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Ternium Siderar San Nicolás steel plant

Steel Plant in Argentina. Approximate location -33.36629, -60.15156.

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Ternium Siderar San Nicolás steel plant is a steel plant in Argentina with a reported capacity of 3,501,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Ternium Argentina SA. By capacity it ranks #1 of 4 steel plants tracked in Argentina. It emits about 3,990,011 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 930,072 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 111% above the median steel plant.

3,501,000t of steel
3,990,011t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1CO₂ rank in Argentina
1.14t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566427.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 3,501,000 t of steel, Ternium Siderar San Nicolás steel plant est bien au-dessus de la médiane des steel plant en Argentina (2,000,000 t of steel). Son CO₂ par unité de capacité est approximativement 337% 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 3,990,011 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

930,072cars driven for a year
520,346homes' annual energy use
66,500,183tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest steel plants in Argentina

Ternium Siderar San Nicolás steel plant: 3,501,000 t of steel3.5MTernium Si…ArcelorMittal Acindar Villa Constitución steel plant: 2,000,000 t of steel2.0MArcelorMit…TenarisSiderca Campana steel plant: 1,600,929 t of steel1.6MTenarisSid…Gerdau Sipar Pérez steel plant: 650,000 t of steel650kGerdau Sip…

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

Operator

Operated by Ternium Argentina SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Ternium Siderar San Nicolás steel plant sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 33.4°S in the southern hemisphere.

~18°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical: 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 #1 largest of 4 steel plants in Argentina by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates -33.36629, -60.15156. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Ternium Siderar San Nicolás steel plant?

Ternium Siderar San Nicolás steel plant is a steel plant in Argentina. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of Ternium Siderar San Nicolás steel plant?

Ternium Siderar San Nicolás steel plant has a reported capacity of 3,501,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does Ternium Siderar San Nicolás steel plant emit?

Ternium Siderar San Nicolás steel plant emits about 3,990,011 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 930,072 cars. That ranks #1 among tracked facilities in Argentina.

Where is Ternium Siderar San Nicolás steel plant located?

Ternium Siderar San Nicolás steel plant is in Argentina, near coordinates -33.36629, -60.15156.

Who operates Ternium Siderar San Nicolás steel plant?

Ternium Siderar San Nicolás steel plant is operated by Ternium Argentina SA.

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