ArcelorMittal Lázaro Cárdenas
operatingBF–BOF Integrated route · Lázaro Cárdenas, North America, Mexico
ArcelorMittal Lázaro Cárdenas makes steel by the integrated route: iron ore is smelted into liquid hot metal in a blast furnace, then refined into crude steel in a basic oxygen furnace. Alongside the ore-based route, the plant runs an electric arc furnace that melts scrap and other metallics. The liquid steel is solidified into semi-finished shapes by continuous casting. The plant has a crude steel capacity of about 6.5 million tonnes per year.
Process Route
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
Steel Units
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°
At a Glance
- Route
- BF–BOF Integrated
- Crude steel capacity
- 6,500 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 1976
- Products
- Semi-finished, finished rolled
- Certifications
- 1 recorded