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Godo Steel Osaka Works

Steel Plant in Japan. Approximate location 34.6926, 135.42814.

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Godo Steel Osaka Works is a steel plant in Japan with a reported capacity of 500,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Godo Steel Ltd. By capacity it ranks #37 of 40 steel plants tracked in Japan. It emits about 28,916 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 6,740 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 89% below the median steel plant.

500,000t of steel
28,916t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#121CO₂ rank in Japan
0.06t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566936.

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عند 500,000 t of steel، يكون Godo Steel Osaka Works أقل من متوسط steel plant في Japan (973,658 t of steel). القطاع الفرعي: iron-and-steel. كـ steel plant، يتطلب حرارة عملية مكثفة (عادة 800–1500°C) لعملياته الصناعية الأساسية — حرارة يجب توفيرها بواسطة الغلايات أو الأفران أو الاحتراق المباشر، والخسائر من خلال الحاويات والأنابيب غير المعزولة تمثل وقود مهدر. يمكن للعزل المعياري القابل للإزالة أن يقلل هذه الخسائر بمقدار 80-96٪، وتبريد الأسطح إلى ≤45°C، مع فترة استرجاع غالباً أقل من سنتين. تحرق مصانع الصلب الفحم في الأفران العالية أو تستخدم الأقواس الكهربائية لصهر الخردة؛ في كلا الحالتين يجب الاحتفاظ بالمعدن المذاب فوق 1,500°C ونقله عبر الأنابيب والحاويات الساخنة الواسعة.

مقارنة السعة وكثافة CO₂ محسوبة من بيانات منشآت Climate TRACE الصناعية؛ دور القطاع بناءً على مرجع الهندسة.

What 28,916 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

6,740cars driven for a year
3,771homes' annual energy use
481,933tree seedlings grown 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest steel plants in Japan

JFE West Japan Works (Fukuyama) steel plant: 13,002,000 t of steel13.0MJFE West J…Nippon East Japan Works (Kimitsu) steel plant: 10,001,000 t of steel10.0MNippon Eas…JFE West Japan Works (Kurashiki) steel plant: 9,999,000 t of steel10.0MJFE West J…Nippon Kyushu Works (Oita Area, Oita) steel plant: 9,999,000 t of steel10.0MNippon Kyu…Nippon East Japan Works (Kashima) steel plant: 7,161,000 t of steel7.2MNippon Eas…Nippon Nagoya steel plant: 6,000,000 t of steel6.0MNippon Nag…Kobe Kakogawa Works steel plant: 5,136,000 t of steel5.1MKobe Kakog…JFE East Japan Works (Chiba) steel plant: 4,500,000 t of steel4.5MJFE East J…

Reported capacity (t of steel), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Operator

Operated by Godo Steel Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Godo Steel Osaka Works sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 34.7°N in the northern hemisphere.

~18°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical: hot summers and mild winters

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #37 largest of 40 steel plants in Japan by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 34.6926, 135.42814. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Godo Steel Osaka Works?

Godo Steel Osaka Works is a steel plant in Japan. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of Godo Steel Osaka Works?

Godo Steel Osaka Works has a reported capacity of 500,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does Godo Steel Osaka Works emit?

Godo Steel Osaka Works emits about 28,916 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 6,740 cars. That ranks #121 among tracked facilities in Japan.

Where is Godo Steel Osaka Works located?

Godo Steel Osaka Works is in Japan, near coordinates 34.6926, 135.42814.

Who operates Godo Steel Osaka Works?

Godo Steel Osaka Works is operated by Godo Steel Ltd.

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