ArcelorMittal Lázaro Cárdenas steel plant

operating

Lázaro Cárdenas, North America, Mexico

ISO 14001

GEM wiki

Process Route

BFBOFDRIEAF

Timeline

Operating since 1976

Emissions

2025

6.64 Mt CO₂e

1.33 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

6,500

EAF

4,000

BOF

2,500

Blast Furnace

1,452

DRI

3,200

Pelletising

1,300

Production

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

Iron Units

BF 1operating

1,452 ttpa1712 m³ · relined 2019unnamed "Italian manufacturer"wiki

DRI

DRI Ioperating

1,200 ttpasyngas (reformed methane) · capablewiki

DRI

DRI II Aoperating

500 ttpasyngas (reformed methane) · capablewiki

DRI

DRI II Boperating

500 ttpasyngas (reformed methane) · capablewiki

DRI

DRI III Aoperating

500 ttpasyngas (reformed methane) · capablewiki

DRI

DRI III Boperating

500 ttpasyngas (reformed methane) · capablewiki

Steel Units

EAF

unknown EAF (1)operating

1,000 ttpa222 tNKKwiki

EAF

unknown EAF (2)operating

1,000 ttpa222 tNKKwiki

EAF

unknown EAF (3)operating

1,000 ttpaNKKwiki

EAF

unknown EAF (4)operating

1,000 ttpa222 tNKKwiki

BOF

unknown BOF (1)operating

1,300 ttpawiki

BOF

unknown BOF (2)operating

1,200 ttpawiki

Inputs & Energy

Iron ore ArcelorMittal Las Truchas is a mining site in Lázaro Cárdenas that produces 3000 thousand metric tons per annum

Steel Products

slab, wire rod, rod, billet

Ownership

Owner ArcelorMittal México SA de CV

Parent ArcelorMittal SA [100.0%]

Workforce 8,000 employees

Country Context

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

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Location

Lázaro Cárdenas

North America

Mexico

17.9307°, -102.2015°