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PRODUCTION AND
CONSUMPTION IN SOUTH
AMERICAN COUNTRIES
OTHER THAN BRAZIL
Jorge Madias
6th Annual Americas Iron Ore Conference, November 2013, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Agenda
Introduction
Discussion country by country
Conclusions
metallon
3
Introduction
4
3,556,000 t
6,176,000 t
11,855,000 t
11,730,000 t
7,908,500 t
1,471,600 t
18,167,400 t
Introduction
5
Kg/inhabitant
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
Chile
Argentina Venezuela
Ecuador
Peru
Colombia
Uruguay
Paraguay
Introduction
6
- Ownership
Ironmaking units, iron ore suppliers
Production of rolled steel (flat and long products)
Apparent consumption
Imports and exports
Investments
Consequences on iron ore demand
Ironmaking units
SIDERAR:
Imports
Exports
Apparent
consumption
2008
5,077
866
1,171
4,772
2009
3,626
557
994
3,189
2010
4,913
787
1,095
4,605
2011
5,376.7
983.3
970.5
5,380.5
2012
4,592
904.8
1,001.3
4,855.5
2013 7 months
2,891
423.4
434.8
2,879.6
Imports: heavy plate, exposed car body cold rolled, stainless and
other special steel strip
Exports: hot and cold rolled carbon steel strip
Seamless pipes
Mostly
exported
SIDERAR
RH for ultra low carbon and higher API X grades (in start up)
Second slab caster (in start-up)
Announced
Acindar, new rolling mill for rebar, M USD 100
Gerdau, new meltshop (integration of a re-roller)
Imports
Exports
Apparent
consumption
2008
3,676
454
1,062
3,068
2009
3,094
539
1,403
2,230
2010
1,559
423
187
1,795
2011
2,086
570
673.4
2012
2,065
1,010.9
163.1
3,239
2013 7 months
1,366
482.9
91.0
1,757.9
Ironmaking units
SIDOR
after nationalization
Switch to long products
Flat
Long
Pipes
2008
2,252
1,476
45
2009
1,655
1,436
2010
721
838
2011
866.1
1,220.3
2012
957
1,108
2013 7 months
683
682
Imports
Exports
Apparent
consumption
2008
1,517
1,248
49
2,716
2009
1,279
558
89
1,748
2010
677
1,864
95
2,446
1,209.1
88.2
2011
2012
1,598
1,556.9
55.3
3,210.2
2013 7 months
787
838.5
17.7
1,607.8
Ironmaking units
CAP
Blast
furnace 1
Blast furnace 2
Ironmaking units
Acerias
Mini
Blast Furnace
Andean
Mini
Production
Imports
Exports
Apparent
consumption
2008
1,435
1,922
158
3,199
2009
1,464
1,280
147
2,597
2010
1,641
1,762
150
3,253
2011
1,779.5
1,981.2
124.5
3,636.2
2012
1,725
1,894.1
101.9
3,721
2013
738
1,095.2
73.5
1,759.7
Ironmaking units
Imports
Exports
Apparent
consumption
2008
926
1,289
66
2,149
2009
871
781
111
1,541
2010
1,035
1,476
130
2,381
2011
913.1
1,253.5
124.5
2,022.9
2012
1,211
1,573.1
143.7
2,927.8
2013 7 months
806
981.3
69.6
1,717.7
Recent investments
New
impact expected
A process for partial replacement of Shougang pellets
by own lumps is under way
App. Consum.
2008
560
762
1,322
2009
442
1,127
1,569
2010
500
765
1,258
2011
523
974.5
14.7
1,482.8
2012
556
953.9
5.4
1,515.3
2013 7 months
432
702.7
6.9
1,127.8
Smaller markets
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Paraguay:
ACEPAR (Taselli Group) Long products
2012: 22 Kt
2013: 2 charcoal based blast furnaces idled
Uruguay:
LAISA (Gerdau Group) Long products
2012: Prod. 74 Kt; Imp. 141 Kt; Exp. 1 Kt
Bolivia
No local production
No import figures published
LAMINOR starting up in Oruro (Las Lomas Group)
Conclusions
28
Pacific countries
No protection for the industry
Unrestricted imports
Industry below capacity while importing more than is produced
locally
Chile, Peru: Iron ore exported to China, then steel imported from
China
Argentina
Strong protection of the industry
Pressure for substitution of imports
Venezuela
Conclusions
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Special features
State owned companies in Venezuela and Ecuador
Important role of local investors
Domestic iron ore demand 2/3 DR, 1/3 BF
Domestic production 2/3 EAF, 1/3 BOF