Ternium Siderar San Nicolás steel plant
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Ternium Siderar San Nicolás steel plant (Planta siderúrgica Ternium Siderar, Ternium Planta Savio, Somisa (Sociedad Mixta Siderurgia Argentina) (predecessor)) is a steel plant in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires, Argentina that operates blast furnace (BF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires, Argentina:
- Location: Av. Savio s/n, 2900 San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Coordinates (WGS 84): -33.37365, -60.138697 (exact)
Background
Located on the Paraná River about 230km northwest of Buenos Aires, the Ternium Siderar steel plant is the main production facility of Ternium, Argentina's largest flat and long steelmaker.[1]
The plant was originally developed by Sociedad Mixta Siderúrgica Argentina (SOMISA), an Argentine state steel company created in 1947; initial plans called for the SOMISA plant to produce an annual minimum of 300,000 tons of steel, gradually increasing to 1 million tpa.[2] Following a series of delays related to financing, the plant was officially inaugurated by Argentine president Arturo Frondizi in 1960.[3] In 1974, Somisa raised its raw steel production capacity to 2.5 million metric tons with the addition of a second blast furnace. Following the expansion, the plant's original product line of hot- and cold-rolled coils, sheets, and plates grew to include rods, rails, and structural steel.[4]
By 1990, the plant had become Argentina's leading steel producer, with 11,600 employees and a significant presence in the manufacture of finished goods. However, under the presidency of Carlos Menem, the workforce was reduced, and by December 1991, only 5,285 employees remained. At the same time, the company, which historically had performed well, began to record an operating deficit, accumulating a debt of about 500 million dollars in just two years. That loss was associated with the export of steel products at less than 10 percent of their real value. The government subsequently made moves to privatize SOMISA, offering "voluntary retirements" of workers and ultimately selling the company at 10% of its value.[5]
In 1992 SOMISA passed into the hands of a consortium led by the Italian-Argentine group Techint, accompanied by the Brazilian companies Usiminas and Companhia Vale do Río Doce and the Chilean company CAP. The company was subsequently renamed Aceros Paraná and Siderar SAIC before arriving at its current name, Ternium Argentina S.A.[6][7][8]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size | Power source |
|---|---|---|
| 1960[9][10] | 3274[11] | Thermoelectric, integrated[12] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ternium Argentina SA [100.0%] | 4295856067 [100.0%] | E100000130688 [100.0%] | Ternium Argentina SA [100%][12][13] | 4295856067 | E100000130688 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| finished rolled[12][14] | tinplate, slab, cold rolled, hot rolled[12][14] | automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport[12][14] | 2022-07-22[15] | yes[16] | BF; BOF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 3501[17][18][19][20][21] | 3501[17][18][19][20][21] |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Blast furnace capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 4015[22][23] | 4015[22][23] |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Sinter | Coke | Pellets |
|---|---|---|
| 1480[11] | 1040[11] | NF |
Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | BOF production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2162[24] | 2162[24] |
| 2020 | 1708[24] | 1708[24] |
| 2021 | 2148[25][21] | 2148[25][21] |
| 2022 | 2270[26][21] | 2270[26][21] |
| 2023 | 2225[27] | 2225[27] |
Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | BF production | Other/unknown iron production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2021 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2022 | 2060[26] | –[26] | 2060[26] |
| 2023 | 1977[27] | –[27] | 1977[27] |
Unit Details
Table 9: Blast Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current size | Current capacity (ttpa) | Decarbonization technology | Most recent relining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF 1 | operating[28] | 1960[29][22] | Campana/McKee[29] | 1548.0 m3[29] | 1387[22] | unknown | 2009-02[30] |
| BF 2 | operating[28] | 1974[23][29] | Paul Wurth/Head Wrightson[23][29] | 2340.0 m3[23][31] | 2628[23] | unknown | 2008-01[32] |
Table 10: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown BOF (1) | operating[18][33] | 1167[19][21][18][17][20] | 200.0 tonnes[12][18][34] |
| unknown BOF (2) | operating[18][33] | 1167[19][21][18][17][20] | 200.0 tonnes[12][18][34] |
| unknown BOF (3) | operating[18][33] | 1167[19][21][18][17][20] | 200.0 tonnes[12][18][34] |
Articles and Resources
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References
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