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Voestalpine Stahl Donawitz steel plant

Steel Plant in Austria. Approximate location 47.38128, 15.06266.

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Voestalpine Stahl Donawitz steel plant is a steel plant in Austria with a reported capacity of 850,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Voestalpine Stahl Donawitz GmbH. By capacity it ranks #2 of 2 steel plants tracked in Austria. It emits about 1,335,721 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 311,357 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 191% above the median steel plant.

850,000t of steel
1,335,721t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#3CO₂ rank in Austria
1.57t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566430.

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عند 850,000 t of steel، يكون Voestalpine Stahl Donawitz steel plant أقل من متوسط steel plant في Austria (6,000,000 t of steel). CO₂ لكل وحدة سعة هو تقريباً 7% أقل من متوسط steel plant. 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 1,335,721 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

311,357cars driven for a year
174,194homes' annual energy use
22,262,017tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest steel plants in Austria

Voestalpine Stahl Linz steel plant: 6,000,000 t of steel6.0MVoestalpin…Voestalpine Stahl Donawitz steel plant: 850,000 t of steel850kVoestalpin…

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

Operator

Operated by Voestalpine Stahl Donawitz GmbH. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Voestalpine Stahl Donawitz steel plant sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 47.4°N in the northern hemisphere.

~6°Ctypical annual mean
~19°Ctypical warm-season
Warm-summer humid continental: 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 #2 largest of 2 steel plants in Austria by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 47.38128, 15.06266. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Voestalpine Stahl Donawitz steel plant?

Voestalpine Stahl Donawitz steel plant is a steel plant in Austria. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of Voestalpine Stahl Donawitz steel plant?

Voestalpine Stahl Donawitz steel plant has a reported capacity of 850,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does Voestalpine Stahl Donawitz steel plant emit?

Voestalpine Stahl Donawitz steel plant emits about 1,335,721 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 311,357 cars. That ranks #3 among tracked facilities in Austria.

Where is Voestalpine Stahl Donawitz steel plant located?

Voestalpine Stahl Donawitz steel plant is in Austria, near coordinates 47.38128, 15.06266.

Who operates Voestalpine Stahl Donawitz steel plant?

Voestalpine Stahl Donawitz steel plant is operated by Voestalpine Stahl Donawitz GmbH.

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