Egyptian Steel Beni Suef plant

Egyptian Steel Beni Suef plant is a steel plant in Egypt with a reported capacity of 600,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Egyptian Steel Group. By capacity it ranks #7 of 11 steel plants tracked in Egypt. It emits about 102,396 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 23,869 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 68% below the median steel plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566798.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 600,000 t of steel ist Egyptian Steel Beni Suef plant unter dem Medianwert von steel plant in Egypt (1,200,000 t of steel). Sein CO₂ pro Kapazitätseinheit liegt ungefähr 68% unter dem Medianwert von steel plant. 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 102,396 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

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

Capacity vs largest steel plants in Egypt

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

Operator

Operated by Egyptian Steel Group. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Egyptian Steel Beni Suef plant sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 29.2°N in the northern hemisphere.

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #7 largest of 11 steel plants in Egypt by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• South Valley Bani Suef Desert Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 884,045 t CO₂
• WNCC New Beni Suef Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 967,598 t CO₂
• Titan Cement Beni Suef Plant · Cement Plant · 342,909 t CO₂
• National Cement New Beni Suef Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 4,345,506 t CO₂
• MBCC New Bani Suef Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 821,762 t CO₂
• Egyptian Iron & Steel Company Cairo plant · Steel Plant

Location

Coordinates 29.15537, 31.24845. View on OpenStreetMap.

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