ArcelorMittal Monlevade
operatingBF–BOF Integrated route · João Monlevade, Central & South America, Brazil
ArcelorMittal Monlevade 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. The liquid steel is solidified into semi-finished shapes by continuous casting. The plant has a crude steel capacity of about 1.2 million tonnes per year. Its main products are cord, wire rod.
Process Route
Timeline
Operating since 1937
Emissions
2025
1.58 Mt CO₂e
1.90 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
1,200
BOF
1,200
Blast Furnace
1,040
Sinter
1,827
Production
Crude steelproduction, GEM-compiled (Global Iron & Steel Tracker). Dashed line shows nominal capacity.
Iron Units
Steel Units
Steel Products
cord, wire rod
Ownership
Owner ArcelorMittal Brasil SA
Parent ArcelorMittal SA [97.1%]; small shareholder(s) [2.9%]
Workforce 975 employees
Country Context
Brazil crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Other ArcelorMittal SA; small shareholder(s) plants
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Location
João Monlevade
Central & South America
Brazil
-19.8321°, -43.1302°
At a Glance
- Route
- BF–BOF Integrated
- Crude steel capacity
- 1,200 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 1937
- Products
- Finished rolled
- Certifications
- 2 recorded