Iron & steel in Egypt: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

10 tracked facilities, ≈8,582,317 t CO2/yr combined — here are the largest, what that CO2 is worth at current prices, and the sector's reduction pathway. Full sector pathway: decarbonizing iron & steel.

The numbers

Iron & steel in Egypt at a glance

Metric	Value	Note
Facilities tracked	10	with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO2	8,582,317 t/yr	Climate TRACE 2023
Average per facility	858,232 t/yr
Gross value (full price)	€647M/yr	all tracked CO2 × €75.36/t CBAM ref — before free allocation / EU-bound share

📦 Iron & steel is a CBAM sector. EU-bound exports from Egypt pay the border price on the 2026→2034 phase-in — how CBAM works.

Carbon pricing here: No carbon price; voluntary market framework only. Current benchmark: no liquid market price. Full country page: carbon price in Egypt.

Largest emitters

Top 10 iron & steel CO2 emitters in Egypt

#	Facility	Owner	t CO2/yr (est. 2023)	Indicative value
1	Ezz Flat Steel Ain Sokhna plant	Al Ezz Flat Steel Company SAE	2,057,231	€155.0M
2	Egyptian Sponge Iron and Steel Company Sadat City plant	Egyptian Sponge Iron & Steel Company SAE	1,939,321	€146.1M
3	Al-Ezz Dekheila Steel Alexandria plant	Al Ezz Dekheila Steel Company Alexandria SAE	1,687,985	€127.2M
4	Suez Steel Solb Misr Attaka plant	Suez Steel Company SAE	1,357,525	€102.3M
5	Egyptian American Steel Rolling Company Sadat City plant	Egyptian American Steel Rolling Company SAE	632,994	€47.7M
6	Ezz Steel Rebar Sadat City plant	Ezz Steel Co	527,495	€39.8M
7	Egyptian Steel Beni Suef plant	Egyptian Steel Group	102,396	€7.7M
8	Egyptian Steel Ain Sokhna plant	Egyptian Steel Group	102,396	€7.7M
9	Delta Steel Mill Al Qalyubia plant	Delta Steel Co Ltd	87,487	€6.6M
10	Al Gioshy Steel Ain Sokhna plant	—	87,487	€6.6M

Climate TRACE satellite estimates via IndustryAtlas — modelled, not verified; some entries aggregate clusters. Corrections welcome.

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Same industry, other countries

Iron & steel in China

1,317,489,541 t CO2/yr

Iron & steel in India

188,820,298 t CO2/yr

Iron & steel in Japan

101,526,243 t CO2/yr

Iron & steel in Russian Federation

86,914,845 t CO2/yr

Iron & steel in South Korea

81,601,450 t CO2/yr

Other industries in Egypt

Cement in Egypt

32,253,738 t CO2/yr

Oil & gas production in Egypt

30,287,738 t CO2/yr

Chemicals in Egypt

11,539,391 t CO2/yr

Oil refining in Egypt

6,072,912 t CO2/yr

FAQ

Questions

How many iron & steel facilities does Egypt have with tracked emissions?

10 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈8,582,317 t CO2/yr.

What is the largest iron & steel emitter in Egypt?

Ezz Flat Steel Ain Sokhna plant — ≈2,057,231 t CO2/yr (est. 2023). Estimates are modelled, not verified declarations.

What would this CO2 cost at the CBAM price?

The gross full-price value is ≈€647M/yr (all tracked CO2 × €75.36/t CBAM ref). Actual CBAM liability is far smaller: it falls only on emissions embedded in EU-bound exports, and only on the phased-in share — 2.5% in 2026 rising to 100% by 2034 (Reg (EU) 2023/956).

How this page is built: heat-loss figures follow ASTM C680 / ISO 12241 (the method behind our public calculators); facility emissions from Climate TRACE & EU ETS verified data across 30,000+ industrial sites; the 2026–2034 schedule is Regulation (EU) 2023/956, not a forecast. Published by Inzonex Research. Spotted an error? Tell us — we correct on evidence.