Industrial facilities in South Africa — directory, sectors & CO₂

Industry mix (South Africa)

Facility counts by sector, Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

#	Facility	Type	t CO₂e/yr
1	ArcelorMittal Vanderbijlpark Steel Works	Steel Plant	4,161,451
2	ArcelorMittal Newcastle Steel Works	Steel Plant	2,351,963
3	Richards Bay, Hillside aluminium plant	Aluminium Smelter	1,602,048
4	ZAF-Gert Sibande_ammonia	Chemical Plant	1,240,800
5	Sasol Polymers Secunda, Secunda	Petrochemical	1,151,305
6	Ditsobotla Cement Plant	Cement Plant	832,748
7	Lichtenburg Cement Plant	Cement Plant	830,522
8	Astron Capetown Refinery	Refinery	795,914
9	Natref Sasolburg Refinery	Refinery	771,500
10	Sephaku Ditsobotla Cement Plant	Cement Plant	687,791
11	Slurry Cement Plant	Cement Plant	659,686
12	Ray Nkonyeni Cement Plant	Cement Plant	630,424
13	Scaw Metals Group Germiston plant	Steel Plant	493,095
14	Delportshoop Cement Plant	Cement Plant	417,187
15	Thabazimbi Local Municipality Cement Plant	Cement Plant	383,862
16	Pretoria Cement Plant	Cement Plant	239,414
17	Lime Acres Cement Plant	Cement Plant	205,605
18	Sasol Polymers Sasolburg, Sasolburg	Petrochemical	197,367
19	Dwaalboom Cement Plant	Cement Plant	154,081
20	Riebeeck Cement Plant	Cement Plant	150,188

How many industrial facilities are in South Africa?

32 across 7 sectors in this open dataset.

What is the biggest CO₂ emitter in South Africa?

ArcelorMittal Vanderbijlpark Steel Works (Steel Plant) — about 4,161,451 tonnes CO₂e/year.

Which industrial sectors are largest in South Africa?

By facility count: Cement Plant (13), Textiles (6), Refinery (4).

How much CO₂ does South Africa's industry emit?

Reported facilities emit about 18,336,771 tonnes CO₂e/year combined.

Where does the data come from?

Climate TRACE v6 — asset-level capacity and CO₂e (CC BY 4.0).