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ArcelorMittal Differdange steel plant

Steel Plant in Luxembourg. Approximate location 49.52772, 5.89813.

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ArcelorMittal Differdange steel plant is a steel plant in Luxembourg with a reported capacity of 1,350,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by ArcelorMittal SA. By capacity it ranks #1 of 2 steel plants tracked in Luxembourg. It emits about 124,302 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 28,975 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 83% below the median steel plant.

1,350,000t of steel
124,302t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1CO₂ rank in Luxembourg
0.09t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566966.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 1,350,000 t of steel, ArcelorMittal Differdange steel plant est autour de la médiane des steel plant en Luxembourg (1,350,000 t of steel). Sous-secteur: iron-and-steel. Comme steel plant, elle nécessite une chaleur de procédé intensive (typiquement 800–1500°C) pour ses opérations industrielles essentielles — chaleur qui doit être fournie par des chaudières, fours ou combustion directe, et les pertes par les récipients et tuyauteries non isolés représentent du combustible gaspillé. L'isolation modulaire amovible peut réduire ces pertes de 80–96%, refroidissant les surfaces à ≤45°C, avec des délais d'amortissement souvent inférieurs à 2 ans. Les aciéries brûlent du charbon dans des hauts fourneaux ou utilisent des arcs électriques pour fondre des ferrailles; dans les deux cas, le métal en fusion doit être maintenu au-dessus de 1.500°C et transféré à travers des tuyauteries et récipients chauds étendus.

Comparaison de capacité et d'intensité de CO₂ calculée à partir des données des installations industrielles Climate TRACE; rôle du secteur basé sur la référence d'ingénierie.

What 124,302 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

28,975cars driven for a year
16,210homes' annual energy use
2,071,700tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest steel plants in Luxembourg

ArcelorMittal Differdange steel plant: 1,350,000 t of steel1.4MArcelorMit…ArcelorMittal Esch-Belval steel plant: 1,000,000 t of steel1000kArcelorMit…

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

Operator

Operated by ArcelorMittal SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

ArcelorMittal Differdange steel plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 49.5°N in the northern 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).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #1 largest of 2 steel plants in Luxembourg by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 49.52772, 5.89813. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is ArcelorMittal Differdange steel plant?

ArcelorMittal Differdange steel plant is a steel plant in Luxembourg. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of ArcelorMittal Differdange steel plant?

ArcelorMittal Differdange steel plant has a reported capacity of 1,350,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does ArcelorMittal Differdange steel plant emit?

ArcelorMittal Differdange steel plant emits about 124,302 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 28,975 cars. That ranks #1 among tracked facilities in Luxembourg.

Where is ArcelorMittal Differdange steel plant located?

ArcelorMittal Differdange steel plant is in Luxembourg, near coordinates 49.52772, 5.89813.

Who operates ArcelorMittal Differdange steel plant?

ArcelorMittal Differdange steel plant is operated by ArcelorMittal SA.

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