Gerdau Açominas Ouro Branco steel plant

operating

Ouro Branco, Central & South America, Brazil

ISO 14001

GEM wiki

Process Route

BFBOF

Timeline

Operating since 1986

Emissions

2025

5.91 Mt CO₂e

1.90 t CO₂e per tonne of steel

Typical BF-BOF route: 1.8–2.0 t/t

Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology

Capacity (ttpa)

Crude Steel

3,600

BOF

3,600

Blast Furnace

4,348

Sinter

5,462

Coking

2,905

Production

Crude steelproduction, GEM-compiled (Global Iron & Steel Tracker). Dashed line shows nominal capacity.

Iron Units

BF 1operating

2,815 ttpa2652 m³ · relined 2001Davy Ashmorewiki

BF 2operating

1,533 ttpa1420 m³CISDIwiki

Steel Units

BOF

unknown BOF (1)operating

1,800 ttpawiki

BOF

unknown BOF (2)operating

1,800 ttpawiki

Inputs & Energy

Iron ore Gerdau's Varzea do Lopes mine

Steel Products

wire rod, sheet, plate, bloom, billet, coil, slab, profile

Ownership

Owner Gerdau Acominas SA

Parent Gerdau SA [100.0%]

Workforce 8,500 employees

Country Context

Brazil crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.

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Location

Ouro Branco

Central & South America

Brazil

-20.5435°, -43.7529°