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Marcegaglia Sheffield steel plant

Steel Plant in United Kingdom. Approximate location 53.39948, -1.39592.

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Marcegaglia Sheffield steel plant is a steel plant in United Kingdom 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 Marcegaglia Stainless Sheffield Ltd. By capacity it ranks #6 of 6 steel plants tracked in United Kingdom. It emits about 53,597 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 12,493 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 80% below the median steel plant.

500,000t of steel
53,597t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#38CO₂ rank in United Kingdom
0.11t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566829.

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عند 500,000 t of steel، يكون Marcegaglia Sheffield steel plant أقل من متوسط steel plant في United Kingdom (2,000,000 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 53,597 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

12,493cars driven for a year
6,990homes' annual energy use
893,283tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest steel plants in United Kingdom

British Steel Scunthorpe plant: 3,201,000 t of steel3.2MBritish St…Tata Steel Port Talbot steel plant: 2,486,339 t of steel2.5MTata Steel…GFG Liberty Steel Newport plant: 2,000,000 t of steel2.0MGFG Libert…GFG Liberty Steel Rotherham plant: 1,220,000 t of steel1.2MGFG Libert…Se.ven GI Cardiff plant: 1,200,000 t of steel1.2MSe.ven GI …Marcegaglia Sheffield steel plant: 500,000 t of steel500kMarcegagli…

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

Operator

Operated by Marcegaglia Stainless Sheffield Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Marcegaglia Sheffield steel plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 53.4°N in the northern hemisphere.

~11°Ctypical annual mean
~18°Ctypical warm-season
Temperate oceanic: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #6 largest of 6 steel plants in United Kingdom by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 53.39948, -1.39592. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Marcegaglia Sheffield steel plant?

Marcegaglia Sheffield steel plant is a steel plant in United Kingdom. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of Marcegaglia Sheffield steel plant?

Marcegaglia Sheffield steel plant has a reported capacity of 500,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does Marcegaglia Sheffield steel plant emit?

Marcegaglia Sheffield steel plant emits about 53,597 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 12,493 cars. That ranks #38 among tracked facilities in United Kingdom.

Where is Marcegaglia Sheffield steel plant located?

Marcegaglia Sheffield steel plant is in United Kingdom, near coordinates 53.39948, -1.39592.

Who operates Marcegaglia Sheffield steel plant?

Marcegaglia Sheffield steel plant is operated by Marcegaglia Stainless Sheffield Ltd.

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