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Industrial facilities in Brazil

A directory of 1,875 industrial facilities in Brazil across 8 sectors, mapped and ranked from open data — by type, capacity and CO₂ emissions.

1,875facilities
8sectors
1875with reported CO₂
144.8M tCO₂e/yr total

Industry mix (Brazil)

Textiles: 1,732 facilities2kTextilesCement Plant: 57 facilities57Cement Pla…Pulp & Paper Mill: 39 facilities39Pulp & Pap…Steel Plant: 22 facilities22Steel PlantRefinery: 13 facilities13RefineryAluminium Smelter: 6 facilities6Aluminium …Petrochemical: 4 facilities4Petrochemi…Chemical Plant: 2 facilities2Chemical P…

Facility counts by sector, Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Biggest emitters in Brazil

#FacilityTypet CO₂e/yr
1ArcelorMittal Tubarão steel plantSteel Plant11,135,928
2Ternium Brasil Santa Cruz steel plantSteel Plant8,118,406
3CSN Volta Redonda steel plantSteel Plant7,646,497
4Usiminas Ipatinga steel plantSteel Plant7,498,648
5São Luís MunicipalityAluminium Smelter6,865,403
6Sao Luis Alumina Refinery and Aluminum SmelterAluminium Smelter6,392,925
7Petrobras REPLAN Paulinia RefineryRefinery5,906,505
8Gerdau Açominas Ouro Branco steel plantSteel Plant4,705,160
9ArcelorMittal Pecém steel plantSteel Plant4,697,227
10Petrobras REVAP (Henrique Lage) Sao Jose dos Campos RefineryRefinery3,474,075
11CMPC - Guaiba 2Pulp & Paper Mill3,298,071
12Petrobras REDUC (Duque de Caxias) RefineryRefinery3,294,857
13Rio Branco do Sul Cement PlantCement Plant2,936,031
14Suzano - Ribas do Rio PardoPulp & Paper Mill2,672,786
15Petrobras RPBC Cubatao RefineryRefinery2,301,102
16Petrobras REFAP Canoas RefineryRefinery2,209,102
17Mubadala Maratripe RefineryRefinery2,059,269
18Braskem Triunfo Commplex, Triunfo,RSPetrochemical1,922,240
19Braskem Camacari Complex, Camacari,BahiaPetrochemical1,851,240
20ArcelorMittal Monlevade steel plantSteel Plant1,835,723

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Frequently asked questions

How many industrial facilities are in Brazil?
1,875 across 8 sectors in this open dataset.
What is the biggest CO₂ emitter in Brazil?
ArcelorMittal Tubarão steel plant (Steel Plant) — about 11,135,928 tonnes CO₂e/year.
Which industrial sectors are largest in Brazil?
By facility count: Textiles (1732), Cement Plant (57), Pulp & Paper Mill (39).
How much CO₂ does Brazil's industry emit?
Reported facilities emit about 144,772,070 tonnes CO₂e/year combined.
Where does the data come from?
Climate TRACE v6 — asset-level capacity and CO₂e (CC BY 4.0).