AG Sidegua Masagua steel plant
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AG Sidegua Masagua steel plant (Planta siderúrgica AG Sidegua Masagua (Spanish)) is a 500 thousand tonnes per annum (TTPA) electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Masagua, Escuintla, Guatemala.
Location
The map below shows the location of the steel plant in Masagua, Escuintla, Guatemala.
Background
The Sidegua Masagua steel plant is Central America's largest steel producer[2][3], with an annual production capacity of 500,000 tonnes of crude steel.[4] Construction of the plant began in 1991[5][6], and commercial operations began three years later.[2][6] The plant is a project of Aceros de Guatemala SA, a private company founded in 1962.[6][7] Brazilian steelmaker Gerdau acquired a 30% stake in the company in 2008.[3][8]
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.[2] The plant operates a Tamini electric arc furnace (EAF).[4][9]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Plant status | Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|
| operating[1] | 1994[1][10] | 1100[11][12] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Owner | Owner company PermID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerdau SA [30%]; Other [70%][13][14] | 5000004542 [30%]; GEM0000000 [70%] | Aceros de Guatemala SA[15][1] | 5070512315 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished[11] | billets[11] | building and infrastructure[1] | yes[16][17] | electric arc furnace (EAF)[18] | 1 Tamini EAF (installation date unknown, possibly 1994 or 2005?)[19][20][14] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum):
| Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|
| 500 TTPA[18] | 500 TTPA[13][21][18] |
Table 5: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum):
| Year | BOF Production | EAF Production | OHF Production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | – | 243 TTPA[22][14] | – | 243 TTPA[22] |
| 2021 | – | 307 TTPA[23] | – | 307 TTPA[23] |
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20220320121242/https://www.corporacionag.com/sidegua. Archived from the original on 2022-03-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Parque Siderúrgico Sidegua". AG (Aceros de Guatemala). Retrieved 2022-01-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 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) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Validation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative: Guatemala" (PDF). SDSG (Sustainable Development Strategies Group). November 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Historia". Corporación AG. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "La historia de Aceros de Guatemala". Plaza Pública. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Aceros de Guatemala: un emporio creado con privilegios del Estado". Plaza Pública. March 26, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Gerdau se asocia a mayor siderúrgica del istmo". La República. April 23, 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 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) - ↑ https://www.plazapublica.com.gt/sites/default/files/custom/vertical-timeline/index.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220320124346/https://www.corporacionag.com/es/sidegua. Archived from the original on 2022-03-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220903135552/https://www.enkotec.com/references/aceros-de-guatemala. Archived from the original on 2022-09-03.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220318144548/https://www.larepublica.net/noticia/gerdau-se-asocia-a-mayor-siderurgica-del-istmo. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220319012737/https://eiti.org/files/documents/2013_guatemala_validation_report_en.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220318100659/https://disclosures.ifc.org/project-detail/SPI/7057/siderurgica-de-guatemala-s-a-aceros. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221209142000/https://revistaindustria.com/2022/06/corporacion-ag-prioriza-la-salud-y-seguridad-de-sus-colaboradores/. Archived from the original on 2022-12-09.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://issuu.com/brochures2020/docs/book_bbr_dec2022_english.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 (PDF) https://eiti.org/sites/default/files/attachments/2013_guatemala_validation_report_en.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220318113004/https://www.enkotec.com/es-es/referencias/aceros-de-guatemala. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220319171142/http://biblioteca.usac.edu.gt/tesis/08/08_0528_EA.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220318082843/https://unctadcompal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/El-Salvador-Estudio-Sector-Hierro.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-18.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 22.0 22.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210810153606/https://www.alacero.org/sites/default/files/publicacion/america_latina_en_cifras_2020_es-en_09nov.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-10.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 23.0 23.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220117191258/http://www.acero.org.ar/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/america_latina_en_cifras_2021_es-en_capa2_0.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-17.
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