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SSAB Oxelösund steel plant

Steel Plant in Sweden. Approximate location 58.67711, 17.12717.

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SSAB Oxelösund steel plant is a steel plant in Sweden with a reported capacity of 1,500,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by SSAB AB. By capacity it ranks #2 of 4 steel plants tracked in Sweden. It emits about 2,006,276 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 467,663 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 148% above the median steel plant.

1,500,000t of steel
2,006,276t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#2CO₂ rank in Sweden
1.34t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1567045.

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عند 1,500,000 t of steel، يكون SSAB Oxelösund steel plant حوالي متوسط steel plant في Sweden (1,500,000 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 2,006,276 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

467,663cars driven for a year
261,643homes' annual energy use
33,437,933tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest steel plants in Sweden

SSAB Luleå steel plant: 2,313,000 t of steel2.3MSSAB Luleå…SSAB Oxelösund steel plant: 1,500,000 t of steel1.5MSSAB Oxelö…Outokumpu Avesta steel plant: 500,000 t of steel500kOutokumpu …Ovako Hofors steel plant: 500,000 t of steel500kOvako Hofo…

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

Operator

Operated by SSAB AB. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

SSAB Oxelösund steel plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 58.7°N in the northern hemisphere.

~11°Ctypical annual mean
~18°Ctypical warm-season
Temperate oceanic: long cold winters and short, cool summers

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #2 largest of 4 steel plants in Sweden by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 58.67711, 17.12717. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is SSAB Oxelösund steel plant?

SSAB Oxelösund steel plant is a steel plant in Sweden. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of SSAB Oxelösund steel plant?

SSAB Oxelösund steel plant has a reported capacity of 1,500,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does SSAB Oxelösund steel plant emit?

SSAB Oxelösund steel plant emits about 2,006,276 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 467,663 cars. That ranks #2 among tracked facilities in Sweden.

Where is SSAB Oxelösund steel plant located?

SSAB Oxelösund steel plant is in Sweden, near coordinates 58.67711, 17.12717.

Who operates SSAB Oxelösund steel plant?

SSAB Oxelösund steel plant is operated by SSAB AB.

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