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ArcelorMittal Lázaro Cárdenas steel plant

Steel Plant in Mexico. Approximate location 17.93089, -102.20199.

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ArcelorMittal Lázaro Cárdenas steel plant is a steel plant in Mexico with a reported capacity of 6,500,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by ArcelorMittal México SA de CV. By capacity it ranks #1 of 14 steel plants tracked in Mexico. It emits about 5,979,126 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 1,393,736 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 70% above the median steel plant.

6,500,000t of steel
5,979,126t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1CO₂ rank in Mexico
0.92t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32440903.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 6,500,000 t of steel ist ArcelorMittal Lázaro Cárdenas steel plant deutlich über dem Medianwert von steel plant in Mexico (1,330,000 t of steel). Sein CO₂ pro Kapazitätseinheit liegt ungefähr 1377% über dem Medianwert von steel plant. Untersektor: iron-and-steel. Als steel plant benötigt es intensive Prozesswärme (typischerweise 800–1500°C) für seinen Kernbetrieb — Wärme, die durch Dampfkessel, Öfen oder direkte Verbrennung geliefert werden muss, und Verluste durch ungedämmte Behälter und Rohrleitungen stellen verschwendeten Brennstoff dar. Modulare abnehmbare Dämmung kann diese Verluste um 80–96% senken, Oberflächen auf ≤45°C kühlen, mit Amortisationszeiten oft unter 2 Jahren. Stahlwerke verbrennen Kohle in Hochöfen oder nutzen Lichtbogenöfen zum Schmelzen von Schrott; in beiden Fällen muss das geschmolzene Metall über 1.500°C gehalten und durch umfangreiche heiße Rohrleitungen und Behälter geleitet werden.

Vergleich von Kapazität und CO₂-Intensität berechnet aus Climate TRACE Industrieanlagendaten; Sektorrolle basierend auf Ingenieurreferenz.

What 5,979,126 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

1,393,736cars driven for a year
779,750homes' annual energy use
99,652,100tree seedlings grown 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest steel plants in Mexico

ArcelorMittal Lázaro Cárdenas steel plant: 6,500,000 t of steel6.5MArcelorMit…Altos Hornos De Mexico SA AHMSA steel plant: 5,500,000 t of steel5.5MAltos Horn…Ternium Guerrero San Nicolás de los Garza steel plant: 2,400,000 t of steel2.4MTernium Gu…DEACERO Celaya steel plant: 2,300,000 t of steel2.3MDEACERO Ce…DEACERO Ramos Arizpe steel plant: 2,200,000 t of steel2.2MDEACERO Ra…TYASA steel plant: 1,650,000 t of steel1.6MTYASA stee…Ternium Puebla steel plant: 1,330,000 t of steel1.3MTernium Pu…Tenaris TAMSA Veracruz steel plant: 1,230,000 t of steel1.2MTenaris TA…

Reported capacity (t of steel), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Operator

Operated by ArcelorMittal México SA de CV. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

ArcelorMittal Lázaro Cárdenas steel plant sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 17.9°N in the northern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~29°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical savanna: warm all year, with distinct wet and dry seasons

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #1 largest of 14 steel plants in Mexico by reported capacity.

Location

Coordinates 17.93089, -102.20199. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is ArcelorMittal Lázaro Cárdenas steel plant?

ArcelorMittal Lázaro Cárdenas steel plant is a steel plant in Mexico. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of ArcelorMittal Lázaro Cárdenas steel plant?

ArcelorMittal Lázaro Cárdenas steel plant has a reported capacity of 6,500,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does ArcelorMittal Lázaro Cárdenas steel plant emit?

ArcelorMittal Lázaro Cárdenas steel plant emits about 5,979,126 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 1,393,736 cars. That ranks #1 among tracked facilities in Mexico.

Where is ArcelorMittal Lázaro Cárdenas steel plant located?

ArcelorMittal Lázaro Cárdenas steel plant is in Mexico, near coordinates 17.93089, -102.20199.

Who operates ArcelorMittal Lázaro Cárdenas steel plant?

ArcelorMittal Lázaro Cárdenas steel plant is operated by ArcelorMittal México SA de CV.

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