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ArcelorMittal Tubarão steel plant

operating

Tubarão, Serra, Central & South America, Brazil

ISO 14001ResponsibleSteel
GEM wiki

Process Route

BFBOF

Timeline

Operating since 1983

Emissions

2025

10.3 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

7,500

BOF

7,500

Blast Furnace

7,280

Sinter

6,500

Coking

3,254

Production

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

Iron Units

BF
BF 1operating
3,280 ttpa320 m³ · relined 2012IHIwiki
BF
BF 2operating
1,200 ttpa1374 m³ · relined 2019Mann GHHwiki
BF
BF 3operating
2,800 ttpa3126 m³VAI/PW/FS; Saint-Gobain (parts)wiki

Steel Units

BOF
BOF 1operating
2,500 ttpaItalimpiantiwiki
BOF
BOF 2operating
2,500 ttpaItalimpiantiwiki
BOF
BOF 3operating
2,500 ttpaSMSwiki

Inputs & Energy

Power Generates approximate 115% of energy required for production from gases from production process

Steel Products

galvanized, slab, coil, cold rolled

Ownership

Owner ArcelorMittal Tubarão Comercial SA

Parent ArcelorMittal Tubarão Comercial SA [100.0%]

Workforce 5,000 employees

Country Context

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

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Plant data sourced from the Global Iron & Steel Tracker (March 2026), Global Energy Monitor. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Production data: USGS Minerals Yearbook — Raw Steel: World Production by Country or Locality (2019 edition; 2022 and 2023 early release tables). U.S. Geological Survey, public domain. EAF/BOF splits: USGS Minerals Yearbook (2023 estimates).

Facility emissions estimates from Climate TRACE. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.