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Gerdau Guaíra Araucária steel plant

Steel Plant in Brazil. Approximate location -25.56389, -49.42165.

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Gerdau Guaíra Araucária steel plant is a steel plant in Brazil with a reported capacity of 420,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Gerdau Acos Longos SA. By capacity it ranks #22 of 22 steel plants tracked in Brazil. It emits about 236,436 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 55,113 cars.

420,000t of steel
236,436t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#100CO₂ rank in Brazil
0.56t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566461.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 420,000 t of steel, Gerdau Guaíra Araucária steel plant est en dessous de la médiane des steel plant en Brazil (1,000,000 t of steel). 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 236,436 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

55,113cars driven for a year
30,834homes' annual energy use
3,940,600tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest steel plants in Brazil

ArcelorMittal Tubarão steel plant: 7,500,000 t of steel7.5MArcelorMit…CSN Volta Redonda steel plant: 6,251,000 t of steel6.3MCSN Volta …Ternium Brasil Santa Cruz steel plant: 5,200,000 t of steel5.2MTernium Br…Usiminas Ipatinga steel plant: 5,000,000 t of steel5.0MUsiminas I…Gerdau Açominas Ouro Branco steel plant: 4,360,000 t of steel4.4MGerdau Aço…ArcelorMittal Pecém steel plant: 3,000,000 t of steel3.0MArcelorMit…ArcelorMittal Monlevade steel plant: 1,200,000 t of steel1.2MArcelorMit…ArcelorMittal Piracicaba steel plant: 1,100,000 t of steel1.1MArcelorMit…

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

Operator

Operated by Gerdau Acos Longos SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Gerdau Guaíra Araucária steel plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 25.6°S in the southern hemisphere.

~11°Ctypical annual mean
~18°Ctypical warm-season
Temperate oceanic: 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 #22 largest of 22 steel plants in Brazil by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates -25.56389, -49.42165. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Gerdau Guaíra Araucária steel plant?

Gerdau Guaíra Araucária steel plant is a steel plant in Brazil. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of Gerdau Guaíra Araucária steel plant?

Gerdau Guaíra Araucária steel plant has a reported capacity of 420,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does Gerdau Guaíra Araucária steel plant emit?

Gerdau Guaíra Araucária steel plant emits about 236,436 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 55,113 cars. That ranks #100 among tracked facilities in Brazil.

Where is Gerdau Guaíra Araucária steel plant located?

Gerdau Guaíra Araucária steel plant is in Brazil, near coordinates -25.56389, -49.42165.

Who operates Gerdau Guaíra Araucária steel plant?

Gerdau Guaíra Araucária steel plant is operated by Gerdau Acos Longos SA.

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