Grupo Acerero steel plant

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Grupo Acerero steel plant (Acería Grupo Acerero), also known as Acería Grupo Acerero, is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in San Luis Potosí, Mexico:

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• Location: Eje 122 esq. Av. CFE, Zona Industrial, 78395 San Luis Potosí, S.L.P., México
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 22.087328, -100.901902 (exact)

Background

The Grupo Acerero steel plant began operating in 2004 under Grupo Acerero. It is a scrap-based plant.

In 2017, the company broke ground for a new melting plant at the site, representing an investment of $95 million.

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Phase	Plant status	Announced date	Start date	Workforce size
Main plant	Operating	–	2004	237
Expansion	Construction	2023-08	2025	–

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Phase	Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner company GEM ID
Main plant	Grupo Acerero SA de CV	4298286733	E100000130887

Table 3: Process and Products

Phase	Steel product category	Steel products	Steel sector end users	Main production equipment	Detailed production equipment
Main plant	semi-finished; finished rolled	rebar, wire rod, annealed wire, welded mesh, steel frames	building and infrastructure	EAF	EAF (# unknown)
Expansion	semi-finished; finished rolled	rebar, wire rod, annealed wire, welded mesh, steel frames	building and infrastructure	EAF	1 EAF

Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.

Phase	Capacity operating status*	Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity	Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
Main plant	operating	950 TTPA	950 TTPA
Expansion	construction	1000 TTPA	1000 TTPA

Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.

Phase	Capacity operating status*
Main plant	operating
Expansion	construction

Table 6: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year	EAF Production	Total (all routes)
2020	589 TTPA	589 TTPA
2021	604 TTPA	604 TTPA
2022	673 TTPA	673 TTPA

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Additional data

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Resources

• Company website