Simec Pindamonhangaba steel plant
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Simec Pindamonhangaba steel plant (Usina siderúrgica Simec Pindamonhangaba) is a steel plant in Pindamonhangaba, São Paulo, Brazil that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Pindamonhangaba, São Paulo, Brazil:
- Location: Rod. Vereador Abel Fabricio Dias, 4320, km 154, Água Preta - CEP 12445-010 - Pindamonhangaba - SP - Brasil
- Coordinates (WGS 84): -22.921912, -45.413234 (exact)
Background
One of Brazil's newest steel plants, Simec Pindamonhangaba represents the initial venture of Mexican steelmaker Grupo Simec into the Brazilian market. Grupo Simec acquired land for the plant in 2011[1], and signed deals the following year with SMS Concast and SMS Meer, respectively, to supply equipment for the melt shop and the adjacent bar and wire rod mill.[2][3] The US $400 million project, located northeast of São Paulo, began commercial operations in November 2015, with an initial crude steelmaking capacity of 500 ttpa (thousand tonnes per annum).[4] The plant manufactures rebar and other steel bars for the construction industry, along with wire rod for industrial uses.[4]
Expansion project
In May 2021, Grupo Simec announced that it would invest US $300 million in expanding the Pindamonhangaba plant, adding a new rolling mill, installing updated EAF technology that will double the plant's crude steel production capacity from 500,000 to 1 million tpa, and creating 750 new jobs.[1] Plans initially called for the plant expansion to be completed in 2023[1]; however, the anticipated completion date was subsequently pushed back to mid-2024.[5][6]
Between February and November 2024, Grupo Simec posted several videos documenting the expansion project's progress. However, as of December 2024 there had been no news of the project's completion and it appeared likely that the expanded plant would not begin operating until 2025.[7][8][9][10]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 2015[11][12][13] | 480[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] | 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[12] | wire rod, rebar[12] | building and infrastructure[12] | unknown[17] | unknown[17] | unknown[18] | 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) |
|---|---|---|
| construction | 500[19][12][20][21] | 500[19][12][20][21] |
| operating | 500[22][23][24][12][25][21] | 500[22][23][24][12][25][21] |
Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 305[26] | 305[26] |
| 2020 | 449[26] | 449[26] |
| 2021 | 385[27][28] | 385[27][28] |
| 2022 | 397[28] | 397[28] |
| 2023 | 414[29] | 414[29] |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Construction date | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[30] | – | – | SMS-Concast | 500[21][22][12][23][25][24] | 65.0[22] |
| unknown EAF (2) | construction[31][20][32][33] | 2022-06[34][35] | 2025[31][20] | – | 500[21][20][12][19] | –[36] |
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[37][22] | 100.00[37][22] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| unknown EAF (2) | yes[38] | >0[38] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Grupo Simec anuncia expansão e criação de 750 empregos em Pindamonhangaba". G1 (in português do Brasil). May 30, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "SMS to Build Greenfield Minimill in Brazil for Mexico's Grupo SIMEC". AIST. November 13, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Mexico-based long steel producer to set up steel plant in Brazil". SteelOrbis. November 13, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Simec começa sua operação no Brasil no meio da crise". Investe SP. November 30, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Simec investe R$ 1,56 bi na usina de Pinda". O Globo. June 30, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Com R$ 1,56 bi, Simec vai expandir em Pinda e Cariacica". Revista OE. July 15, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Projeto de Expansão e Trefilado Unidade Pinda (FEV2024)". Grupo Simec • YouTube. 2024-02-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Projeto de Expansão e Trefilado Unidade Pinda (JUN2024)". Grupo Simec • YouTube. 2024-06-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Projeto de Expansão e Trefilado Unidade Pinda (SET2024)". Grupo Simec • YouTube. 2024-09-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "As obras de expansão da nossa fábrica em Pindamonhangaba estão avançando a todo vapor!". Grupo Simec • Instagram. 2024-11-05.
{{cite web}}: no-break space character in|website=at position 14 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220318113807/https://www.investe.sp.gov.br/noticia/simec-comeca-sua-operacao-no-brasil-no-meio-da-crise/. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 "Grupo Simec anuncia expansão e criação de 750 empregos em Pindamonhangaba". G1. 2021-05-30. Archived from the original on 2021-05-31. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
{{cite web}}: Text "Vale do Paraíba e Região" ignored (help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220318152332/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Trabalhadores da GV do Brasil aprovam proposta da Campanha Salarial". SindMetP (Sindicato dos Metalúrgicos de Pindamonhangaba). 2020-10-27. Archived from the original on 2022-03-20.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "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) - ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 https://revistaoe.info/2022/07/15/com-r-156-bi-simec-vai-expandir-em-pinda-e-cariacica/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JhaxF3tsuA.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 "Simec to add EAF capacity in Brazil". Recycling Today. 2021-06-02. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 "SMS to Build Greenfield Minimill in Brazil for Mexico's Grupo SIMEC". AIST. 2012-11-13. Archived from the original on 2022-03-20.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 "Simec começa sua operação no Brasil no meio da crise". Investe SP. 2015-11-30. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 "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 https://www.aist.org/grupo-simec-to-invest-in-new-500,000-tpy-plant-in-brazil.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 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) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.acobrasil.org.br/site/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Anuario_Completo_2024.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 31.0 31.1 https://www.instagram.com/gruposimec/reel/DCAMoPNvy3K/as-obras-de-expans%C3%A3o-da-nossa-f%C3%A1brica-em-pindamonhangaba-est%C3%A3o-avan%C3%A7ando-a-todo-/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Projeto de Expansão e Trefilado Unidade Pinda (JUN2024)". SIMEC • YouTube. 2024-06-04. Archived from the original on 2024-06-11. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ↑ "Projeto de Expansão e Trefilado Unidade Pinda (FEV2024)". SIMEC • YouTube. 2024-02-29. Archived from the original on 2024-06-11. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ↑ "Simec investe R$ 1,56 bi na usina de Pinda". Valor Econômico. 2022-06-30. Archived from the original on 2024-01-19.
- ↑ "Grupo Simec realiza lançamento da pedra fundamental da expansão que irá gerar 450 novos empregos - Prefeitura de Pindamonhangaba". Prefeitura de Pindamonhangaba. 2022-06-29. Archived from the original on 2024-06-11. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ↑ (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) - ↑ 37.0 37.1 "Mexico-based long steel producer to set up steel plant in Brazil". SteelOrbis. 2012-11-13. Archived from the original on 2024-12-06.
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240905161441/http://jornaltribunadonorte.net/noticias/grupo-simec-apresenta-projeto-de-expansao-que-ira-dobrar-a-producao-e-gerar-750-novos-empregos/. Archived from the original on 2024-09-05.
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