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Grupo Simec San Luis steel plants

Steel Plant in Mexico. Approximate location 22.10229, -100.91717.

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Grupo Simec San Luis steel plants is a steel plant in Mexico with a reported capacity of 816,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Aceros Especiales Simec Tlaxcala SA de CV. By capacity it ranks #11 of 14 steel plants tracked in Mexico. It emits about 40,447 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 9,428 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 91% below the median steel plant.

816,000t of steel
40,447t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#59CO₂ rank in Mexico
0.05t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566985.

В контексте: как это предприятие сравнивается

На мощности 816,000 t of steel Grupo Simec San Luis steel plants — это ниже медианная steel plant в Mexico (1,330,000 t of steel). Его выброс CO₂ на единицу мощности примерно на 20% ниже медианной steel plant. Подсектор: iron-and-steel. Как steel plant, оно требует высокотемпературного технологического тепла (обычно 800–1500°C) для основных промышленных операций — тепла, которое должно подаваться котлами, печами или прямым сжиганием, и потери через неизолированные сосуды и трубопроводы представляют потраченное впустую топливо. Съёмная модульная теплоизоляция может снизить эти потери на 80–96%, охладив поверхность оборудования до ≤45°C, с окупаемостью часто менее 2 лет. Сталелитейные заводы сжигают уголь в доменных печах или используют электрические дуги для плавления лома; в обоих случаях расплавленный металл должен находиться выше 1500°C и транспортироваться через обширные горячие трубопроводы и сосуды.

Сравнение производительности и интенсивности CO₂ рассчитано на основе данных промышленных объектов Climate TRACE; роль сектора основана на инженерных справочниках.

What 40,447 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

9,428cars driven for a year
5,275homes' annual energy use
674,117tree 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 Aceros Especiales Simec Tlaxcala SA de CV. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Grupo Simec San Luis steel plants 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 #11 largest of 14 steel plants in Mexico by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 22.10229, -100.91717. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Grupo Simec San Luis steel plants?

Grupo Simec San Luis steel plants 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 Simec San Luis steel plants?

Grupo Simec San Luis steel plants has a reported capacity of 816,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does Grupo Simec San Luis steel plants emit?

Grupo Simec San Luis steel plants emits about 40,447 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 9,428 cars. That ranks #59 among tracked facilities in Mexico.

Where is Grupo Simec San Luis steel plants located?

Grupo Simec San Luis steel plants is in Mexico, near coordinates 22.10229, -100.91717.

Who operates Grupo Simec San Luis steel plants?

Grupo Simec San Luis steel plants is operated by Aceros Especiales Simec Tlaxcala SA de CV.

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