Gerdau Cosigua Santa Cruz steel plant
operatingSanta Cruz, Central & South America, Brazil
ISO 14001
GEM wikiProcess Route
EAF
Timeline
Operating since 1971
Emissions
2025
0.23 Mt CO₂e
0.33 t CO₂e per tonne of steel
Typical EAF route: 0.5–0.7 t/t
Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
936
EAF
936
Production
Crude steelproduction, GEM-compiled (Global Iron & Steel Tracker). Dashed line shows nominal capacity.
Steel Units
Steel Products
wire rod, rebar, bar
Ownership
Owner Gerdau Acos Longos SA
Parent Gerdau SA [99.8%]
Workforce 1,500 employees
Country Context
Brazil crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Santa Cruz
Central & South America
Brazil
-22.9024°, -43.7493°