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Simec Cariacica steel plant

operating

Cariacica, Central & South America, Brazil

ISO 14001
GEM wiki

Process Route

EAF

Timeline

Operating since 1942

Emissions

2025

0.12 Mt CO₂e

0.27 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

600

EAF

600

Production

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

Steel Units

EAF
unknown EAF (1)operating
600 ttpa80 tDemagwiki
EAF
unknown EAF (2)announced
1,100 ttpawiki

Steel Products

rebar, profile

Ownership

Owner GV do Brasil Industria e Comercio de Aço Ltda

Parent Grupo Simec SAB de CV [100.0%]

Workforce 579 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.