ESM Mutún steel plant

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ESM Mutún steel plant (Complejo Siderúrgico del Mutún), also known as Empresa Siderurgica Mutun Steel Plant, is a steel plant in Puerto Suárez, Santa Cruz, Bolivia that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) and direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Puerto Suárez, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): -19.137325, -57.880605 (exact)

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Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Announced date Construction date Start date Workforce size Power source
2016-03[1][2] 2019-01[3][4][5] 2025-03[6][7][8] 700[9][5] onsite power plant[10]

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
Full Empresa Siderúrgica del Mutún SA [100.0%] 5037336916 [100.0%] E100002000080 [100.0%] Empresa Siderúrgica del Mutún SA [100%][11] 5037336916 E100002000080 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Main production equipment
finished rolled[10] unknown unknown DRI; EAF

Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1 Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
announced 500[12] 500[12]
operating 200[10][13][12][14] 200[10][13][12][14]

Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1 Sponge iron/DRI capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating 250[14] 250[14]

Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Pellets
400[14]

Unit Details

Table 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Furnace type Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1) operating[10][15] 2016-01-20[16][1] 2019-01-29[3] 2025[17][18] Tenova and Danieli HYL/Energiron ZR[19][19] shaft furnace 250[14]

Table 8: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details

Unit name Current or initial reductant Gas reductant Hydrogen reductant status
unknown DRI (1) gas[20] syngas (reformed methane)[20] capable[21]

Table 9: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1) operating[10][22] 2016-03[1][2] 2019-01[3][4][5] 2025[6][17][8] 200[14][10][13][12]
unknown EAF (2) announced[12] 2023-09[12] – –[12] 500[12]

Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap % DRI % HBI % sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI) % basic/merchant pig iron % granulated pig iron % pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated) % other iron
unknown EAF (1) None unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
unknown EAF (2) None unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown

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References

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