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BlueScope New Zealand Steel Glenbrook

Steel Plant in New Zealand. Approximate location -37.2075, 174.72732.

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BlueScope New Zealand Steel Glenbrook is a steel plant in New Zealand with a reported capacity of 670,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by New Zealand Steel Ltd. It emits about 814,187 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 189,787 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 125% above the median steel plant.

670,000t of steel
814,187t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1CO₂ rank in New Zealand
1.22t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32440923.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 670,000 t of steel ist BlueScope New Zealand Steel Glenbrook etwa um dem Medianwert von steel plant in New Zealand (670,000 t of steel). Untersektor: iron-and-steel. Als steel plant benötigt es intensive Prozesswärme (typischerweise 800–1500°C) für seinen Kernbetrieb — Wärme, die durch Dampfkessel, Öfen oder direkte Verbrennung geliefert werden muss, und Verluste durch ungedämmte Behälter und Rohrleitungen stellen verschwendeten Brennstoff dar. Modulare abnehmbare Dämmung kann diese Verluste um 80–96% senken, Oberflächen auf ≤45°C kühlen, mit Amortisationszeiten oft unter 2 Jahren. Stahlwerke verbrennen Kohle in Hochöfen oder nutzen Lichtbogenöfen zum Schmelzen von Schrott; in beiden Fällen muss das geschmolzene Metall über 1.500°C gehalten und durch umfangreiche heiße Rohrleitungen und Behälter geleitet werden.

Vergleich von Kapazität und CO₂-Intensität berechnet aus Climate TRACE Industrieanlagendaten; Sektorrolle basierend auf Ingenieurreferenz.

What 814,187 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

189,787cars driven for a year
106,180homes' annual energy use
13,569,783tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Operator

Operated by New Zealand Steel Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

BlueScope New Zealand Steel Glenbrook sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 37.2°S in the southern 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).

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Location

Coordinates -37.2075, 174.72732. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is BlueScope New Zealand Steel Glenbrook?

BlueScope New Zealand Steel Glenbrook is a steel plant in New Zealand. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of BlueScope New Zealand Steel Glenbrook?

BlueScope New Zealand Steel Glenbrook has a reported capacity of 670,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does BlueScope New Zealand Steel Glenbrook emit?

BlueScope New Zealand Steel Glenbrook emits about 814,187 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 189,787 cars. That ranks #1 among tracked facilities in New Zealand.

Where is BlueScope New Zealand Steel Glenbrook located?

BlueScope New Zealand Steel Glenbrook is in New Zealand, near coordinates -37.2075, 174.72732.

Who operates BlueScope New Zealand Steel Glenbrook?

BlueScope New Zealand Steel Glenbrook is operated by New Zealand Steel Ltd.

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