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ArcelorMittal Tubarão steel plant

Steel Plant in Brazil. Approximate location -20.24936, -40.23598.

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ArcelorMittal Tubarão steel plant is a steel plant in Brazil with a reported capacity of 7,500,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by ArcelorMittal Tubarão Comercial SA. By capacity it ranks #1 of 22 steel plants tracked in Brazil. It emits about 11,135,928 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 2,595,787 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 175% above the median steel plant.

7,500,000t of steel
11,135,928t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1CO₂ rank in Brazil
1.48t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566447.

W kontekście: jak ta instalacja się porównuje

Przy 7,500,000 t of steel, ArcelorMittal Tubarão steel plant jest znacznie powyżej medianę steel plant w Brazil (1,000,000 t of steel). Jego CO₂ na jednostkę pojemności wynosi w przybliżeniu 164% powyżej medianę steel plant. Podsektor: iron-and-steel. Jako steel plant, wymaga intensywnego ciepła procesowego (typowo 800–1500°C) do swoich głównych operacji przemysłowych — ciepła, które musi być dostarczane przez kotły, piece lub spalanie bezpośrednie, a straty przez nieisolowane zbiorniki i rury stanowią zmarnowane paliwo. Modułowa izolacja demontowalna może zmniejszyć te straty o 80–96%, chłodząc powierzchnie do ≤45°C, z zwrotem inwestycji często poniżej 2 lat. Huty stali spalają węgiel w piecach wielkich lub używają łuków elektrycznych do topienia złomu; w obu przypadkach metal w stanie płynnym musi być utrzymywany powyżej 1.500°C i przenoszony przez rozległy system gorących rur i zbiorników.

Porównanie pojemności i intensywności CO₂ obliczane na podstawie danych instalacji przemysłowych Climate TRACE; rola sektora oparta na odniesieniau inżynierskim.

What 11,135,928 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

2,595,787cars driven for a year
1,452,260homes' annual energy use
185,598,800tree 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 ArcelorMittal Tubarão Comercial SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

ArcelorMittal Tubarão steel plant sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 20.2°S in the southern 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 22 steel plants in Brazil by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates -20.24936, -40.23598. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is ArcelorMittal Tubarão steel plant?

ArcelorMittal Tubarão 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 ArcelorMittal Tubarão steel plant?

ArcelorMittal Tubarão steel plant has a reported capacity of 7,500,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does ArcelorMittal Tubarão steel plant emit?

ArcelorMittal Tubarão steel plant emits about 11,135,928 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 2,595,787 cars. That ranks #1 among tracked facilities in Brazil.

Where is ArcelorMittal Tubarão steel plant located?

ArcelorMittal Tubarão steel plant is in Brazil, near coordinates -20.24936, -40.23598.

Who operates ArcelorMittal Tubarão steel plant?

ArcelorMittal Tubarão steel plant is operated by ArcelorMittal Tubarão Comercial SA.

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