Ternium Apodaca steel plant

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Ternium Apodaca steel plant (Ternium Largos Norte, Acería Ternium Apodaca), also known as Ternium Bar/Rod Division Apodaca, is a steel plant in Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Boulevard Carlos Salinas de Gortari Km 11.5, Apodaca (66600), Nuevo León
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 25.742085, -100.236478 (exact)

Background

The Ternium Apodaca steel plant began operating in 1993.[1] The plant is 100% scrap-based.[1]

In 2017, Ternium invested US$ 1.1 billion into adding a new hot rolling mill at the Apodaca plant.[2]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size
1993[3] 251[4]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
unknown [10.8%]; Ternium Argentina SA; Ternium SA not applicable [10.8%]; 4295856067; 4295856130 E100000132388 [10.8%]; E100000130688; E100001000384 Ternium México SA de CV [100%][5] 4295884332 E100000004192 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[6] billet, rebar, slab, plate, hot rolled, cold rolled, galvanized coils and sheets, wire rod, bars, tube[7] building and infrastructure[6] yes[8][9] 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[3] 600[3]

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

Year EAF production Other/unknown steel production Total (all routes)
2019 518[10] [10] 518[10]
2020 >0[11] >0[11] [11]
2021 >0[12] >0[12] [12]
2022 528[13] [13] 528[13]
2023 512[7] [7] 512[7]

Unit Details

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) operating[14] 1993[3] Danieli AC/EBT[3][3] 600[3] 96.16[15][3][6]

Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap
unknown EAF (1) yes[16] 100.00[3][9]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 2021 AIST Electric Arc Furnace Roundup. Association for Iron & Steel Technology, Jan. 2021.
  2. "Ternium unveils US$ 1.1 billion investment plan in Nuevo Leon". MEXICONOW. 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Vtt35CBVFAJFBDgan2a9_CW56EKOw6D/view?usp=drive_link. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20240806164738/https://mexicopymes.com/info/ternium-largos-norte-47AA468EB2C35010. Archived from the original on 2024-08-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20220112164136/https://mx.ternium.com/es/hecho-con-acero. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220120110737/https://s2.q4cdn.com/156255844/files/doc_financials/annual/Ternium-20-F-2019.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-20. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 (PDF) https://www.canacero.org.mx/aceroenmexico/descargas/Radiografia_2024_vpub.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230922004739/https://us.ternium.com/media/kc1p0rmf/sustainability-report-2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-09-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220616021144/https://mx.ternium.com/media/yfuheknm/epp-ternium-varilla-a-partir-de-chatarra-de-acero.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-06-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220317224434/https://www.canacero.org.mx/aceroenmexico.php. Archived from the original on 2022-03-17. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220707184201/https://www.canacero.org.mx/en/aceroenmexico/descargas/Radiografia_de_la_Industria_del_Acero_en_Mexico_2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221007201122/https://www.canacero.org.mx/aceroenmexico/descargas/Radiografia_de_la_Industria_del_Acero_en_Mexico_2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-10-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240111065534/https://www.canacero.org.mx/aceroenmexico/descargas/Radiografia_de_la_Industria_del_Acero_en_Mexico_2023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. https://web.archive.org/web/20220121153902/https://investors.ternium.com/Spanish/centro-de-inversores-ternium/default.aspx. Archived from the original on 2022-01-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. https://web.archive.org/web/20210817232101/http://digital.library.aist.org/pages/PR-RU2020-2.htm. Archived from the original on 2021-08-17. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. "Ternium Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended 31 December, 2022" (PDF). US Securities & Exchange Commission. 2023-03-30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-19.

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