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Tenaris TAMSA Veracruz steel plant

Steel Plant in Mexico. Approximate location 19.17971, -96.24085.

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Tenaris TAMSA Veracruz steel plant is a steel plant in Mexico with a reported capacity of 1,230,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Tubos de Acero de Mexico SA. By capacity it ranks #8 of 14 steel plants tracked in Mexico. It emits about 138,092 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 32,189 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 79% below the median steel plant.

1,230,000t of steel
138,092t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#47CO₂ rank in Mexico
0.11t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566979.

W kontekście: jak ta instalacja się porównuje

Przy 1,230,000 t of steel, Tenaris TAMSA Veracruz steel plant jest około medianę steel plant w Mexico (1,330,000 t of steel). Jego CO₂ na jednostkę pojemności wynosi w przybliżeniu 80% 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 138,092 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

32,189cars driven for a year
18,009homes' annual energy use
2,301,533tree 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 Tubos de Acero de Mexico SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Tenaris TAMSA Veracruz steel plant sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 19.2°N in the northern 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 #8 largest of 14 steel plants in Mexico by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 19.17971, -96.24085. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Tenaris TAMSA Veracruz steel plant?

Tenaris TAMSA Veracruz 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 Tenaris TAMSA Veracruz steel plant?

Tenaris TAMSA Veracruz steel plant has a reported capacity of 1,230,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does Tenaris TAMSA Veracruz steel plant emit?

Tenaris TAMSA Veracruz steel plant emits about 138,092 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 32,189 cars. That ranks #47 among tracked facilities in Mexico.

Where is Tenaris TAMSA Veracruz steel plant located?

Tenaris TAMSA Veracruz steel plant is in Mexico, near coordinates 19.17971, -96.24085.

Who operates Tenaris TAMSA Veracruz steel plant?

Tenaris TAMSA Veracruz steel plant is operated by Tubos de Acero de Mexico SA.

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