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CVG Briquetera del Orinoco

operating

DRI–EAF route · Ciudad Guayana, Central & South America, Venezuela

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CVG Briquetera del Orinoco produces direct reduced iron by direct reduction — solid metallic iron made by reducing ore below its melting point — a feedstock for electric steelmaking. Its main products are hbi.

Process Route

DRI

Timeline

Operating since 2000

Capacity (ttpa)

DRI

2,200

Production

Ironproduction, GEM-compiled (Global Iron & Steel Tracker).

Iron Units

DRI
DRI 1operating
550 ttpasyngas (reformed methane) · capablewiki
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DRI 2operating
550 ttpasyngas (reformed methane) · capablewiki
DRI
DRI 3operating
550 ttpasyngas (reformed methane)Finmetwiki
DRI
DRI 4operating
550 ttpasyngas (reformed methane)Finmetwiki

Inputs & Energy

Power Guri, Macagua I, Macagua II, Macagua III hydroelectric plants

Iron ore Ferrominera del Orinoco mines in the Guayana region

Steel Products

HBI

Ownership

Owner Briquetera del Orinoco CA

Parent Briquetera del Orinoco CA [100.0%]

Workforce 1,150 employees

State ownership Full

Learn the processes this plant uses

Ironmaking

Direct Reduction (DRI / HBI)

Nearby Plants

CVG Briquetera del Caroní

Ciudad Guayana · ~2 km away

Sidor Ciudad Guayana

Guayana City · ~3 km away

CVG Comsigua

Ciudad Guayana · ~5 km away

CVG Briquetera de Venezuela

Ciudad Guayana · ~5 km away

CVG Ferrominera Orinoco

Ciudad Guayana · ~12 km away

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