ArcelorMittal Juiz de Fora
operatingBF–BOF Integrated route · Juiz de Fora, Central & South America, Brazil
ArcelorMittal Juiz de Fora operates a blast furnace that smelts iron ore into liquid hot metal. Steel is made in an electric arc furnace, which can be charged with hot metal alongside scrap. The liquid steel is solidified into semi-finished shapes by continuous casting. The plant has a crude steel capacity of about 1.1 million tonnes per year.
Process Route
Timeline
Operating since 1984
Emissions
2025
0.21 Mt CO₂e
0.27 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
1,100
EAF
1,100
Blast Furnace
360
Production
Crude steelproduction, GEM-compiled (Global Iron & Steel Tracker). Dashed line shows nominal capacity.
Iron Units
Steel Units
Steel Products
wire rod, rebar, bar
Ownership
Owner ArcelorMittal Brasil SA
Parent ArcelorMittal SA [97.1%]; small shareholder(s) [2.9%]
Workforce 1,000 employees
Country Context
Brazil crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Nearby Plants
Other ArcelorMittal SA; small shareholder(s) plants
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Location
Juiz de Fora
Central & South America
Brazil
-21.6270°, -43.4624°
At a Glance
- Route
- BF–BOF Integrated
- Crude steel capacity
- 1,100 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 1984
- Products
- Finished rolled
- Certifications
- 2 recorded