Scaw Metals Group Germiston steel plant

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Scaw Metals Group Germiston steel plant is a steel plant in Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) and direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Scaw Union Junction - Johannesburg, Black Reef Road, Germiston 1401, Johannesburg, Gauteng, Republic of South Africa
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): -26.273316, 28.163761 (exact)

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Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source Coal source
1924[1] 2000[2] 60 mw cogeneration plant[3] unknown unknown

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent GEM entity ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner GEM entity ID
Barnes South Palace Holdings Pty Ltd [74.0%]; unknown [26.0%] unknown [74.0%]; not applicable [26.0%] E100002018536 [74.0%]; E100000132388 [26.0%] Scaw Metals Group Pty Ltd [100%][4] 4296812908 E100001012802 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Responsible steel Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[4][5] billet, wire rod[4][5] unknown 2023-05-11[6] 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)
operating 600[7][8] 600[7][8]

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 384[9] 384[9]

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

Sinter Pellets
NF[2] NF[2]

Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year EAF production Other/unknown steel production
2019 unknown unknown
2020 unknown unknown
2021 unknown unknown
2022 unknown unknown
2023 unknown unknown
2024 unknown unknown
2025 unknown unknown

Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year DRI production Other/unknown iron production
2019 unknown unknown
2020 unknown unknown
2021 unknown unknown
2022 unknown unknown
2023 unknown unknown
2024 unknown unknown
2025 unknown unknown

Unit Details

Table 9: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Furnace type Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1) operating[10] 1983[11] Kvaerner DRC[12][11][12] shaft furnace[10] 128[9]
unknown DRI (2) operating[10] 1989[11] Kvaerner DRC[11][12] shaft furnace[10] 128[9]
unknown DRI (3) operating[10] 1995[11] Kvaerner DRC[11][12] shaft furnace[10] 128[9]

Table 10: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details

Unit name Current or initial reductant Hydrogen reductant status
unknown DRI (1) coal (solid)[11] unknown
unknown DRI (2) coal (solid)[11] unknown
unknown DRI (3) coal (solid)[11] –

Table 11: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Furnace manufacturer and model Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1) operating[5] Danieli FastArc[13][13] 600[7][8]

Table 12: 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) yes[14] 100.00[6] 0[6] 0[6] 0[6] 0[6] 0[6] 0[6] 0[6]

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References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240307030536/http://www.scaw.co.za/Pages/Scaw-history.html. Archived from the original on 2024-03-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240312001435/http://www.scaw.co.za/Pages/Factsheet_New.html. Archived from the original on 2024-03-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/r3bn-scaw-project-is-south-africas-first-flat-steel-investment-in-decades-2022-12-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240309015203/http://www.scaw.co.za/Pages/At-a-glance_New.html. Archived from the original on 2024-03-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240307030937/http://www.scaw.co.za/Pages/Rolled-Products1.html. Archived from the original on 2024-03-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 https://www.scaw.co.za/copy-of-long-products-mill. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221212035926/https://pubs.usgs.gov/myb/vol3/2017-18/myb3-2017-18-south-africa.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-12-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/first-hot-rolled-coil-produced-at-scaws-new-r5bn-germiston-mill-2024-11-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240307031447/https://sahris.sahra.org.za/sites/default/files/additionaldocs/Scaw%2520Waste%2520Disposal%2520Facility%25205_%2520Final%2520EIA_20140623.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-03-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240321222413/http://www.scaw.co.za/Shared%2520Documents/Scaw%2520More%2520than%2520Steel.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-03-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 https://www.proquest.com/docview/1368080300?sourcetype=Scholarly%20Journals. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 "2021 World Direct Reduction Statistics" (PDF). Midrex. 2022-09-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-10-08.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/s-africas-scaw-metals-to-expand-product-portfolio-and-capacity-with-new-flat-steel-complex-1277024.htm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240307031116/http://www.scaw.co.za/Pages/Environment.html. Archived from the original on 2024-03-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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