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Grupo Simec Apizaco Cholula steel plant

operating

Xaloztoc, North America, Mexico

GEM wiki

Process Route

EAF

Timeline

Operating since 2018

Emissions

2025

0.036 Mt CO₂e

0.08 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

1,140

EAF

1,140

Production

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

Steel Units

EAF
EAF 1operating
510 ttpaDanieliwiki
EAF
EAF 2operating
630 ttpa90 tDanieliwiki

Steel Products

billet, rebar, bar

Ownership

Owner Aceros Especiales Simec Tlaxcala SA de CV

Parent Grupo Simec SAB de CV [100.0%]

Workforce 598 employees

Country Context

Mexico 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.