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Grupo Acerero steel plant

Steel Plant in Mexico. Approximate location 22.08926, -100.9021.

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Grupo Acerero steel plant is a steel plant in Mexico with a reported capacity of 725,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Grupo Acerero SA de CV. By capacity it ranks #12 of 14 steel plants tracked in Mexico. It emits about 40,069 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 9,340 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 90% below the median steel plant.

725,000t of steel
40,069t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#60CO₂ rank in Mexico
0.06t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566984.

W kontekście: jak ta instalacja się porównuje

Przy 725,000 t of steel, Grupo Acerero steel plant jest poniżej medianę steel plant w Mexico (1,330,000 t of steel). Jego CO₂ na jednostkę pojemności wynosi w przybliżeniu 11% poniżej 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 40,069 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

9,340cars driven for a year
5,225homes' annual energy use
667,817tree 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 Grupo Acerero SA de CV. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Grupo Acerero steel plant sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSk), at 22.1°N in the northern hemisphere.

~10°Ctypical annual mean
~23°Ctypical warm-season
Cold semi-arid steppe: 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 #12 largest of 14 steel plants in Mexico by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 22.08926, -100.9021. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Grupo Acerero steel plant?

Grupo Acerero 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 Grupo Acerero steel plant?

Grupo Acerero steel plant has a reported capacity of 725,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does Grupo Acerero steel plant emit?

Grupo Acerero steel plant emits about 40,069 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 9,340 cars. That ranks #60 among tracked facilities in Mexico.

Where is Grupo Acerero steel plant located?

Grupo Acerero steel plant is in Mexico, near coordinates 22.08926, -100.9021.

Who operates Grupo Acerero steel plant?

Grupo Acerero steel plant is operated by Grupo Acerero SA de CV.

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