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Acero Simec Apizaco steel plant (Acería Simec Apizaco), also known as Atlax, is a 650 thousand tonnes per annum (TTPA) electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Xaloztoc, Tlaxcala, Mexico.
Location
The map below shows the location of the steel plant in Xaloztoc, Tlaxcala, Mexico.
- Location: Carretera Federal México - Veracruz km 123 s/n, 90460 Tlaxcala, Mexico[1]
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 19.395628, -98.088777 (exact)
Background
Acero Simec operates another EAF facility in the same town that has a 480 tons billet capacity (435 tonnes).[2]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Plant status | Start date |
|---|---|
| operating[3] | 2018[4] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Owner | Owner company PermID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grupo Simec SAB de CV [100%][5] | 4295884304 [100%] | Aceros Especiales Simec Tlaxcala SA de CV[6] | 5080034040 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished; finished rolled[7] | billet, SBQ (special bar quality) steel, rebar[7] | automotive; building and infrastructure; energy; steel packaging; tools and machinery; transport[8] | electric arc furnace (EAF)[4][9] | 1 EAF (began in 2018; Danieli 90-tonne)[10][11][4] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum):
| Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|
| 650 TTPA[10][4][12][9] | 650 TTPA |
Table 5: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum):
| Year | BOF Production | EAF Production | OHF Production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | – | 490 TTPA[13] | – | 490 TTPA[13] |
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210414141133/https://www.gsimec.com.mx/locations.php. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Annual Reports". SIMEC Group. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211103033718/https://www.gsimec.com.mx/. Archived from the original on 2021-11-03.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220327073308/http://www.gsimec.com.mx/reporte-anual.php. Archived from the original on 2022-03-27.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220111175840/https://www.gsimec.com.mx/annual-report.php. Archived from the original on 2022-01-11.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220119170221/https://www.canacero.org.mx/en/index.php. Archived from the original on 2022-01-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220204140606/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887153/000089109217003916/e74212_20f.htm. Archived from the original on 2022-02-04.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220120123625/https://www.bloomberg.com/tosv2.html?vid. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://issuu.com/acerolatinoamericano/docs/alacero_ral562_issuu.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220804080634/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEsmax1r6X8. Archived from the original on 2022-08-04.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20201028174736/https://mexico-now.com/grupo-simec-us-600-million-steel-plant-is-now-fully-operational-in-tlaxcala/. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.danieli.com/en/news-media/news-events/grupo-simec-orders-danieli-new-greenfield-minimill-sbq-products_37_30.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221007201122/https://www.canacero.org.mx/aceroenmexico/descargas/Radiografia_de_la_Industria_del_Acero_en_Mexico_2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-10-07.
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Additional data
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