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Altos Hornos De Mexico SA AHMSA steel plant

Steel Plant in Mexico. Approximate location 26.87945, -101.41652.

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Altos Hornos De Mexico SA AHMSA steel plant is a steel plant in Mexico with a reported capacity of 5,500,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Altos Hornos de Mexico SAB de CV. By capacity it ranks #2 of 14 steel plants tracked in Mexico. It emits about 4,044,261 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 942,718 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 36% above the median steel plant.

5,500,000t of steel
4,044,261t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#2CO₂ rank in Mexico
0.74t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32441229.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 5,500,000 t of steel, Altos Hornos De Mexico SA AHMSA steel plant est bien au-dessus de la médiane des steel plant en Mexico (1,330,000 t of steel). Son CO₂ par unité de capacité est approximativement 1081% au-dessus de la médiane des steel plant. Sous-secteur: iron-and-steel. Comme steel plant, elle nécessite une chaleur de procédé intensive (typiquement 800–1500°C) pour ses opérations industrielles essentielles — chaleur qui doit être fournie par des chaudières, fours ou combustion directe, et les pertes par les récipients et tuyauteries non isolés représentent du combustible gaspillé. L'isolation modulaire amovible peut réduire ces pertes de 80–96%, refroidissant les surfaces à ≤45°C, avec des délais d'amortissement souvent inférieurs à 2 ans. Les aciéries brûlent du charbon dans des hauts fourneaux ou utilisent des arcs électriques pour fondre des ferrailles; dans les deux cas, le métal en fusion doit être maintenu au-dessus de 1.500°C et transféré à travers des tuyauteries et récipients chauds étendus.

Comparaison de capacité et d'intensité de CO₂ calculée à partir des données des installations industrielles Climate TRACE; rôle du secteur basé sur la référence d'ingénierie.

What 4,044,261 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

942,718cars driven for a year
527,421homes' annual energy use
67,404,350tree 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 Altos Hornos de Mexico SAB de CV. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Altos Hornos De Mexico SA AHMSA steel plant sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSh), at 26.9°N in the northern hemisphere.

~23°Ctypical annual mean
~31°Ctypical warm-season
Hot semi-arid steppe: hot summers and mild winters

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #2 largest of 14 steel plants in Mexico by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 26.87945, -101.41652. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Altos Hornos De Mexico SA AHMSA steel plant?

Altos Hornos De Mexico SA AHMSA 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 Altos Hornos De Mexico SA AHMSA steel plant?

Altos Hornos De Mexico SA AHMSA steel plant has a reported capacity of 5,500,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does Altos Hornos De Mexico SA AHMSA steel plant emit?

Altos Hornos De Mexico SA AHMSA steel plant emits about 4,044,261 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 942,718 cars. That ranks #2 among tracked facilities in Mexico.

Where is Altos Hornos De Mexico SA AHMSA steel plant located?

Altos Hornos De Mexico SA AHMSA steel plant is in Mexico, near coordinates 26.87945, -101.41652.

Who operates Altos Hornos De Mexico SA AHMSA steel plant?

Altos Hornos De Mexico SA AHMSA steel plant is operated by Altos Hornos de Mexico SAB de CV.

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