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Iron & Steel Plants in Brazil
Brazil has 25 iron & steel plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 9th-largest fleet of the 91 countries that hold any, and 2% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 24 operating.
The largest owner-operators are ArcelorMittal Brasil SA (6), ArcelorMittal SA (6) and Gerdau SA (6) — ArcelorMittal Brasil SA alone is named on 24% of them. Half of Brazil's iron & steel plants in service predate 1984 (median commissioning year of the 24 with a known date), 2 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is ArcelorMittal Barra Mansa steel plant, dating from 1937.
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Who owns Brazil's iron & steel plants
- ArcelorMittal Brasil SA6 24%
- ArcelorMittal SA6 24%
- Gerdau SA6 24%
- small shareholder(s)6 24%
- Gerdau Acos Longos SA4 16%
- Grupo Simec SAB de CV2 8%
- GV do Brasil Industria e Comercio de Aço Ltda2 8%
- Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA2 8%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1930s2
- 1940s3
- 1950s2
- 1960s1
- 1970s1
- 1980s6
- 2000s3
- 2010s5
- 2020s1
Median commissioning year 1984 · oldest ArcelorMittal Barra Mansa steel plant (1937) · newest Vale Tecnored Marabá iron plant (2025) · 24 of 25 carry a start date
How Brazil compares · iron & steel plants by country
- 1. China458
- 6. Russia31
- 7. Turkey30
- 8. Vietnam28
- 9. Brazil25
- 10. Italy24
- 11. Germany19
- 12. South Korea18
Frequently asked
- How many iron & steel plants are there in Brazil?
- OverWatts maps 25 iron & steel plants in Brazil — 2% of the world's mapped total, the 9th-largest national fleet of the 91 countries with any.
- Who owns the iron & steel plants in Brazil?
- ArcelorMittal Brasil SA is named as owner or operator on the most — 6 of 25 (24%). Next are ArcelorMittal SA (6), Gerdau SA (6) and small shareholder(s) (6).
- How old are Brazil's iron & steel plants?
- The median commissioning year is 1984, across the 24 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is ArcelorMittal Barra Mansa steel plant (1937); 2 came online in the past ten years.