ArcelorMittal Resende steel plant — Brazil
Steel Plant in Brazil. Approximate location -22.49282, -44.51248.
Steel PlantBrazilCO₂ estimate (modelled)
ArcelorMittal Resende 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 342,765 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.24% 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-1566449.
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.
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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 342,765 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 343k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), ArcelorMittal Resende steel plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 343k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €25.8M/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 Resende steel plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 22.5°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 a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1296 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.00× 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
- ArcelorMittal Barra Mansa steel plant · Steel Plant · 445,433 t CO₂
- CSN Volta Redonda steel plant · Steel Plant · 7,646,497 t CO₂
- Gerdau Cosigua Santa Cruz steel plant · Steel Plant · 236,392 t CO₂
- Ternium Brasil Santa Cruz steel plant · Steel Plant · 8,118,406 t CO₂
- Gerdau Pindamonhangaba steel plant · Steel Plant · 321,349 t CO₂
- Simec Pindamonhangaba steel plant · Steel Plant · 30,762 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates -22.49282, -44.51248. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is ArcelorMittal Resende steel plant?
ArcelorMittal Resende 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 Resende steel plant emit?
The page uses about 342,765 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #76 among facilities in Brazil by estimated CO₂.
Where is ArcelorMittal Resende steel plant located?
ArcelorMittal Resende steel plant is in Brazil at approximately -22.49282, -44.51248.
Who operates ArcelorMittal Resende steel plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is ArcelorMittal Brasil SA.