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Industrial facilities in Argentina

33 industrial facilities in Argentina, across 7 sectors, mapped and ranked from open data by type, capacity and CO₂ emissions.

29,681facilities
7sectors
33with CO₂ estimate
21.1M tCO₂e/yr total

Industry mix (Argentina)

Cement Plant: 10 facilities10Cement Pla…Refinery: 8 facilities8RefineryChemical Plant: 5 facilities5Chemical P…Steel Plant: 4 facilities4Steel PlantPulp & Paper Mill: 3 facilities3Pulp & Pap…Petrochemical: 2 facilities2Petrochemi…Aluminium Smelter: 1 facilities1Aluminium …

Facility counts by sector, Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

The state of Argentina's industrial emissions

Across the 33 Argentina industrial facilities with an estimated CO₂ figure (Climate TRACE), total emissions are about 21.1 Mt CO₂e/yr. The single largest emitter, Ternium Siderar San Nicolás steel plant (iron-and-steel), accounts for about 19% of that. The biggest sectoral share comes from oil-and-gas-refining. Among facilities with a known operator, the top three — Ternium Argentina SA, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina SA, YPF SA — account for roughly 45%. Most of these facilities sit in a temperate Köppen climate zone.

Largest emitters (Mt CO₂e/yr)

Ternium Siderar San Nicolás steel plant: 4 Mt CO2e/yr4Ternium Si…YPF la Plata Refinery: 2 Mt CO2e/yr2YPF la Pla…Santa María Cement Plant: 2 Mt CO2e/yr2Santa Marí…ARG-Metán_ammonia: 2 Mt CO2e/yr2ARG-Metán_…Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Olavarría Plant: 1 Mt CO2e/yr1Loma Negra…Pan American Energy Campana Refinery: 1 Mt CO2e/yr1Pan Americ…YPF Lujan de Cuyo Refinery: 1 Mt CO2e/yr1YPF Lujan …El Alto Department Cement Plant: 1 Mt CO2e/yr1El Alto De…Raizen Buenos Aires Refinery: 1 Mt CO2e/yr1Raizen Bue…Puerto Madryn aluminium plant: 1 Mt CO2e/yr1Puerto Mad…

Emissions by sector (Mt CO₂e/yr)

oil-and-gas-refining: 7 Mt CO2e/yr7oil-and-ga…cement: 6 Mt CO2e/yr6cementiron-and-steel: 5 Mt CO2e/yr5iron-and-s…chemicals: 2 Mt CO2e/yr2chemicalsaluminum: 1 Mt CO2e/yr1aluminumpetrochemical-steam-cracking: 0 Mt CO2e/yr0petrochemi…

Estimated CO₂e (modelled): Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0); climate: Köppen-Geiger (WorldClim). CC BY 4.0.

Biggest emitters in Argentina

#FacilityTypet CO₂e/yr
1Ternium Siderar San Nicolás steel plantSteel Plant3,990,011
2YPF la Plata RefineryRefinery2,486,569
3Santa María Cement PlantCement Plant1,739,723
4ARG-Metán_ammoniaChemical Plant1,705,826
5Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Olavarría PlantCement Plant1,390,722
6Pan American Energy Campana RefineryRefinery1,302,290
7YPF Lujan de Cuyo RefineryRefinery1,132,407
8El Alto Department Cement PlantCement Plant789,820
9Raizen Buenos Aires RefineryRefinery703,193
10Puerto Madryn aluminium plantAluminium Smelter644,987
11Cementos Avellaneda Olavarría PlantCement Plant628,958
12Villa Fortabat Cement PlantCement Plant551,151
13ArcelorMittal Acindar Villa Constitución steel plantSteel Plant522,018
14Dow Argentina Bahia Blanca Chemical Complex, Bahia Blanca,Buenos AiresPetrochemical514,922
15Refisan S.A. San Lorenzo RefineryRefinery510,748
16El Carmen Cement PlantCement Plant459,502
17Belgrano Cement PlantCement Plant382,963
18TenarisSiderca Campana steel plantSteel Plant299,345
19Trafigura Bahia Blanca RefineryRefinery197,773
20Puerto Esperanza PulpPulp & Paper Mill189,148

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Cite this

Inzonex IndustryAtlas (2026). Industrial CO2 emissions — Argentina. Derived from Climate TRACE v6 and Köppen-Geiger/WorldClim (CC BY 4.0). https://inzonex.co.uk/industryatlas/argentina/

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Frequently asked questions

How many industrial facilities are in Argentina?
33 across 7 sectors are tracked in Argentina in this open dataset.
What is the biggest CO₂ emitter in Argentina?
Ternium Siderar San Nicolás steel plant (Steel Plant) — about 3,990,011 tonnes CO₂e/year.
Which sectors are represented in Argentina?
The largest sectors in this dataset are Cement Plant (10), Refinery (8), Chemical Plant (5).
Where does the data come from?
Climate TRACE v6 — asset-level capacity and CO₂e emissions (CC BY 4.0).