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ArcelorMittal Sestao steel plant

Steel Plant in Spain. Approximate location 43.31337, -2.99936.

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ArcelorMittal Sestao steel plant is a steel plant in Spain with a reported capacity of 2,000,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Arcelormittal Sestao SL. By capacity it ranks #3 of 14 steel plants tracked in Spain. It emits about 315,452 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 73,532 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 71% below the median steel plant.

2,000,000t of steel
315,452t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#37CO₂ rank in Spain
0.16t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566800.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 2,000,000 t of steel, ArcelorMittal Sestao steel plant est bien au-dessus de la médiane des steel plant en Spain (1,200,000 t of steel). Son CO₂ par unité de capacité est approximativement 203% au-dessus de la médiane des steel plant. 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 315,452 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

73,532cars driven for a year
41,139homes' annual energy use
5,257,533tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest steel plants in Spain

ArcelorMittal Asturias (Aviles) steel plant: 4,200,000 t of steel4.2MArcelorMit…Celsa Barcelona Castellbisbal steel plant: 2,500,000 t of steel2.5MCelsa Barc…ArcelorMittal Sestao steel plant: 2,000,000 t of steel2.0MArcelorMit…ArcelorMittal Olaberria-Bergara (Olaberria) steel plant: 1,450,000 t of steel1.4MArcelorMit…Grupo Gallardo Siderurgica Balboa Jerez de los Caballeros steel plant: 1,300,000 t of steel1.3MGrupo Gall…Riva Siderurgica Sevillana steel plant: 1,300,000 t of steel1.3MRiva Sider…Acerinox Europa Los Barrios steel plant: 1,200,000 t of steel1.2MAcerinox E…ArcelorMittal Asturias (Gijón) steel plant: 1,200,000 t of steel1.2MArcelorMit…

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

Operator

Operated by Arcelormittal Sestao SL. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

ArcelorMittal Sestao steel plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 43.3°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 #3 largest of 14 steel plants in Spain by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 43.31337, -2.99936. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is ArcelorMittal Sestao steel plant?

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

What is the capacity of ArcelorMittal Sestao steel plant?

ArcelorMittal Sestao steel plant has a reported capacity of 2,000,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does ArcelorMittal Sestao steel plant emit?

ArcelorMittal Sestao steel plant emits about 315,452 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 73,532 cars. That ranks #37 among tracked facilities in Spain.

Where is ArcelorMittal Sestao steel plant located?

ArcelorMittal Sestao steel plant is in Spain, near coordinates 43.31337, -2.99936.

Who operates ArcelorMittal Sestao steel plant?

ArcelorMittal Sestao steel plant is operated by Arcelormittal Sestao SL.

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