Ternium Pesquería steel plant

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Ternium Pesquería steel plant (Planta Ternium Pesquería) is a steel plant in Pesquería, Nuevo León, Mexico that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Pesquería, Nuevo León, Mexico:

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• Location: Pesquería, Nuevo León, Mexico
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 25.743837, -99.965278 (exact)

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	Ternium Nuevo Leon DRI
Company	Techint Group
Company has climate goals?	No
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, plan to transition to H2
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	2023-11-23

Plant Details

Table 2: General Plant Details

Announced date	Construction date	Start date
2023-02	2023-12	2026

Table 3: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company	Parent company PermID	Parent company GEM ID	Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner company GEM ID
Ternium Argentina SA; Ternium SA; unknown	4295856067; 4295856130; not applicable	E100000130688; E100001000384; E100000132388	Ternium México SA de CV	4295884332	E100000004192

Table 4: Process and Products

Steel product category	Steel products	Main production equipment
semi-finished	slab	DRI; EAF

Table 5: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

¹Please 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	2600

Table 6: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

¹Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.

Capacity operating status1	Sponge iron/DRI capacity	Nominal iron capacity (total)
construction	2100	2100

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)	Reductant
unknown DRI (1)	construction	2023-11	2026	Tenova/Danieli ENERGIRON	shaft furnace	2100	methane

Table 8: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1)	construction	2600

Table 9: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name	Scrap-based	% scrap	% DRI
unknown EAF (1)	yes	35.00	65.00

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Resources

• Company website