Gerdau Siderperu Chimbote steel plant
operatingChimbote, Central & South America, Peru
Process Route
Timeline
Operating since 1958
Emissions
2025
0.046 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
750
EAF
750
Production
Crude steelproduction, GEM-compiled (Global Iron & Steel Tracker). Dashed line shows nominal capacity.
Iron Units
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Power Enel Perú and SIDERPERU, a Gerdau company, signed a 12-year energy supply contract through which the electricity company will supply energy from its renewable plants to the operation of the steel mill. This alliance, which will last for more than a decade, involves part of the energy that will be produced by Enel's next non-conventional renewable energy plants: Wayra Extension wind power plant and Clemesi solar plant.
Steel Products
rebar, mesh, bar
Ownership
Owner Empresa Siderurgica del Peru SAA
Parent Empresa Siderurgica del Peru SAA [100.0%]
Workforce 791 employees
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Location
Chimbote
Central & South America
Peru
-9.0597°, -78.6012°