Gerdau Guaíra Araucária steel plant
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Gerdau Guaíra Araucária steel plant (Usina siderúrgica Gerdau Guaíra Araucária (Portuguese)) is an electric arc furnace (EAF) idled steel plant in Araucária, Paraná, Brazil.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Araucária, Paraná, Brazil:
- Location: Rodovia PR - 423, Km 24,5, 83705-000 – Araucária – PR, Brazil
- Coordinates (WGS 84): -25.564041, -49.421729 (exact)
Background
The Guaíra Araucária steel plant was commissioned by Brazilian steelmaker Gerdau in October 1982 to replace the company's aging Siderúrgica Guaíra mill in nearby Curitiba.[1][2] The original Guaíra plant, built in 1946 and acquired by Gerdau in 1971, remained in operation as a rolling mill until its dismantling in 2015.[1][2]
Equipped with a 70-tonne Lectromelt electric arc furnace (EAF)[3], the Gerdau Guaíra Araucária plant has the capacity to produce 540,000 tonnes of steel billets annually.[4]
The plant was idled for seven years starting in 2014 but resumed operations in the second half of 2021 in response to improved market conditions.[5][6][7] Gerdau's filings with the US Securities & Exchange Commission for the years ending December 31, 2021 and 2022 both showed the Guaíra unit to be operational.[8]
In May 2023, Gerdau again indefinitely suspended production at the Guaíra plant, citing a dropoff in domestic steel demand and the lower profitability of the Guaíra plant relative to some of the company's other steelmaking units.[9][10]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Phase | Plant status | Start date | Idled date | Retired date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | Mothballed[11][12][13][14] | 1982[15] | – | – | 890[16] |
| Closure | Retired[17][18][19] | – | 2020[17] | 2021[17] | – |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Phase | Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | Gerdau SA [100.0%] | 5000004542 [100%] | E100001010271 [33.5%] | Gerdau Acos Longos Sa[20][21] | 4297571558 | E100001010277 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Phase | Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | semi-finished[22] | billets[22] | building and infrastructure[23] | EAF[24] | 1 Lectromelt EAF (70-tonne, 1982)[25][19] |
| Closure | semi-finished[22] | billets[22] | building and infrastructure[23] | EAF[24] | EAF (# unknown)[25][19] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | mothballed | 420 TTPA[19][18] | 420 TTPA[19][18] |
| Closure | retired | 120 TTPA[17] | 120 TTPA[17] |
Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* |
|---|---|
| Main plant | mothballed |
| Closure | retired |
Table 6: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF Production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 TTPA[22] | 0 TTPA[22][26] |
| 2021 | >0 TTPA[13][27][26] | >0 TTPA[13][27][26] |
| 2022 | 300 TTPA[28][18] | 300 TTPA |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Projeto Gerdau S.A." Bosch Soluções. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Apêndice A: Fornos a Arco" (PDF). USP. February 9, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Form 20-F". US Securities & Exchange Commission. December 31, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Gerdau reinicia produção de aço no Paraná". Gerdau. April 22, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Gerdau plans to restart EAF steel mill in Brazil". ScrapMonster. April 26, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Gerdau to restart EAF mill in Brazil". Recycling Today. April 26, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Gerdau S.A. Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2022". US Securities & Exchange Commission. March 31, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Gerdau anuncia nova hibernação na unidade de Araucária". O Popular do Paraná. May 11, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Gerdau will suspend production at its Araucária plant". Steel Radar. May 21, 2023.
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