Companhia Siderurgica do Cuchi pig iron plant
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Companhia Siderurgica do Cuchi pig iron plant, also known as CSC Angola, is a steel plant in Cuchi, Cuando Cubango, Angola that operates blast furnace (BF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Cuchi, Cuando Cubango, Angola:
- Location: Município do Cuchi, Lado Direito da Rodovia Menongue, Cuchi, Angola
- Coordinates (WGS 84): -14.650166, 16.925606 (exact)
Background
This is Angola's first pig iron mill and the first phase cost $60 million to build. [1]
Ownership Tree
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size | Power source | Iron ore source | Coal source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09[2] | 1200[3] | 15 MW captive thermoelectric plant[4] | Cutato mine (P100000129359)[4] | unknown |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| State-owned entity status | Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent GEM entity ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner GEM entity ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial | Ferrangoland; Modulax Industria E Comercio Ltda | unknown; unknown | E100001012406; E100001012405 | Companhia Siderurgica do Cuchi SA [100%][4] | unknown | E100001012404 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Responsible steel | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crude[4] | pig iron[4] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | BF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Blast furnace capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| announced | 423[4][2] | 423[4][2] |
| operating | 96[4][2] | 96[4][2] |
Table 5: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Ferronickel | Sinter | Coke | Pellets |
|---|---|---|---|
| NF[4] | NF[4] | NF[5] | NF[4] |
Table 6: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | BF production | Other/unknown iron production |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | unknown | unknown |
| 2024 | unknown | unknown |
| 2025 | unknown | unknown |
Unit Details
Table 7: Blast Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Current capacity (ttpa) | Decarbonization technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown BF (1) | operating[2] | 2023[2] | 96[4][2] | not found; not found |
| unknown BF (2) | announced[2] | –[2] | 141[4][2] | not found; not found |
| unknown BF (3) | announced[2] | –[2] | 141[4][2] | not found; not found |
| unknown BF (4) | announced[2] | –[2] | 141[4][2] | not found; not found |
Articles and Resources
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References
- ↑ "Angola's CSC inaugurates country's first pig iron mill". www.steelorbis.com. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
- ↑ 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 https://web.archive.org/web/20240216222046/https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/angolas-csc-inaugurates-countrys-first-pig-iron-mill-1304862.htm. Archived from the original on 2024-02-16.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240214052433/https://www.verangola.net/va/en/052023/RawMaterials/35399/Companhia-Sider%25C3%25BArgica-do-Cuchi-starts-production-of-pig-iron-in-experimental-phase.htm. Archived from the original on 2024-02-14.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 https://web.archive.org/web/20240214052148/https://www.cscangola.ao/siderurgia?lang=en. Archived from the original on 2024-02-14.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240214052353/https://www.cscangola.ao/quemsomos?lang=en. Archived from the original on 2024-02-14.
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