção de aço". Noticias de Mineração. May 30, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Grupo Simec planeja investimento de R$ 1,5 bi no ES". Noticias de Mineração. July 5, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Novo laminador na SIMEC Cariacica". Portal Siderurgia Brasil. August 30, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220319001149/https://web.bndes.gov.br/bib/jspui/bitstream/1408/13314/1/BNDES%2050%20Anos%20-%20Hist%C3%B3rias%20Setoriais_O%20Setor%20Siderurgico_P.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220320124528/https://100anos.arcelormittal.com.br/linha-do-tempo/. Archived from the original on 2022-03-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 "Plano de Gerenciamento de Resíduos" (PDF). Simec Cariacica. 2021-03-29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-11.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 "ArcelorMittal Cariacica, no ES, é vendida para grupo mexicano". G1. 2018-05-08. Archived from the original on 2022-03-20.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 "Grupo Simec Announces The Acquisitions Of The Steel Products Plants Of Cariacica And Itauna, Both In Brazil". PR Newswire. 2018-05-03. Archived from the original on 2020-11-09.
- ↑ "Mapa de atuação". Grupo SIMEC. Archived from the original on 2022-03-20.
- ↑ "Unidade Industrial Cariacica". Grupo SIMEC. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18.
- ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240331125353/http://gruposimec.com.br/simec/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/38.015_22-Certificado-04_11_25-Certificacao.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Downloads". Grupo-Simec. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18.
- ↑ https://www.responsiblesteel.org/issued-certificates-and-ongoing-audits.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 "Siderúrgica vai investir US$ 50 milhões em Cariacica e gerar 110 empregos". A Gazeta. 2020-12-22. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18.
- ↑ 23.00 23.01 23.02 23.03 23.04 23.05 23.06 23.07 23.08 23.09 23.10 23.11 23.12 "RIMA - Relatório de Impacto Ambiental - AMPLIAÇÃO DA COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA DO ESPÍRITO SANTO S.A. - SIMEC CARIACICA" (PDF). Grupo SIMEC / CTA Meio Ambiente. 2021-09-30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-08-03.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 "Com R$ 1,56 bi, Simec vai expandir em Pinda e Cariacica". Revista OE. 2022-07-15. Archived from the original on 2022-08-17.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 "Modelagem Setorial de Opções de Baixo Carbono para o Setor de Ferro-Gusa e Aço" (PDF). Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações e Comunicações ONU Meio Ambiente. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-21.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 "Pocket Yearbook - A Siderurgia em Números 2021" (PDF). Instituto Aço Brasil. 2021-06-30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-20.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 "Pocket Yearbook - A Siderurgia em Números 2022" (PDF). Instituto Aço Brasil. 2022-06-30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-06-25.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 "Pocket Yearbook - Indústria do Aço em Números 2023" (PDF). Instituto Aço Brasil. 2023-06-30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-19.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 (PDF) https://www.acobrasil.org.br/site/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Mini_anuario_2024_AcoBrasil.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 "Apêndice A: Fornos a Arco" (PDF). Universidade de São Paulo. 2009-09-02. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-06-28.
- ↑ "Invest-ES: Siderúrgica anuncia investimento de R$ 1,5 bilhão e geração de empregos no Estado". Governo de Espírito Santo. 2023-07-04. Archived from the original on 2024-06-11.
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 "Novo laminador na SIMEC Cariacica". Portal Siderurgia Brasil. 2023-08-30. Archived from the original on 2024-01-19. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210929032946/https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2021.pdf (PDF).
{{cite web}}: Check|archive-url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 34.0 34.1 "Simec Cariacica completa quatro anos de atividades". Folha Vitória. 2022-06-06. Archived from the original on 2024-09-13.
