Grupo Simec Apizaco Cholula steel plant
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Grupo Simec Apizaco Cholula steel plant (Acería Simec Apizaco), also known as Atlax SA, is a steel plant in Xaloztoc, Tlaxcala, Mexico that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Xaloztoc, Tlaxcala, Mexico:
- Location: Carretera Federal México - Veracruz km 123 s/n, 90460 Tlaxcala, Mexico
- 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).[1]
Ownership Tree
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 2018-07[2] | 613[2] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grupo Simec SAB de CV | 4295884304 | E100000130728 | Aceros Especiales Simec Tlaxcala SA de CV[3] | 5080034040 | E100000131089 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|
| crude[4] | billet, rebar, bar[4] | automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport[5] | EAF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 1140[2] | 1140[2] |
Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Other/unknown steel production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 125[6] | –[6] | 125[6] |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2021 | 490[7] | –[7] | 490[7] |
| 2022 | 140[2] | –[2] | 140[2] |
| 2023 | 420[8] | –[8] | 420[8] |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAF 1 | operating[2] | 2004[2] | Danieli EBT[2][2] | 510[2] | – |
| EAF 2 | operating[9] | 2018[2] | Danieli EBT[2][10][11][2] | 630[2] | 90.0[12][13][2] |
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap |
|---|---|---|
| EAF 1 | yes[2] | 100.00[2] |
| EAF 2 | yes[13][2] | 100.00[11] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "Annual Reports". SIMEC Group. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125061910/https://gsimec.com.mx/reporte-anual.php. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240111004948/https://www.canacero.org.mx/en/index.php. Archived from the original on 2024-01-11.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220204164848/https://www.gsimec.com.mx/annual-report.php. Archived from the original on 2022-02-04.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 (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.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 (PDF) https://www.canacero.org.mx/aceroenmexico/descargas/Radiografia_2024_vpub.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 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) - ↑ https://www.danieli.com/en/news-media/news-events/new-minimill-simec-full-operation_37_323.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Vtt35CBVFAJFBDgan2a9_CW56EKOw6D/view?usp=drive_link.
{{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) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220804080634/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEsmax1r6X8. Archived from the original on 2022-08-04.
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