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Ternium Pesquería

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DRI–EAF route · Pesquería, North America, Mexico

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Ternium Pesquería 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 2.6 million tonnes per year. Its main products are slab.

Process Route

DRIEAF

Timeline

Announced2023
Construction2023
Operating2026

Capacity (ttpa)

Crude Steel

2,600

EAF

2,600

DRI

2,100

Iron Units

DRI
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Steel Units

EAF
unknown EAF (1)construction
2,600 ttpawiki

Steel Products

slab

Ownership

Owner Ternium México SA de CV

Parent unknown [10.8%]; Ternium Argentina SA; Ternium SA

Country Context

Mexico crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.

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Nearby Plants

Other unknown; Ternium Argentina SA; Ternium SA plants

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Plant data sourced from the Global Iron & Steel Tracker (March 2026), Global Energy Monitor. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Production data: USGS Minerals Yearbook — Raw Steel: World Production by Country or Locality (2019 edition; 2022 and 2023 early release tables). U.S. Geological Survey, public domain. EAF/BOF splits: USGS Minerals Yearbook (2023 estimates).