CVG Comsigua DRI plant
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CVG Comsigua DRI plant (Complejo Siderúrgico de Guayana (Spanish)) is a direct reduced iron (DRI) steel plant operating in Ciudad Guayana, Bolívar, Venezuela.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Ciudad Guayana, Bolívar, Venezuela:
- Location: Parque Industrial CVG Minorca, Zona industrial Matanzas, Sector Punta Cuchillo, Ciudad Guayana 8050, Bolívar, Venezuela
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 8.297662, -62.780149 (exact)
Background
The Comsigua DRI plant began operations in 1998 as a joint venture between Kobe Steel, Tamsa México, and the Corporación Venezolana de Guayana.[1] The plant's full name - Complejo Siderúrgico de Guayana - reflects the owners' original vision of creating a larger steel complex comprising two DRI plants, an EAF melt shop and continuous casting facilities.[1] However, financial concerns caused the project to be limited to iron reduction only.[1]
Comsigua produced more than 1 million tonnes of briquettes annually during its first several years of operation, but production dropped off sharply after the plant was nationalized in 2009.[1] Tenaris, the parent corporation of Tamsa México, successfully brought legal charges for breach of international treaty, forcing the Venezuelan government to pay compensatory damages of US $31.7 million in 2011.[1] Comsigua's DRI production, which plummeted to near zero by 2016[1], has recovered somewhat in recent years but continues to be negatively impacted by Venezuela's fragile economy. Comsigua barely achieved 25% of its operational capacity in 2020, and workers have reported that the plant is falling apart and in serious need of new investment.[2]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Plant status | Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|
| Operating[3][4] | 1998[4] | 353[4] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| State-owned entity status | Parent company | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Complejo Siderurgico de Guayana CA [100%] | E100001000281 [100%] | Complejo Siderurgico de Guayana CA (Comsigua)[5] | 5000013807 | E100000130906 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|
| crude | HBI[3][4] | DRI[6][4] | 1 DRI plant (Midrex HBI, 1998)[7][8][9] |
Table 4: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status* | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 1000 TTPA[4][6][9] | 1000 TTPA[4][6][9] |
Table 5: Actual Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | DRI Production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | >0 TTPA[10] | >0 TTPA[10] |
| 2021 | >0 TTPA[11][12] | >0 TTPA |
| 2022 | >0 TTPA[6] | >0 TTPA |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Empresas Heridas de Muerte: Corrompiendo el Metal" (PDF). Transparencia Venezuela. 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Trabajadores de Comsigua protestaron por beneficios". Primicia. September 15, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220616075508/http://www.cvg.gob.ve/?q=node/212. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125055518/https://transparenciave.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/EPE-II-Sector-Metalurgia_DeF.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220318105726/http://www.comsigua.com.ve/site/. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20231103031625/https://www.midrex.com/wp-content/uploads/MidrexSTATSBook2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 03 November 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220320173526/https://www.midrex.com/about-midrex/midrex-plants/. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220318083849/http://www.midrex.com/wp-content/uploads/Midrex-Plants-Sheet2021-1.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "2022 AIST DRI and HBI Roundup". Association for Iron & Steel Technology. January 2022.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221001073325/https://primicia.com.ve/trabajo/trabajadores-de-comsigua-exigen-beneficios-laborales/. Archived from the original on 01 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.facebook.com/contrapuntovzla/videos/336390084718359.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221008040524/https://www.midrex.com/wp-content/uploads/MidrexSTATSBook2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 08 October 2022.
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