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BlueScope Port Kembla steel plant

Steel Plant in Australia. Approximate location -34.46084, 150.88502.

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BlueScope Port Kembla steel plant is a steel plant in Australia with a reported capacity of 3,200,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by BlueScope Steel Ltd. By capacity it ranks #1 of 4 steel plants tracked in Australia. It emits about 4,793,517 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 1,117,370 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 177% above the median steel plant.

3,200,000t of steel
4,793,517t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#3CO₂ rank in Australia
1.50t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566431.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 3,200,000 t of steel, BlueScope Port Kembla steel plant est bien au-dessus de la médiane des steel plant en Australia (1,200,000 t of steel). Son CO₂ par unité de capacité est approximativement 17% 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 4,793,517 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

1,117,370cars driven for a year
625,133homes' annual energy use
79,891,950tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest steel plants in Australia

BlueScope Port Kembla steel plant: 3,200,000 t of steel3.2MBlueScope …GFG Liberty Steel Australia Whyalla steel plant: 1,200,000 t of steel1.2MGFG Libert…GFG Liberty Laverton Steel Mill: 780,000 t of steel780kGFG Libert…GFG Liberty Sydney Steel Mill: 750,000 t of steel750kGFG Libert…

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

Operator

Operated by BlueScope Steel Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

BlueScope Port Kembla steel plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 34.5°S in the southern hemisphere.

~11°Ctypical annual mean
~18°Ctypical warm-season
Temperate oceanic: hot summers and mild winters

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #1 largest of 4 steel plants in Australia by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates -34.46084, 150.88502. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is BlueScope Port Kembla steel plant?

BlueScope Port Kembla steel plant is a steel plant in Australia. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of BlueScope Port Kembla steel plant?

BlueScope Port Kembla steel plant has a reported capacity of 3,200,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does BlueScope Port Kembla steel plant emit?

BlueScope Port Kembla steel plant emits about 4,793,517 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 1,117,370 cars. That ranks #3 among tracked facilities in Australia.

Where is BlueScope Port Kembla steel plant located?

BlueScope Port Kembla steel plant is in Australia, near coordinates -34.46084, 150.88502.

Who operates BlueScope Port Kembla steel plant?

BlueScope Port Kembla steel plant is operated by BlueScope Steel Ltd.

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