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Data layer · est. 2023

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

19 tracked facilities, ≈51,387,613 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 Germany at a glance

MetricValueNote
Facilities tracked19with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO251,387,613 t/yrClimate TRACE 2023
Average per facility2,704,611 t/yr
Gross value (full price)€3,873M/yrall tracked CO2 × €75.36/t CBAM ref — before free allocation / EU-bound share

Carbon pricing here: National heating/transport ETS (nEHS): €55/t fixed 2025, auction corridor €55–65 from 2026 (BEHG). Current benchmark: €80.01/t (July 13, 2026). Full country page: carbon price in Germany.

Largest emitters

Top 10 iron & steel CO2 emitters in Germany

#FacilityOwnert CO2/yr (est. 2023)Indicative value
1ThyssenKrupp Steel Duisburg steel plantThyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG17,975,297€1,354.6M
2Salzgitter Flachstahl steel plantSalzgitter Flachstahl GmbH7,944,161€598.7M
3Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM) steel plantHüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH7,252,359€546.5M
4ArcelorMittal Bremen steel plantArcelorMittal Bremen GmbH4,945,642€372.7M
5AG der Dillinger Hüttenwerke Dillingen steel plantAG der Dillinger Hüttenwerke AG3,852,719€290.3M
6Saarstahl Völklingen Steelmaking PlantSaarstahl AG3,564,187€268.6M
7ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt steel plantArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt GmbH3,115,178€234.8M
8ArcelorMittal Duisburg steel plantArcelorMittal Duisburg GmbH1,191,933€89.8M
9ArcelorMittal Hamburg steel plantArcelorMittal Hamburg GmbH822,412€62.0M
10Kehler Baden Steel WorksBadische Stahlwerke GmbH149,530€11.3M

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 Germany
Oil refining in Germany
24,909,291 t CO2/yr
Cement in Germany
9,292,048 t CO2/yr
Petrochemicals (steam cracking) in Germany
7,831,019 t CO2/yr
Chemicals in Germany
7,628,569 t CO2/yr
Lime in Germany
5,832,009 t CO2/yr
FAQ

Questions

How many iron & steel facilities does Germany have with tracked emissions?
19 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈51,387,613 t CO2/yr.
What is the largest iron & steel emitter in Germany?
ThyssenKrupp Steel Duisburg steel plant — ≈17,975,297 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 ≈€3,873M/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.
Source: Inzonex Carbon Hub — inzonex.co.uk/carbon · prices dated as shown on each figure · schedule per Regulation (EU) 2023/956 · indicative analytics, not compliance advice.