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GFG Liberty Laverton Steel Mill

Steel Plant in Australia. Approximate location -37.83141, 144.78952.

Steel PlantAustraliaCO₂ reported

GFG Liberty Laverton Steel Mill is a steel plant in Australia with a reported capacity of 780,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Infrabuild Australia Pty Ltd. By capacity it ranks #3 of 4 steel plants tracked in Australia. It emits about 48,490 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 11,303 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 88% below the median steel plant.

780,000t of steel
48,490t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#32CO₂ rank in Australia
0.06t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566433.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 780,000 t of steel, GFG Liberty Laverton Steel Mill est en dessous de la médiane des steel plant en Australia (1,200,000 t of steel). Son CO₂ par unité de capacité est approximativement 95% 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 48,490 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

11,303cars driven for a year
6,324homes' annual energy use
808,167tree 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 Infrabuild Australia Pty Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

GFG Liberty Laverton Steel Mill sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 37.8°S in the southern 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 4 steel plants in Australia by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates -37.83141, 144.78952. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is GFG Liberty Laverton Steel Mill?

GFG Liberty Laverton Steel Mill 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 GFG Liberty Laverton Steel Mill?

GFG Liberty Laverton Steel Mill has a reported capacity of 780,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does GFG Liberty Laverton Steel Mill emit?

GFG Liberty Laverton Steel Mill emits about 48,490 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 11,303 cars. That ranks #32 among tracked facilities in Australia.

Where is GFG Liberty Laverton Steel Mill located?

GFG Liberty Laverton Steel Mill is in Australia, near coordinates -37.83141, 144.78952.

Who operates GFG Liberty Laverton Steel Mill?

GFG Liberty Laverton Steel Mill is operated by Infrabuild Australia Pty Ltd.

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