CVG Briquetera del Caroní DRI plant
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CVG Briquetera del Caroní DRI plant (Briqcar, Venprecar, CVG Briquetera del Caroní), also known as Briqcar, Venprecar, is a steel plant in Ciudad Guayana, Bolívar, Venezuela that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Ciudad Guayana, Bolívar, Venezuela:
- Location: Zona Industrial Matanzas, 8050 Ciudad Guayana, Bolivar, Venezuela
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 8.290142, -62.805419 (exact)
Background
The CVG Briquetera de Caroní DRI plant traces its origins back to 1990, when it began operations under the name Venprecar (Venezolana de Prerreducidos del Caroní, C.A.), a private company owned by IBH (International Briquettes Holding), a division of Briquetas de Sivensa.[1] The plant's original iron making capacity of 600,000 tpa (tonnes per annum) was raised to 715,000 tpa in 1994, with a second expansion in 1998 increasing capacity to the current 815,000 tpa.[1] During the period of private ownership, roughly 80% of Briqcar's production was exported to the United States, Europe and other international markets.
In 2009, Venprecar was nationalized, together with several other Venezuelan iron and steel companies.[1] Iron production, which had peaked near 90% of installed capacity in the early 2000s, began falling under state ownership, and by 2014 it had plummeted to only 10% of plant capacity.[1] Production has recovered somewhat in recent years, reaching 257,000 tonnes in the first 10 months of 2020.[2] In early 2021 the Venezuelan government announced it was building a new railway line to facilitate the supply of iron ore and pellets to the plant, with the goal of raising production above 350,000 tpa.[2][3]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 1990-11-26[4] | 456[4] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| State-owned entity status | Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana | 5001120464 | E100000130955 | Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana[5][6] | 5001120464 | E100000130955 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|
| crude | HBI[4] | DRI |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 820[7][4][8] | 820[7][4][8] |
Table 5: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Sinter | Pellets |
|---|---|
| NF | NF |
Table 6: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | DRI production | Other/unknown iron production |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | >0[9] | >0[9] |
| 2020 | >0[10][11] | >0[10][11] |
| 2021 | >0[12][13] | >0[12][13] |
| 2022 | >0[14] | >0[14] |
| 2023 | >0[8] | >0[8] |
Unit Details
Table 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Furnace type | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown DRI (1) | operating[8] | 1990[4] | Midrex[8][15][5] | shaft furnace[8] | 820[4][8][7] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of steel power plants, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Iron and Steel Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Empresas Heridas de Muerte: Corrompiendo el Metal" (PDF). Transparencia Venezuela. 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bastardo, Alvis Herrera (2021-03-04). "BRIQCAR: Vía férrea contribuirá a elevar producción de briquetas". Nueva Prensa Digital.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Empresa Venprecar-Briqcar estima elevar su producción de briqueta para este 2021". VTV. March 6, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 "Empresas Heridas de Muerte: Corrompiendo el Metal: Abandono, Neglegencia y Corrupción" (PDF). Transparencia Venezuela. 2018-11-30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Quienes Somos". Briquetera del Caroní. Archived from the original on 2024-12-12. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ↑ "Decreto Nº 3.549, mediante el cual se adscribe la empresa Briquetera del Orinoco C.A. (ORINOCO IRON) a la Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG)". Pandectas Digital. 2018-07-25. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://imis.aist.org/store/detail.aspx?id=PR-RU2024-8.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20241206001823/https://www.midrex.com/wp-content/uploads/MidrexSTATSBook2023.Final_-2.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-12-06.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 "2019 World Direct Reduction Statistics" (PDF). Midrex. 2020-09-04. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-10-23.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "2020 World Direct Reduction Statistics" (PDF). Midrex. 2021-09-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-29.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "BRIQCAR: Vía férrea contribuirá a elevar producción de briquetas". Nueva Prensa Digital. 2021-03-04. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "2021 World Direct Reduction Statistics" (PDF). Midrex. 2022-09-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-10-08.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "VEMPRECAR-BRIQCAR estima producir 350 mil toneladas de briquetas este 2021". Noticias Venevisión. 2021-03-05. Archived from the original on 2021-03-10.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "2022 World Direct Reduction Statistics" (PDF). Midrex. 2023-09-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-03.
- ↑ "Midrex Plants Map". Midrex Technologies, Inc. Archived from the original on 2024-12-12. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
