Ternium Pesquería steel plant (Planta Ternium Pesquería) is a steel plant in Pesquería, Nuevo León, Mexico that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) and direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.
Location The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Pesquería, Nuevo León, Mexico:
Location: Pesquería, Nuevo León, MexicoCoordinates (WGS 84 ): 25.743837, -99.965278 (exact)Ownership Tree This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker , a project of Global Energy Monitor.
Low-emissions/green steelmaking This steel plant is associated with a green steel project tracked in the Green Steel Tracker . Details about the project are included below.
Table 1: Green Steel Project Details
All references for the above data are available in the Green Steel Tracker .
Project 1
Project name
Techint Ternium Nuevo Leon DRI
Company
Techint Group
Company has climate goals?
Yes
Location
Pesquería, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Project website
Site
Project scale
Full scale
Project status
Announced
Year to be online
2026
Technology to be used
NG-DRI to H-DRI
Technology details
DRI + EAF + carbon capture capabilities, aim to transition to H2 but no timeline
Iron production capacity (million tonnes per year)
2
Steel production capacity (million tonnes per year)
2
CO2 capture (million tonnes CO2 per year)
Not stated
Hydrogen generation capacity (MW)
Not applicable
Investment size (m USD)
2200
Partners
Danieli
Date of announcement
11/23/2023
Plant Details Table 2: General Plant DetailsTable 3: Ownership and Parent Company Information
Parent company
Parent company PermID
Parent GEM entity ID
Owner
Owner company PermID
Owner GEM entity ID
unknown [10.8%]; Ternium Argentina SA; Ternium SA
not applicable [10.8%]; 4295856067; 4295856130
E100000132388 [10.8%]; E100000130688; E100001000384
Ternium México SA de CV [100%][ 6] [ 1]
4295884332
E100000004192 [100%]
Table 4: Process and ProductsTable 5: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
1 Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1
Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity
Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
construction
2600[ 4] [ 8] [ 1]
2600[ 4] [ 8] [ 1]
Table 6: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)Unit Details Table 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Announced date
Start date
Furnace manufacturer and model
Furnace type
Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1)
construction[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
2023-11[ 9]
2026[ 9] [ 10]
Tenova/Danieli ENERGIRON[ 11] [ 11]
shaft furnace[ 12]
2100[ 4] [ 8] [ 1]
Table 8: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details
Unit name
Current or initial reductant
Gas reductant
Hydrogen reductant status
unknown DRI (1)
gas[ 9]
syngas (reformed methane)[ 9]
capable[ 9]
Table 9: Electric Arc Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Start date
Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1)
construction[ 2] [ 3] [ 8]
2026[ 10]
2600[ 4] [ 8] [ 1]
Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
Unit name
Scrap-based
% scrap
% DRI
unknown EAF (1)
yes[ 13]
35.00[ 13]
65.00[ 13]
Articles and Resources Additional data To access additional data, including an interactive map of steel plants, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Iron and Steel Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
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