ArcelorMittal Acindar Villa Constitución
operatingDRI–EAF route · Villa Constitución, Central & South America, Argentina
ArcelorMittal Acindar Villa Constitución follows the DRI–EAF route: iron ore is reduced in the solid state to direct reduced iron by direct reduction, then melted into steel in an electric arc furnace. The liquid steel is solidified into semi-finished shapes by continuous casting. The plant has a crude steel capacity of about 2.0 million tonnes per year. Its main products are wire rod, rod, mesh, bar, wire.
Process Route
Timeline
Operating since 1946
Emissions
2025
0.56 Mt CO₂e
0.63 t CO₂e per tonne of steel
Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
2,000
EAF
2,000
DRI
600
Production
Crude steelproduction, GEM-compiled (Global Iron & Steel Tracker). Dashed line shows nominal capacity.
Iron Units
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Power Signed agreement with Petroquimica Comodoro Rivadavia (PCR) to invest $140 million in a renewable energy project in the San Luis Norte wind farm.
Steel Products
wire rod, rod, mesh, bar, wire
Ownership
Owner Acindar Industria Argentina de Aceros SA
Parent ArcelorMittal SA [100.0%]
Workforce 1,594 employees
Country Context
Argentina crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Villa Constitución
Central & South America
Argentina
-33.2499°, -60.3004°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 2,000 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 1946
- Products
- Finished rolled
- Certifications
- 1 recorded