AG Sidegua Masagua steel plant

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AG Sidegua Masagua steel plant (Planta siderúrgica AG Sidegua Masagua, Siderúrgica de Guatemala) is a steel plant in Masagua, Escuintla, Guatemala that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Kilómetro 65.5, Antigua Carretera al Puerto de San José
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 14.232007, -90.815444 (exact)

Background

The Sidegua Masagua steel plant is Central America's largest steel producer[1][2], with an annual production capacity of 500,000 tonnes of crude steel.[3] Construction of the plant began in 1991[4][5], and commercial operations began three years later.[1][5] The plant is a project of Aceros de Guatemala SA, a private company founded in 1962.[5][6] Brazilian steelmaker Gerdau acquired a 30% stake in the company in 2008.[2][7]

The Masagua plant produces steel billets, which are transformed by Sidegua's six Central American facilities into a variety of finished steel products, including rebar, wire rod, profiles, herringbone wire, galvanized wire, tie wire, cyclone mesh and electro-welded mesh for the civil construction sector.[1] The plant operates a Tamini electric arc furnace (EAF).[3][8]

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Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Construction date Start date Workforce size
1991[9][10] 1994[10][11] 1080[12][9]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent GEM entity ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner GEM entity ID
Fundacion Jose Luis Gabriel; Industrial Assets Fund LP unknown; unknown E100002016465; E100002016466 Corporación AG SA [100%][9][13] 5070512315 E100001010295 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Responsible steel Main production equipment
semi-finished[9][11] billet, rod, profile[9][11] building and infrastructure[9][11] unknown[9] unknown[14][9][15] unknown[16] 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 500[17][18] 500[17][18]

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

Year EAF production Total (all routes)
2019 306[19] 306[19]
2020 243[20] 243[20]
2021 307[21] 307[21]
2022 271[22] 271[22]
2023 241[23] 241[23]
2024 233[23] 233[23]

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[9] 2006[24] Fuchs[25][26][24] 500[18][17] 60.0[27][25][24]

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[9][28] 100.00[9] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Parque Siderúrgico Sidegua". AG (Aceros de Guatemala). Retrieved 2022-01-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Romero, Carlos Adrián (2010-07-01). "Estudio Sectorial de Competencia en el Sector de Hierro de El Salvador (p 8)" (PDF). Programa COMPAL - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Validation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative: Guatemala" (PDF). SDSG (Sustainable Development Strategies Group). November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "Historia". Corporación AG. Retrieved 2022-02-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "La historia de Aceros de Guatemala". Plaza Pública. Retrieved 2022-01-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ "Aceros de Guatemala: un emporio creado con privilegios del Estado". Plaza Pública. March 26, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ "Gerdau se asocia a mayor siderúrgica del istmo". La República. April 23, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ Curiel Ortega, Carlos Rolando (September 2004). "Estudio sobre Fallas en Transformadores para Horno de Arco Eléctrico en Industria Siderúrgica" (PDF). Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Facultad de Ingeniería.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 "Informe de Sostenibilidad 2023" (PDF). Grupo AG. 2024-04-30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-03-03.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://www.plazapublica.com.gt/sites/default/files/custom/vertical-timeline/index.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "Parque Siderúrgico Sidegua". Corporación AG. Archived from the original on 2022-03-20.
  12. ↑ (PDF) https://www.somosgrupoag.com/pdf/Informe%20de%20Sostenibilidad%202024.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ "Siderurgica de Guatemala, S.A. (Aceros)". IFC-International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group). Archived from the original on 2022-03-18.
  14. ↑ "Corporación AG prioriza la salud y seguridad de sus colaboradores". Revista Industria & Negocios – CIG. 2022-06-30. Archived from the original on 2022-12-09.
  15. ↑ "La industria del acero en Guatemala, apuesta por prácticas que en robustecen la calidad en sus productos y operaciones". Grupo AG. 2022-05-06. Archived from the original on 2026-04-24.
  16. ↑ "Issued Certificates and Ongoing Audits". www.responsiblesteel.org. Archived from the original on 2025-03-11. Retrieved 2024-11-13. {{cite web}}: Text "ResponsibleSteel" ignored (help)
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 "Validation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative: Guatemala" (PDF). SDSG (Sustainable Development Strategies Group). 2013-11-30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-19.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 "Gerdau se asocia a mayor siderúrgica del istmo". La República. 2008-04-23. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "América Latina en Cifras 2020" (PDF). Alacero. 2020-11-30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-10.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "América Latina en Cifras 2021" (PDF). Alacero. 2021-09-30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-17.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "América Latina en Cifras 2022" (PDF). Alacero. 2022-09-30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-03-07.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 (PDF) https://cms.alacero.org/uploads/ALACERO_LATAM_Cifras_Noviembre_2023_ESP_5bbf3194d3.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 (PDF) https://www.acero.org.ar/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mv5bjvukshu52hrxnafa8j1mho5e.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 Marvin Macario Cuc Camacho (2018-01-31). "Proyecto de Almacenamiento y Clasificación de Chatarra Ferrosa Para el Proceso de Fabricación de Acero al Carbono" (PDF). Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala Facultad de Ingeniería. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-05-20.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 "Proceso de Fabricación del Acero - Corporación Aceros de Guatemala". Prezi. 2016-07-18. Archived from the original on 2026-04-24. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  26. ↑ https://lideresdeantaño.com/caso/aceros-de-guatemala-historia-y-proposito-de-la-corporacion-que-revoluciono-la-industria/. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  27. ↑ Héctor Armando Hernández Curiel (2014-01-31). "Análisis de las Perturbaciones Provocadas por el Horno de Arco Eléctrico y sus Métodos para Atenuarlas" (PDF). Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala - Facultad de Ingeniería. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2026-04-24.
  28. ↑ "Aceros de Guatemala S.A., Guatemala". Enkotec. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18.

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