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Biggest industrial CO₂ emitters in Brazil

The highest-emitting industrial facilities in Brazil ranked by estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled). Open data.

#FacilityTypeCountryt CO₂e/yr
1ArcelorMittal Tubarão steel plantSteel PlantBrazil11,135,928
2Ternium Brasil Santa Cruz steel plantSteel PlantBrazil8,118,406
3CSN Volta Redonda steel plantSteel PlantBrazil7,646,497
4Usiminas Ipatinga steel plantSteel PlantBrazil7,498,648
5São Luís MunicipalityAluminium SmelterBrazil6,865,403
6Sao Luis Alumina Refinery and Aluminum SmelterAluminium SmelterBrazil6,392,925
7Petrobras REPLAN Paulinia RefineryRefineryBrazil5,906,505
8Gerdau Açominas Ouro Branco steel plantSteel PlantBrazil4,705,160
9ArcelorMittal Pecém steel plantSteel PlantBrazil4,697,227
10Petrobras REVAP (Henrique Lage) Sao Jose dos Campos RefineryRefineryBrazil3,474,075
11CMPC - Guaiba 2Pulp & Paper MillBrazil3,298,071
12Petrobras REDUC (Duque de Caxias) RefineryRefineryBrazil3,294,857
13Rio Branco do Sul Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil2,936,031
14Suzano - Ribas do Rio PardoPulp & Paper MillBrazil2,672,786
15Petrobras RPBC Cubatao RefineryRefineryBrazil2,301,102
16Petrobras REFAP Canoas RefineryRefineryBrazil2,209,102
17Mubadala Maratripe RefineryRefineryBrazil2,059,269
18Braskem Triunfo Commplex, Triunfo,RSPetrochemicalBrazil1,922,240
19Braskem Camacari Complex, Camacari,BahiaPetrochemicalBrazil1,851,240
20ArcelorMittal Monlevade steel plantSteel PlantBrazil1,835,723
21Salto de Pirapora Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil1,792,741
22Lagoa Santa Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil1,679,156
23Petrobras REPAR (Pres. Getulio Vargas) Araucaria RefineryRefineryBrazil1,456,029
24Carandaí Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil1,325,374
25BRA-Cubatão_ammoniaChemical PlantBrazil1,269,000
26Petrobras RNEST RefineryRefineryBrazil1,231,295
27CSN Pedro Leopoldo Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil1,193,719
28CSN Cimentos Arcos PlantCement PlantBrazil1,139,780
29Sorocaba aluminium plantAluminium SmelterBrazil1,078,723
30Ciplam Sobradinho Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil1,077,007
31Petrobras REGAP RefineryRefineryBrazil1,064,328
32Barroso Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil1,052,724
33São Luis aluminium plantAluminium SmelterBrazil1,045,013
34Belem aluminium plantAluminium SmelterBrazil1,033,777
35Braskem ABC Petrochemical Complex, Santo Andre,Sao PauloPetrochemicalBrazil991,618
36AVB Açailândia steel plantSteel PlantBrazil940,896
37Itau de MInas Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil848,197
38Votorantim Sobradinho Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil838,826
39Sobral Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil825,966
40Barauna Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil801,708
41Sete Lagoas Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil751,408
42Santa Helena Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil704,648
43Cuiaba Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil704,429
44Gerdau Divinópolis steel plantSteel PlantBrazil697,243
45Bracell Celulose ltda - Sao Paolo - Bracell GroupPulp & Paper MillBrazil686,587
46Campo Formoso Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil665,889
47Quixere Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil664,493
48Laranjeiras Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil639,792
49Petrobras RECAP (Capuava) Maua RefineryRefineryBrazil621,131
50ArcelorMittal Piracicaba steel plantSteel PlantBrazil612,471
51Alhandra Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil611,270
52Apiai Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil588,393
53Pitimbu Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil562,945
54Itapicuru Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil558,860
55Vallourec Jeceaba steel plantSteel PlantBrazil525,338
56Braskem Duque de Caxias, Duque de Caxias ,Rio de JaneiroPetrochemicalBrazil508,485
57Suzano - Horizonte 2Pulp & Paper MillBrazil478,159
58Votorantim Cimentos Cantagalo PlantCement PlantBrazil475,349
59National Matozinhos Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil470,349
60Caapora Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil461,838
61ArcelorMittal Barra Mansa steel plantSteel PlantBrazil445,433
62Macuco Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil437,444
63Cacapava Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil434,068
64Primavera Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil422,789
65CMPC Celulose RiograndensePulp & Paper MillBrazil418,083
66CSN Cimentos Brasil Cantagalo PlantCement PlantBrazil417,073
67Balsa nova Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil411,013
68Suzano - Unidade ImperatrizPulp & Paper MillBrazil404,596
69Cezarina Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil403,259
70Cibarasa Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil403,055
71Adrianopolis Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil394,199
72Bodoquena Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil391,614
73Itaú Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil367,460
74Ijaci Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil359,441
75Edealina Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil346,420
76ArcelorMittal Resende steel plantSteel PlantBrazil342,765
77Vidal Ramos Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil339,653
78nobres Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil337,240
79Gerdau Pindamonhangaba steel plantSteel PlantBrazil321,349
80Suzano - Horizonte 1Pulp & Paper MillBrazil318,773
81Fabrica da CenibraPulp & Paper MillBrazil311,416
82Aperam Timóteo steel plantSteel PlantBrazil301,473
83Cenibra - Pulp Mill Belo OrientePulp & Paper MillBrazil294,252
84Cimento Nacional Arcos PlantCement PlantBrazil285,259
85Ream REMAN (Issac Sabba) Manaus RefineryRefineryBrazil284,464
86Suzano - Unit JacareiPulp & Paper MillBrazil269,731
87Cajati Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil254,711
88Montes Claros Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil251,228
89Mizu Matozinhos Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil249,741
90Gerdau Guaíra Araucária steel plantSteel PlantBrazil236,436
91Gerdau Cosigua Santa Cruz steel plantSteel PlantBrazil236,392
92Poços de Caldas MunicipalityAluminium SmelterBrazil235,385
93ArcelorMittal Juiz de Fora steel plantSteel PlantBrazil225,136
94Vitoria Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil215,700
95Sinobras Marabá steel plantSteel PlantBrazil212,392
96Gerdau São Paulo Araçariguama steel plantSteel PlantBrazil199,599
973R Petroleum Potiguar Clara Camarao (RPCC) RefineryRefineryBrazil193,931
98Braelll Celulose Ltda - Bahia - Bracell GroupPulp & Paper MillBrazil183,907
99Pinheiro Machado Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil180,310
100Mogi das Cruces Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil167,509
101Xiamboa Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil160,912
102Ananindeua Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil152,281
103Suzano - Unidade SuzanoPulp & Paper MillBrazil152,030
104Marechal Deodoro Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil146,190
105Suzano - VeracelPulp & Paper MillBrazil140,996
106Veracel Celulose S/A - Joint venutre of Aracruz Celulose and Stora EnsoPulp & Paper MillBrazil140,996
107Sao Miguel dos Campos Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil139,095
108Manaus Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil134,764
109Simec Cariacica steel plantSteel PlantBrazil124,897
110LD Celulose S.A. Joint Venture between Lenzing and Brazilian DexcoPulp & Paper MillBrazil122,605
111Pomerode Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil119,783
112Bahia Specialty CellulosePulp & Paper MillBrazil112,796
113Candiota Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil95,380
114Jari Celulose Papel e Embalagens S/A em Recuperacao Judicial Pulp MillPulp & Paper MillBrazil85,823
115BrazilChemical PlantBrazil84,767
116Pacatuba Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil71,036
117Petrobras LUBNOR Fortaleza RefineryRefineryBrazil61,476
118Pains Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil60,912
119Corumba Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil60,772
120Simec Pindamonhangaba steel plantSteel PlantBrazil30,762
121Trombini - Rio Grande do Sul Corrugated cardboardPulp & Paper MillBrazil26,973
122Iguaçu Celulose - Papel S.A. - Unit Piraí do SulPulp & Paper MillBrazil25,747
123Pajeu Cement PlantCement PlantBrazil24,365
124Trombini - Santa Catarina Corrugated Cardboard and Cellulose and PaperPulp & Paper MillBrazil22,069
125Trombini - Parana Corrugated CardboardPulp & Paper MillBrazil22,069
126Manikraft Guaianazes Indústria de Celulose e Papel LtdaPulp & Paper MillBrazil16,110
127Melhoramentos Papéis Ltda - Fazenda LevantinaPulp & Paper MillBrazil15,898
128Iguaçu Celulose - Papel S.A. - Unit Campos NovosPulp & Paper MillBrazil14,713
129Suzano - Unidade Rio VerdePulp & Paper MillBrazil12,260
130Sulamericana Industrial Ltda Pulp MillPulp & Paper MillBrazil6,429

Method: ranked from open data — capacity and CO₂e from Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0). Sorted server-side; company-level data only.