Vale Tecnored Marabá iron plant
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Vale Tecnored Marabá iron plant (Usina Vale Tecnored Marabá) is a steel plant under construction in Marabá, Pará, Brazil.
Location
The map below shows the approximate location of the plant in Marabá, Pará, Brazil:
- Location: Pátio Ferroviário de Marabá
- Coordinates (WGS 84): -5.408654, -49.103539 (approximate)
Background
In November 2021 the Brazilian mining company Vale announced that it had obtained a license to build a "green pig iron" plant at Marabá in northern Brazil.[1] The new facility was to incorporate Vale's innovative Tecnored technology, using corn biomass to replace metallurgical coal in the production process.[1][2]
Construction of the iron plant began in April 2022, with commercial operations expected to start up in 2025 or 2026.[2][3] The Tecnored plant's annual production capacity would initially be 250 thousand tonnes per annum (ttpa), with the potential to increase to 500 ttpa.[2][3] Pig iron from the plant would supply the nearby Sinobras Marabá steel plant, simultaneously under development by Siderúrgica Norte Brasil S.A.[3]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Plant status | Construction date | Start date | Workforce size | Iron ore source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction[4][5][6] | 2022-04[4][5][6] | 2025[4] | 400[4] | Carajás mine[4] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|
| Vale SA[5][7] | 4295859761 | E100000134869 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel products | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|
| pig iron[4][8][5][6] | other[5] | 1 Tecnored furnace, unknown steelmaking equipment[5] |
Table 4: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status* | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|
| construction | 500 TTPA |
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Vale obtains license to develop "green" pig iron project in Brazil". SteelOrbis. 2021-11-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Vale starts work on Tecnored's first commercial plant in Marabá (PA), which will contribute to the decarbonization of the steel industry". Vale. 2022-04-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Sinobras: More than double its rolling mill capacity - Part 2 (p 11)". Steel Times International July August 2024 • Issuu. 2024-07-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240111014155/https://vale.com/w/vale-starts-work-on-tecnoreds-first-commercial-plant-in-maraba-pa-which-will-contribute-to-the-decarbonization-of-the-steel-industry. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240111010117/https://www.miningmagazine.com/design-build/news/1429927/vale-breaks-ground-on-greener-steel-plant. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240111014254/https://www.brasilmineral.com.br/noticias/inicio-das-obras-da-primeira-planta-da-tecnored. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.tecnored.com.br/en/tecnored/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240111032305/https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/vale-para-state-sign-contract-for-green-pig-iron-plant-1239789.htm. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024.
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