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Gerdau Whitby Steel Mill

Steel Plant in Canada. Approximate location 43.85578, -78.91019.

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Gerdau Whitby Steel Mill is a steel plant in Canada with a reported capacity of 1,100,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. By capacity it ranks #6 of 8 steel plants tracked in Canada. It emits about 72,303 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 16,854 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 88% below the median steel plant.

1,100,000t of steel
72,303t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#120CO₂ rank in Canada
0.07t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566473.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 1,100,000 t of steel, Gerdau Whitby Steel Mill est en dessous de la médiane des steel plant en Canada (2,400,000 t of steel). Son CO₂ par unité de capacité est approximativement 91% en dessous 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 72,303 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

16,854cars driven for a year
9,429homes' annual energy use
1,205,050tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest steel plants in Canada

ArcelorMittal Dofasco steel plant: 4,050,000 t of steel4.0MArcelorMit…Algoma steel plant: 3,200,000 t of steel3.2MAlgoma ste…Cleveland-Cliffs Lake Erie steel plant: 2,500,000 t of steel2.5MCleveland-…ArcelorMittal Montreal steel plant: 2,400,000 t of steel2.4MArcelorMit…Evraz Regina Steel plant: 1,200,000 t of steel1.2MEvraz Regi…Gerdau Whitby Steel Mill: 1,100,000 t of steel1.1MGerdau Whi…Ivaco Rolling Mills steel plant: 650,000 t of steel650kIvaco Roll…Rio Tinto Fer et Titane steel plant: 600,000 t of steel600kRio Tinto …

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

Operator

Operated by Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Gerdau Whitby Steel Mill sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 43.9°N in the northern hemisphere.

~6°Ctypical annual mean
~19°Ctypical warm-season
Warm-summer humid continental: 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 #6 largest of 8 steel plants in Canada by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 43.85578, -78.91019. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Gerdau Whitby Steel Mill?

Gerdau Whitby Steel Mill is a steel plant in Canada. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of Gerdau Whitby Steel Mill?

Gerdau Whitby Steel Mill has a reported capacity of 1,100,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does Gerdau Whitby Steel Mill emit?

Gerdau Whitby Steel Mill emits about 72,303 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 16,854 cars. That ranks #120 among tracked facilities in Canada.

Where is Gerdau Whitby Steel Mill located?

Gerdau Whitby Steel Mill is in Canada, near coordinates 43.85578, -78.91019.

Who operates Gerdau Whitby Steel Mill?

Gerdau Whitby Steel Mill is operated by Gerdau Ameristeel Corp.

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