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Iron & Steel Plants in Venezuela
Venezuela has 6 iron & steel plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 33rd-largest fleet of the 91 countries that hold any, and 0.5% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 6 operating.
The largest owner-operators are Briquetera del Orinoco CA (1), Complejo Siderurgico de Guayana CA (1) and Corporación Siderúrgica de Venezuela SA (1) — Briquetera del Orinoco CA alone is named on 17% of them. Half of Venezuela's iron & steel plants in service predate 1998 (median commissioning year of the 5 with a known date) and the oldest still listed is Sidor Ciudad Guayana steel plant, dating from 1962. They account for 3% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Venezuela.
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Who owns Venezuela's iron & steel plants
- Briquetera del Orinoco CA1 17%
- Complejo Siderurgico de Guayana CA1 17%
- Corporación Siderúrgica de Venezuela SA1 17%
- Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana1 17%
- CVG Ferrominera Orinoco CA1 17%
- Matesi1 17%
- Siderurgica del Orinoco Alfredo Maneiro CA1 17%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1960s1
- 1990s2
- 2000s2
Median commissioning year 1998 · oldest Sidor Ciudad Guayana steel plant (1962) · newest CVG Briquetera del Orinoco DRI plant (2000) · 5 of 6 carry a start date
How Venezuela compares · iron & steel plants by country
- 1. China458
- 33. Algeria6
- 34. Nigeria6
- 35. Sweden6
- 36. Venezuela6
- 37. Finland5
- 38. North Korea5
- 39. South Africa5
Frequently asked
- How many iron & steel plants are there in Venezuela?
- OverWatts maps 6 iron & steel plants in Venezuela — 0.5% of the world's mapped total, the 33rd-largest national fleet of the 91 countries with any.
- Who owns the iron & steel plants in Venezuela?
- Briquetera del Orinoco CA is named as owner or operator on the most — 1 of 6 (17%). Next are Complejo Siderurgico de Guayana CA (1), Corporación Siderúrgica de Venezuela SA (1) and Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana (1).
- How old are Venezuela's iron & steel plants?
- The median commissioning year is 1998, across the 5 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Sidor Ciudad Guayana steel plant (1962).