# Vetorial Siderurgia to build third blast furnace in Corumbá, Brazil

Vetorial Siderurgia held a groundbreaking ceremony for its third blast furnace at its Corumbá plant. The BRL 200 million investment will add 180,000 tonnes/year of pig iron capacity, a 25% increase, with construction expected to take 18 months.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-10-28
- Where: Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
- Value: $36.0M (200.0M BRL)
- Starts operating: Apr 2026
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 180,000 tonnes/year of pig iron
- Products: pig iron, ferro-gusa
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Vetorial Siderurgia](https://endata.com/companies/80770.md)

## Sources

- [voxms.com.br](https://www.voxms.com.br/economia/vetorial-siderurgia-lanca-pedra-fundamental-do-novo-alto-forno-em-corumba), 2024-10-29: "Com a conclusão das obras, cuja previsão é de 18 meses, a Vetorial Siderurgia prevê acrescentar 180 mil toneladas/ano à sua produção de ferro-gusa, elevando a capacidade em 25%."
- [noticiasdocerrado.com.br](https://noticiasdocerrado.com.br/destaques/vetorial-siderurgia-lanca-pedra-fundamental-do-novo-alto-forno-em-corumba/), 2024-10-30: "Com a conclusão das obras, cuja previsão é de 18 meses, a Vetorial Siderurgia prevê acrescentar 180 mil toneladas/ano à sua produção de ferro-gusa."

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