Vallourec Jeceaba
operatingBF–BOF Integrated route · Jeceaba, Central & South America, Brazil
Vallourec Jeceaba 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 1.0 million tonnes per year.
Process Route
Timeline
Operating since 2011
Emissions
2025
0.51 Mt CO₂e
0.68 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
1,000
EAF
1,000
Blast Furnace
350
Production
Crude steelproduction, GEM-compiled (Global Iron & Steel Tracker). Dashed line shows nominal capacity.
Iron Units
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Iron ore Pau Branco mine, Serra da Moeda, Brumadinho, MG, Brazil
Steel Products
pipe
Ownership
Owner Vallourec Soluções Tubulares do Brasil SA
Parent Vallourec SA [100.0%]
Workforce 2,500 employees
Country Context
Brazil crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Jeceaba
Central & South America
Brazil
-20.5827°, -43.9716°
At a Glance
- Route
- BF–BOF Integrated
- Crude steel capacity
- 1,000 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 2011
- Products
- Finished rolled
- Certifications
- 2 recorded