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

6 tracked facilities, ≈7,864,846 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 Poland at a glance

Metric	Value	Note
Facilities tracked	6	with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO2	7,864,846 t/yr	Climate TRACE 2023
Average per facility	1,310,808 t/yr
Indicative carbon value	€593M/yr	at €75.36/t CBAM

Carbon pricing here: No national carbon tax (legacy excise ≈€0.1/t is negligible) — EU ETS dominates. Current benchmark: €77.4/t (11 Jun 2026). Full country page: carbon price in Poland.

Largest emitters

Top 6 iron & steel CO2 emitters in Poland

#	Facility	Owner	t CO2/yr (est. 2023)	Indicative value
1	ArcelorMittal Dąbrowa Górnicza steel plant	ArcelorMittal Poland SA	7,515,326	€566.4M
2	CMC Zawiercie steel plant	CMC Poland SP zoo	165,261	€12.5M
3	ArcelorMittal Warszawa steel plant	Arcelormittal Warszawa SP zoo	63,619	€4.8M
4	Celsa Huta Ostrowiec steel plant	Celsa Huta Ostrowiec SP zoo	48,471	€3.7M
5	Huta Czestochowa steel plant	Liberty Steel Group	45,240	€3.4M
6	Ferrostal Labedy Gliwice steel plant	Ferrostal Labedy SP zoo	26,929	€2.0M

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

1,319,029,532 t CO2/yr

Iron & steel in India

188,820,298 t CO2/yr

Iron & steel in Japan

101,717,091 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 Poland

Cement in Poland

4,588,890 t CO2/yr

Food, beverage & tobacco in Poland

4,490,943 t CO2/yr

Chemicals in Poland

3,678,001 t CO2/yr

Textiles, leather & apparel in Poland

161,625 t CO2/yr

FAQ

Questions

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

6 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈7,864,846 t CO2/yr.

What is the largest iron & steel emitter in Poland?

ArcelorMittal Dąbrowa Górnicza steel plant — ≈7,515,326 t CO2/yr (est. 2023). Estimates are modelled, not verified declarations.

What would this CO2 cost at the CBAM price?

≈€593M per year at €75.36/t — indicative full-price value; actual cost depends on the EU-bound export share.

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 — manufacturer of modular removable insulation (UK Patent GB2508992.1). Spotted an error? Tell us — we correct on evidence.