Steel Plant in Libya. Approximate location 32.33642, 15.21991.
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Libyan Iron and Steel Misrata plant is a steel plant in Libya with a reported capacity of 1,614,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Libyan Iron and Steel Co. It emits about 871,924 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 203,246 cars.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566968.
Bei 1,614,000 t of steel ist Libyan Iron and Steel Misrata plant etwa um dem Medianwert von steel plant in Libya (1,614,000 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.
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.
Operated by Libyan Iron and Steel Co. All facilities by this operator →
Libyan Iron and Steel Misrata plant sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSh), at 32.3°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Coordinates 32.33642, 15.21991. View on OpenStreetMap.
Kilns, furnaces, boilers, heat exchangers, valves and steam lines on sites like this lose energy continuously. Inzonex makes patented removable modular insulation for hot industrial equipment:

Libyan Iron and Steel Misrata plant is a steel plant in Libya. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).
Libyan Iron and Steel Misrata plant has a reported capacity of 1,614,000 t of steel.
Libyan Iron and Steel Misrata plant emits about 871,924 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 203,246 cars. That ranks #1 among tracked facilities in Libya.
Libyan Iron and Steel Misrata plant is in Libya, near coordinates 32.33642, 15.21991.
Libyan Iron and Steel Misrata plant is operated by Libyan Iron and Steel Co.