Shyam Metalics Sambalpur Steel Plant

Shyam Metalics Sambalpur Steel Plant is a steel plant in India with a reported capacity of 1,715,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). By capacity it ranks #18 of 61 steel plants tracked in India. It emits about 2,702,560 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 629,967 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 192% above the median steel plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-42741829.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 1,715,000 t of steel ist Shyam Metalics Sambalpur Steel Plant deutlich über dem Medianwert von steel plant in India (950,000 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 2,702,560 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 India

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

Local climate

Shyam Metalics Sambalpur Steel Plant sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 21.7°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 #18 largest of 61 steel plants in India by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Lapanga aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 696,046 t CO₂
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Location

Coordinates 21.67749, 84.04141. View on OpenStreetMap.

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