ArcelorMittal Pecém steel plant — Brazil
Steel Plant in Brazil. Approximate location -3.58469, -38.85566.
Steel PlantBrazilCO₂ estimate (modelled)
ArcelorMittal Pecém steel plant is a steel plant in Brazil. Steel plants burn coal in blast furnaces or use electric arcs to melt scrap; in both cases the molten metal must be kept above 1,500°C and transferred through extensive hot piping and vessels. It is operated by ArcelorMittal Brasil SA. It emits about 4,697,227 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 3.3% of the CO₂e from the 130 facilities in Brazil that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566452.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
Not available
Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Porto do Pecém II · Coal · 365 MW · 2 km
- Colônia · Wind · 19 MW · 5 km
- Taíba Águia · Wind · 23 MW · 6 km
- Taíba Andorinha · Wind · 15 MW · 8 km
- Taíba Albatroz · Wind · 16 MW · 11 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
Subsector: iron-and-steel. As steel plant, it requires high process heat (typically 800–1500°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Steel plants burn coal in blast furnaces or use electric arcs to melt scrap; in both cases the molten metal must be kept above 1,500°C and transferred through extensive hot piping and vessels.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 4,697,227 t CO₂e a year looks like
This facility's estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled) in everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:
Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.
Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions
At its reported 4.7M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), ArcelorMittal Pecém steel plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 4.7M t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €354M/yr of exposure on EU-bound exports. CBAM share rises from 2.5% (2026) to 100% by 2034. No domestic carbon price — but cement, steel, aluminium, fertilizer and hydrogen exported to the EU face CBAM at €75/t (rising to 100% by 2034).
Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.
Operator
Operated by ArcelorMittal Brasil SA. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
ArcelorMittal Pecém steel plant sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen As), at 3.6°S in the southern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1240 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.95× the loss at a 20 °C reference. Reference-surface calculation at a 150 °C surface from WorldClim climate normals (ASTM C680 / ISO 12241) — an indicative per-climate comparison, not a measurement of this site’s specific equipment. Open method dataset: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20787408 (CC BY 4.0).
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby sites
Nearby industrial sites
- Petrobras LUBNOR Fortaleza Refinery · Refinery · 61,476 t CO₂
- Sobral Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 825,966 t CO₂
- Quixere Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 664,493 t CO₂
- Barauna Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 801,708 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates -3.58469, -38.85566. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is ArcelorMittal Pecém steel plant?
ArcelorMittal Pecém steel plant is a steel plant in Brazil. Steel plants burn coal in blast furnaces or use electric arcs to melt scrap; in both cases the molten metal must be kept above 1,500°C and transferred through extensive hot piping and vessels.
How much CO₂ does ArcelorMittal Pecém steel plant emit?
The page uses about 4,697,227 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #9 among facilities in Brazil by estimated CO₂.
Where is ArcelorMittal Pecém steel plant located?
ArcelorMittal Pecém steel plant is in Brazil at approximately -3.58469, -38.85566.
Who operates ArcelorMittal Pecém steel plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is ArcelorMittal Brasil SA.